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BEDFORD STUYVESANT – A 24-year-old man is dead after fighting for his life following a shooting that took place on Tuesday. On Tuesday, September 8 at around 4:40 p.m., three people were shot on Dekalb Avenue outside the Lafayette Gardens Community Center. Tylee Felder, 24, was taken to New
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MIDWOOD – A 29-year-old cyclist is dead after a driver struck him as he was crossing Ocean Parkway early this morning. At around 12:35 a.m., a 29-year-old man was riding his bike eastbound on Avenue N and was crossing Ocean Parkway at the crosswalk when the 38-year-old driver of
Central Brooklyn
Sam Metcalfe is joined by his wife, Sabrina Parziale, as he recovers from the Brooklyn shooting that paralyzed him. | Amanda Donoghue By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/justice/2020/9/3/21422451/brooklyn-shooting-bystander-paralyzed-speaks-crime-black-lives-matter] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Sam
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Artwork for Muslims in Brooklyn. (Drawing by Mohammed Fayaz, with permission from BHS)BROOKLYN – In order to bring to life the history and experiences of Muslims in the borough, the Brooklyn Historical Society launched its Muslims in Brooklyn website. The website is divided into multiple sections, which includes an introduction
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Alejandra Caraballo. (Photo via Caraballo’s campaign)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Alejandra Caraballo, 29, announced yesterday her run for City Council in District 35 — Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Bedford Stuyvesant–in the next year’s elections. The seat will be vacant after Council Member Laurie Cumbo finishes
Central Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – Several crimes took place over Labor Day Weekend throughout the borough, including murders, shootings, a hit & run, and bodies found with causes of death yet unclear. First, on Saturday, September 5 at around 4:30 a.m., 31-year-old Zaid Zindai was sitting in the driver’s seat of
Arts & Culture
The mural by Jason Naylor was unveiled Sunday with a simultaneous block cleanup. Photo by Cai Pigliucci/BklynerAbout 100 Bushwick locals came out Sunday for a block party and mural unveiling aimed at fostering support for the community, by the community. The mural, on the corner of St. Nicholas Avenue
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Sarah Pitts. (Photo via Brooklyn DA office)WILLIAMSBURG – Sarah Pitts, 35, a senior assistant district attorney at Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office, was killed riding her bike on Labor Day. On Monday, September 7 at around 12:35 a.m., Pitts was cycling eastbound on Wythe Avenue in
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Some of the Vote In or Out members with former Senator Hillary Clinton in 2019. (Photo via Vote In Or Out, with permission)BROOKLYN – A group of neighbors and friends from Brooklyn believe that though it is imperative that people vote in the elections this November, it is even more
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The site of the fatal shooting early this morning on Howard Avenue. (Photo: Adam Balhetchet/ Loudlabs)BROOKLYN – Six shootings took place across the borough last night; one of them turned deadly. And they all involved young men. Shootings have more than doubled across Brooklyn since last year, according to NYPD
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NYC school re-opening has been delayed by ten days, as part of the deal with the teachers’ union to prevent a strike, the Mayor announced this morning. Schools were supposed to open for the Fall semester on September 10. Now, remote learning will begin on September 16 and in-person classes
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BEDFORD STUYVESANT – A 62-year-old man is dead after being shot yesterday outside his church. On Monday, August 31 at around 5:09 p.m., Edward James was found with a gunshot wound to his torso outside the Glorious Church of God, on the corner of Halsey Street and Marcus Garvey