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Jul
29
East Flatbush Man Arrested For Two Murders This Month

East Flatbush Man Arrested For Two Murders This Month

NYPD announced the arrest of Hason Rink, 41, of Wingate. Rink was arrested and charged yesterday, July 28, at the
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Jul
29
These Kids Will Be All Right: Meet The New Milken Scholars

These Kids Will Be All Right: Meet The New Milken Scholars

Naomi Nesmith (left) and Ayan Rahman. (Photos were given by Nesmith and Rahman) BROOKLYN – For Naomi Nesmith (18) and Ayan
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Jul
28
A Shooting & Stabbing In Ten Hours

A Shooting & Stabbing In Ten Hours

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – In a span of just ten hours, two neighbors were killed, one by gun, one by
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Jul
27
Shirley Chisholm Community Recreation Center Coming To East Flatbush

Shirley Chisholm Community Recreation Center Coming To East Flatbush

Nostrand Playground. (Photo via NYC Parks)FLATBUSH – After an uptick in shootings, a recreation center for the youth is coming
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Jul
27
Five Dead, One Injured In Four Separate Shootings Over The Weekend

Five Dead, One Injured In Four Separate Shootings Over The Weekend

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – This was another weekend with shootings and deaths. In four separate shootings across the borough, five
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Jul
27
Why I Hope Maya Wiley Runs For Mayor

Why I Hope Maya Wiley Runs For Mayor

The Democratic Primary election for the Mayor of New York is less than a year away, and it’s starting
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Jul
24
291 Units Of Affordable Housing Coming To East Flatbush

291 Units Of Affordable Housing Coming To East Flatbush

Clarkson Estates will be located on Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Garden. EAST FLATBUSH/PLG – As part of the Vital
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Jul
24
Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Map of the county of Kings, showing the Senate districts; October 1869, Map Collection, B A-1869d.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Jul
24
The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte with Majority Council Member Laurie Cumbo at a City Hall press conference addressing maternal health issues. William
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Jul
24
Friday Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Stabbing & Beating A 12-Year-Old

Friday Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Stabbing & Beating A 12-Year-Old

BED STUY – Cops are looking for six guys who beat up a 12-year-old boy inside a deli two weeks ago.
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