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Borough Park

Sep
14
1,000 FREE Bike Helmets To Be Given Away This Sunday

1,000 FREE Bike Helmets To Be Given Away This Sunday

Kid bicycling in Prospect Park.GRAVESEND PARK — While it is perfectly legal to ride without a bike helmet if you
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Sep
11
Century Ride Exposes How Little The City Cares About Its Bicyclists

Century Ride Exposes How Little The City Cares About Its Bicyclists

Photo by Kenneth Miraski of the fence that forced bikers onto Belt Parkway. Yesterday’s Transportation Alternatives bike ride gathered
2 min read
Sep
01

Money Allocated to Clean Streets In Southwest Brooklyn

An ACE crew member cleaning the New York streets (Photo via ACE)Three City Council Members have allocated new funding
1 min read
Aug
29

Credit Card Skimmers Sought By Police In Central Brookyln

418 Coney Island Avenue (Screenshot via Google Maps)CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Police are looking for four individuals wanted in questioning regarding
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Aug
28
Borough Park Couple Die in Early Monday Blaze

Borough Park Couple Die in Early Monday Blaze

BOROUGH PARK — A married couple died and their teenage daughter was injured in a Borough Park house fire this morning,
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Aug
24
Real Estate Roundup: Late Summer Steals

Real Estate Roundup: Late Summer Steals

With summer on the wane, folks are flocking to the beaches of Brooklyn and out of the city entirely. That
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Jul
24
Man Who Raped A Woman In Boro Park Gets 20 Years In Prison

Man Who Raped A Woman In Boro Park Gets 20 Years In Prison

Today, a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for violently assaulting, raping and robbing a sex worker
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Jun
02
Two Rookie Firefighters Rescue Children From Borough Park Fire

Two Rookie Firefighters Rescue Children From Borough Park Fire

The basement of a residential building in Borough Park caught fire on Thursday, June 1 at 2:20am, leaving three
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May
31
BKLYNER: Cathy Gigante-Brown & The Bells of Brooklyn

BKLYNER: Cathy Gigante-Brown & The Bells of Brooklyn

(Photo by Carey Kirkella)Catherine Gigante-Brown is writer of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and a third generation Brooklynite. She was
7 min read
May
08
Greenfield Breaks Ground On Kolbert Park Makeover, Is Midwood Field Next?

Greenfield Breaks Ground On Kolbert Park Makeover, Is Midwood Field Next?

Groundbreaking at Kolbert Park, May 4. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)On a sunny spring day in May, officials and
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