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Former Commanding Officer Of 70th Precinct Investigated In Corruption Probe

NYPD probe into Brooklyn South cops makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare) Several high-ranking NYPD officers past and present from Patrol Borough Brooklyn South are facing consequences as the latest corruption probe [/blog/news/66th-precinct-detective-named-in-federal-corruption-probe-says-new-york-daily-news/] to hit the police department continues its course. Among them — the former commanding officer of the

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Former 68th Precinct Cops Named In FBI Curruption Probe

NYPD probe into Brooklyn South cops makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare) Several high-ranking NYPD officers who once worked at Dyker Height/Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct are facing serious consequences as the latest corruption probe [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/news/66th-precinct-detective-named-in-federal-corruption-probe-says-new-york-daily-news/] to hit the police department continues its course. Among

Brooklyn South

Major Raid In Neighborhood Ends With 15 Arrested For Narcotics Trafficking; One Charged With Newkirk Avenue Murder: DA

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerA year-long investigation into drugs and violence in our neighborhood resulted in a major raid yesterday, August 5, in which police arrested 15 people for narcotics trafficking, as well as one teenager for the murder on Newkirk Avenue and E. 17th Street [/blog/crime/teenager-arrested-charged-with-murder-of-adetunji-ajakaye-at-newkirk-avenue-e-17th-street-nypd] last

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Video: Crime Prevention Tips From The NYPD

Above is the fourth of four videos, in which NYPD Community Affairs officers give tips to the community. In this video, officers give several crime prevention tips, including a rundown of several programs offered at all local precincts to help you protect your property. The videos come from a recent

Brooklyn South

Shopping Cart Series: Verrazano Goodbye

Shopping cart dying on the rocks. (Courtesy of MSniceguy, August 2010)Ashes to ashes. Metal to metal. Here I am, taking my last breath. I know you didn’t see me covered by the gentle waves hitting the rocks, and I know it’s hard to see my clunky metal

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Midweek Photo: Aerial View Reminds Us We’re A Bay

This photo is a spectacular aerial view of Southern Brooklyn taken in flight from JFK Airport to Los Angeles. The photographer, Sheldon Pincus, captured the shot back in February. Sheldon told us that, although he travels frequently, seldom does he “get to take a shot of Coney and Brooklyn like