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Source: Flickr/shawnhokeEarly Tuesday morning a 58-year-old white male drove onto the Verrazano Bridge from the Brooklyn end, abandoned his car on the span’s lower level, and jumped over the edge. Surveillance footage captured him jumping. As of Thursday, his body has not been found, despite a police investigation
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BROOKLYN, October 29, 2016 – The Prospect Park Alliance invites all the local boys and ghouls to test their bravery at the 37th Annual Halloween Haunted Walk and Fair [https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2016/10/29#halloween-prospect-park-2016] ! On Saturday, October 29, from 12 to 3 pm, this cherished annual
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Still from The French ConnectionSeasoned reporter, blogger [http://thickblog.blogspot.com/], and author of the recently published crime novel Born Speaking Lies [http://www.robertlenihan.com/about-the-book], Bay Ridge native Rob Lenihan wrote up this quiz in conjunction with the release of his book. The quiz proves Lenihan to be
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Source: Null Value via flickrA lot happened in area crime this week. Justice was served to at least three individuals. Read more below: Murderer and accomplice arrested A year has passed since the murder of 26-year-old Gavin Becerra [/twin-brothers-shot-one-fatally-in-gravesend-apartment/] and the shooting of his twin at 2003 Stillwell Avenue. The
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Photo by aschul [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMEcsf6D3QP/]What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat: Workers Injured After Car Knocks Them Off the Verrazano Bridge, MTA Says [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161020/fort-wadsworth/verrazano-bridge-workers-injured] [DNAinfo] MTA
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Photo by Hannah FrishbergThey’ll speak to you in Russian initially, but if you show any hesitation they’ll quickly switch over to English. Nargis Cafe is a poorly kept neighborhood secret, consistently making it onto Yelp’s 100 Best Places to Eat in Brooklyn [/guess-which-local-eateries-made-yelps-top-100-in-brooklyn-of-2015/] list and attracting a
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Photo by Megan McGibneyTuesday evening saw the Chancellor Carmen Fariña of the Department of Education come to Dyker Heights’ P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi School for a town hall meeting. It was an opportunity for parents in the Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and Bay Ridge neighborhoods to express their concerns and
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Mugshot of Manuel Israel via Brooklyn DA’s Office“This defendant specifically robbed Chinese women because they walked alone and he believed they wouldn’t fight back or be able to identify him,” Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced in a press release this morning. “Hate crimes based on
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(Photo: Andy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/athrasher/2823255013/] / Flickr) Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is partnering up with New York City Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to help folks claim money they may be owed. Cymbrowitz is holding an event at his office in Sheepshead Bay at 1800 Sheepshead Bay Rd on Thursday,
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The internet age has caused significant damage to Brooklyn’s landscape of bookstores, and the borough’s southern portion is something of a literature desert today. In the past decade, southern Brooklyn has seen its only Borders and Barnes & Noble outlets, both in Kings Plaza, shutter. A few indy
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66th Precinct Community Council meeting. In white: Lt. Michael Andreano (R) and Capt. Kenneth Quick (L) and members of Brooklyn Asian Civilian Observation Patrol. (Photo by Jole Carliner / Kensington BK)Lieutenant Michael Andreano of the 66th Precinct has been stripped of his badge and gun over links to an alleged
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Photo by Christopher Bride/PropertyShark [http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Photos/view.html?photo=3-05404-0040.pwnWT9nc&unlocked=1&type=uploaded] A vacant Boro Park corner lot is being transformed into a three-story, 3,792-square-foot commercial and community facility, according to permits filed with the Department of Buildings earlier