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Looking north on 3rd Ave from 67th Street, where the vehicle dragging Mardaknayevy came to rest (Screenshot via Google Maps)BAY RIDGE – A West Brighton man was dragged to death by a motorist in Bay Ridge after a road-rage confrontation following a collision at 65th & 3rd Ave last night.
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Borough President Eric L. Adams at a high school in Midwood last week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last week, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams announced an investment of more than $55 million in funds for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education in Brooklyn schools. The funds represent more
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BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are seeking a teenage robber after he threatened a 9-year old and then stole his phone in an elevator last month. According to police, around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, October 25, the suspect cornered a 9-year old boy in the elevator of his residential apartment building
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Two stabbing victims were found by police outside the 7-11 on Brighton Beach Ave (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE 10/24/17: Police have released the identity of the deceased 18-year old: Giovanni Olivares, of Coney Island. Additionally, David Medrano-Torres, a 20-year old man from Brighton Beach, has been arrested
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Thomas John, missing from his Brighton Beach Residence since Tuesday, 10/17 (Photo via DCPI)BRIGHTON BEACH – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 46-year old Thomas John, missing since Tuesday, October 17. John was last seen around 4:30 pm at his home at Brighton
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China Long Restaurant, at 197 Neptune Ave, where the burglary took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for a burglar who broke into the China Long Inc. restaurant at 197 Neptune Ave earlier this week. The cagey criminal lifted up the the grate to the restaurant
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SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Preying on women and children, a duo of cell phone-snatching bicyclists blazed a trail of robberies through Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach late last month. Police said they identified a pattern of five robberies over the course of a week where two men on bicycles stole phones out
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BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are searching for a suspect after he knocked down and dragged a woman in an effort to steal her purse earlier this month in Brighton Beach. On Sunday, September 10, the 22-year old victim was walking in the area of Neptune and Guilder Avenues around 11:00
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MILL BASIN – The NYPD is searching for a pair of pyromaniacs who set four fires in a Mill Basin parking lot over the summer. At approximately 3am on Thursday, July 13 at 6065 Strickland Avenue, 4 fires were intentionally set by two suspects, police say. The fires were sparked in
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Photo: Batya GoldbergBRIGHTON BEACH – She has been involved in Brooklyn politics for a few years now, including being secretary at the Reagan Republican Club of Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/reaganrepclubbklyn/], director of operations for District Candidate Steve Saperstein’s campaign [/meet-your-candidate-steven-saperstein-for-district-48/], and president of the Brooklyn Teen Republican club
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One of the two screens in the overflow room.The room for the town hall last night was packed to capacity and overflow was filling up as the Mayor took the microphone from Council Member Chaim Deutsch. He started the evening off with a handful of promises before opening up
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Industry City hopes to be home to Amazon’s HQ2 (Photo via Industry City)BROOKLYN – Amazon.com is looking for somewhere to build its second home, HQ2, and many in Brooklyn think it would be a prime location for the online mega-retailer. Borough President Eric L. Adams and Brooklyn Chamber