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CROWN HEIGHTS – Two people were shot and killed in the 77th Precinct over the weekend. Shootings have more than doubled in the 77th this year. First, on Saturday, August 8 at around 4:05 a.m., cops found a 36-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the torso on Buffalo
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Wonder WheelIt’s finally Friday! The weather is nice out, do go out for a walk if you can. We hope you have a relaxing weekend! * After five months without, Brooklyn welcomes back live comedy [/after-five-months-without-brooklyn-welcomes-back-live-comedy/]. Are you excited? * Governor Andrew Cuomo officially announced that schools can physically reopen next
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CABBIE ROBBER – Cops are looking for an individual in connection to seven robberies of seven different taxi cabs in late July and early August. The person would enter the cab and point a firearm at the driver while demanding money, the seven cabbies reported to the cops. After the victims
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Photo by Annie Spratt [https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/school-test?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROOKLYN – A month before the new school year begins, Governor Andrew Cuomo
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Transit crews removing trees that fell on the Sheepshead Bay (B/Q) Subway Station. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA New York City Transit)It’s Thursday! The storm is long gone and the sun is out. We are still in the middle of a pandemic, so please continue wearing your
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A fallen tree on a car. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)It’s Wednesday! It’s much calmer outside compared to yesterday, don’t you think? We hope you’re doing well. And we hope you have your power. * Was Brooklyn prepared for Tropical Storm Isaias? Local officials and
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A fallen tree in Bath Beach. (Photo via Steve Patzer, with permission)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Tropical Storm Isaias left about 22,000 Brooklyn households without power last night. The number is now down to 5,632. In Manhattan this morning? The number is 67. Fallen trees have taken over the streets.
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A fallen tree on Lincoln Road in Flatbush. (Photo by Kenneth Lee, with permission)It’s Tuesday! And it’s windy outside– the effects of a storm. There’s a massive power outage affecting all five boroughs. As of now, over 64,000 households are without power in the NYC
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Dr. Oxiris Barbot. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot, who clashed with the mayor amid the pandemic, suddenly announced her resignation this morning. In her resignation letter, she wrote, “I leave my post today with deep disappointment that during the most critical public
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Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APolice_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] CYPRESS HILLS/STARRETT CITY – Two motorcyclists are dead after crashing into cars in a span of just 11 hours in the same 75th Precinct. First on Sunday, August 2 at around 2:10 a.
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Don’t forget to fill out your census! (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)It’s Monday and it’s finally August! We hope this month will bring you joy. There’s a storm coming up tonight [/tropical-storm-isaias-is-expected-around-midnight-heavy-wind-rain/], so please stay alert and stay safe! * A Jewish man was attacked
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Cops released this image of the suspect. (Photo via NYPD)MIDWOOD – A Jewish man was attacked as he was walking on the street last week. Cops are investigating it as a hate crime. On Sunday, July 26 at around 11:50 p.m., 35-year-old Boris Noble was walking on East