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FLATBUSH/CROWN HEIGHTS/SHEEPSHEAD – If you live in the 9th Congressional District, currently represented by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, whether she will remain your congresswoman will be decided on June 26th at the Democratic Primaries. Yes, the general election is not until November 6, but in this heavily Democratic area, whoever
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BROWNSVILLE – NYPD Police Officer Ernesto Marks, who was arrested last week [/friday-crime-blotter-12/] and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing for allegedly choking his girlfriend during a fight, has notched another arrest in less than a week’s time. Around 2:45 am on Wednesday, June 13, Marks was arrested once
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On June 1, the minimum price of cigarettes in New York City increased from $10.50 to $13 per pack, the highest in the nation. Depending on how heavy your habit, that adds up really fast. “For someone who smokes cigarettes regularly, cigarettes can cost as much as two months’
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BROWNSVILLE – Off-duty NYPD officer Ernesto Marks, 37, was arrested last night around 1:45 am, police confirmed. He was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing. GREENPOINT – Later that night, another off-duty cop was arrested, this time in North Brooklyn. Emel Lyndl Alegre, 34, was arrested around 2:00 am, and
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Photo: Zainab IqbalBARCLAYS – The 2018 Brooklyn College commencement at Barclays Center Thursday morning wasn’t a boring one. Pioneering disability rights activist Judith “Judy” Heumann gave a compelling speech on fighting adversity, and Borough President Eric Adams announced that he will be the next mayor of NYC. “I’m a
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PHOTO: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo OfficeBy Christina Veiga Overhauling admissions at the city’s prestigious specialized high schools could be just the opening salvo in more aggressive efforts to unravel segregation throughout the city’s school system, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed Sunday. “Changing them sends the message that everything
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The site of yesterday morning’s drug raid in Brownsville (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – In the early hours of yesterday morning, police prepared to serve a warrant at an unsuspecting Brownsville address, hoping to find those responsible for last week’s wave of overdoses across Brooklyn. [/k2-od-bed-stuy/] As scores
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Last June, we told you about Ticket Wiper [/ticketwiper-new-app-help-fight-nyc-parking-tickets/], an app that helps you challenge NYC parking tickets. Since it’s been almost a year, we wanted to follow up and see how things are going. “It’s going great. We’re getting busier and busier. The word is getting
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Looking west on Eastern Parkway at Thomas Boyland Street, where a motorcyclist died over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – A motorcyclist was killed late Friday night after hitting a merging car on Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, police confirmed. Around 10:45 pm on Friday, May 18, police responded
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Every spring, the NYC Department of Finance (DOF) sells the liens of properties that have failed to pay debts to the city [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/taxes/property-lien-sales.page], and this year the date is May 17th. Such debt includes missed payments on property taxes, water bills, emergency
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Along with the shooting death and subsequent arrest of a suspect in Boreum Hill [/suspect-arrested-in-fatal-friday-night-shooting-in-boerum-hill/] over the weekend, three more tragic murders took place in the first full weekend of May, scattered across the borough. Looking up at 1655 Flatbush, where Troy Jones was found murdered over the weekend (Screenshot
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Outside 333 Bristol Street, near where last night’s shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – A drive-by shooting last night killed one man and sent four more to the hospital, one in critical condition, police confirmed. Police said the incident took place just before midnight outside 333 Bristol