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Photo via NYPDOn Thursday, a Flatbush man with a record of domestic abuse confessed to killing and dismembering his wife, who had been missing for one month. Diana Rodriguez-Martin, 43, was reported missing last week — at which point she hadn’t been seen in one month, said cops. Her husband
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(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This week, news about ICE raids and arrests [https://news.vice.com/story/immigration-raids-hit-major-cities-throughout-u-s] in several U.S. cities rippled throughout immigrant communities in Brooklyn, after a leaked Department of Homeland Security document [http://www.thenyic.org/ICEmemo] linked 40 arrests to NYC. But several
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My family and I recently spent a Saturday afternoon at Aviator Sports and Events Center [http://www.aviatorsports.com/] trying out the Day Pass they offer. We have 4 children ages 11, 8, 6, and 4 — so I am always on the lookout for activities where we can all participate.
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(Photo via brooklynbridgepark/instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQd0ieuALp7/?taken-by=brooklynbridgepark])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Brooklyn’s 10 most expensive homes sold in 2016. [Curbed [http://ny.curbed.com/maps/brooklyn-most-expensive-homes-sold-2016]] Woman Gives
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Nine alleged gang members were indicted yesterday on charges of stealing more than $94,000 from banks using counterfeit checks. In two years, the defendants and co-conspirators reportedly deposited 241 counterfeit checks into 71 bank accounts at Bank of America, TD Bank, Capital One, and
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(Photo via NYC Council/twitter [https://twitter.com/MMViverito])Today, New York City Council Speaker gave her final, rousing State of the City address at the historic Kings Theater in Flatbush. Beginning with the council’s record, Viverito applauded programs and legislation that strengthened NYC’s criminal justice system [http:
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Photo via Community Voices HeardHundreds gathered outside City Hall yesterday demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio provide $1 billion annually to much-needed repairs in NYCHA developments. Community Voices Heard [http://www.cvhaction.org/] (CVH), a grassroots organization founded in 1994 to advocate for social, economic, and racial justice, organized the
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A deteriorating house at 7 Irvington Place, in the Fisk Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District, was denied a major revamp this week, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/02/landmarks-not-satisfied-with-proposed-renovation-of-eyesore-house-at-7-irvington-place-flatbush.html] . The Landmark Preservation Commission deemed the proposal too drastic, saying it would destroy the house’s historical context. The
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Ferrara Bros. Concrete Mixer via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6766266,-73.9946256,3a,37.5y,186.86h,83.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svuK0TQVea1U-N7hntIElSw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] Ferrara Bros., the largest concrete supplier in the city, will be moving its manufacturing plant to 740
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Photo: Raymond Campaign The 40th District has three candidates running against the incumbent Mathieu Eugene: Pia Raymond, Jennifer Berkley [/meet-your-candidate-jennifer-berkley-for-flatbushs-district-40/] and Brian Cunningham [/meet-candidate-brian-cunningham-flatbushs-district-40/]. These candidates are vying to represent Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Read our discussion with Pia Raymond below.