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(Photo by David Mark Erickson)Sixty firefighters battled a blaze at a Foster Avenue home this morning during commuting hours.The blaze broke out at 1904 Foster at East 19th Street around 7:15am on Wednesday, December 14, according to an eyewitness. Firefighters had the fire under control just before
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(Photo by evalamming / instagram)[Update 12/14 11am: This article has been lightly edited] Yesterday morning, a 17-year-old student set his classmate’s hair on fire at Midwood High School on Bedford Avenue. While sitting in class, a 17-year-old boy reached over and set a girl’s hair on fire
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Assemblymember Dov Hikind. (Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites)Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [/blog/politics/hikind-asks-cuomo-to-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-until-he-comes-to-see-the-road-himself/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from the city DOT (NYC
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(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, members of Community Board 14 passed a rezoning proposal [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DECEMBER-2016-Agenda1.pdf] for the Caton Flats Development, paving the way for the 166-unit mixed affordable housing building at the Caribbean commercial epicenter, the Flatbush Caton Market
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(Photo via Rafael Lopez Jr. / RLJRNews.com)Ivanka Trump, entrepreneur, author, and daughter of present-elect Donald Trump, made a tax-deductible $1,000 donation to a Gofundme campaign [https://www.gofundme.com/the-sassoon-7-project] honoring seven children who died in a hot-plate fire in Midwood last year. [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/
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Grant project at a school in Washing Heights. (Photo via Citizens Committee for NYC)Do you dream of making your neighborhood a more colorful, healthy, or creative place? Perhaps you have a stellar idea for starting a greenhouse or a soccer league, building a rain catchment system, painting a mural,
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Photo via Deseronto ArchivesCortelyou Road resident Patrick Russell loves to unwind at the end of every day by tuning into his favorite radio station, 105.9 WQXR — New York’s only public radio classical music station. But for the past few weeks, Russell has found the station hijacked by grating
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WT & Kensington neighbors rally at the Ft. Hamilton Pkwy F/G, December 12. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)“We will not tolerate acts of hatred,” said City Council Member Brad Lander and more than 30 neighbors this morning at a solidarity rally outside the subway station where Islamophobic graffiti
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Justin Vernon as Bon Iver. (Photo via cherryyyll [https://www.instagram.com/p/BN685hFjPu3/?tagged=boniver] / instagram)Whether you’re looking to get crafty, attend a CB meeting, hear distillery secrets or live music — this is your spot for the best events in (and immediately around) Ditmas Park. If you
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Photo: Bensonhurst BeanAs colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed incomes. Fuel costs can break a budget, especially during a long winter. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
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Mural near 36th Street. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, cops found a dead body on the Prospect Park Expressway, [/blog/crime/man-found-dead-prospect-expressway-cops-say/] a petition for a new bike lane on Flatbush Avenue gained soaring momentum [/blog/transportation/flatbush-avenue-bike-lane-petition-builds-momentum-week/], Molly Tigre returned to Bar Chord with
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(Photo via Brooklyn Historical Society [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNhsRK-jX0h/?taken-by=brooklynhistory] / instagram) Catch up on the best Brooklyn news with highlights from our sister sites: Long Island man indicted for murder of L&B Spumoni Gardens owner, being held without bail [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/12/