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Funeral for Tzvi (Hersh) Elimelech Yechiel Michel Grossman, 9, who was killed yesterday at the Sahara Water Park in West Berlin New Jersey yesterday on a day trip with his camp, was held today at his grandfather’s synagogue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. (Todd Maisel/Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK – It was
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK – Em Samolewicz, 30, was an artist and a yogi. Her friends and colleagues describe her as a gentle, kind soul; a “magical creature.” Two days ago, she was killed riding her bike and was the 18th cyclist this year in NYC killed by a vehicle.
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Photo: BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – After neighborhood drama canceled it last year, the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela is back. The 2019 mela will take place on Coney Island Avenue between Avenue H and Foster Avenue on Sunday, August 18 at 12:30 p.m. Famous guests include singers Nouman Khalid, Fizza
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GRAVESEND – A man’s dead body was found behind The Home Depot and the police have deemed it to be a homicide. On July 28 at around 12:43 p.m., a person passing by found a 26-year-old man face down on the ground in a wooded area behind The
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PARK SLOPE – Made in New York Jazz Cafe & Bar, a new space slated for the former Nargis Bar and Grill [https://nargiscafe.com] location, will soon offer Park Slope residents a place to enjoy some music. Founded by the creators of the Made in New York Jazz Competition [https:
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY/CROWN HEIGHTS – Cops need help searching for two teen boys that went missing in Brooklyn last week. Roberto Lopez Coj, 16, was last seen at his home on Coney Island Avenue between Crawford and Lancaster Avenues in Sheepshead Bay on July 22 around 9 a.m. Cops describe
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A woman holds a poster at the cyclist die-in early this month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as Em Samolewicz. She was 30-years-old. A candlelight vigil will be taking place tonight at 5:30 p.m. at 36th Street and Third Avenue. SUNSET PARK – Another
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[UPDATE: Monday, July 29, 2019 at 11:35am] The deceased victim was identified by police as Jason Pagan, who was the intended target of the shooters. According to the New York Post [https://nypost.com/2019/07/28/deadly-brooklyn-block-party-shooting-may-have-begun-as-drunken-gang-brawl/] , he is a recently paroled member of the reputed Bloods gang
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Ahmad Sleiman (left) and Muhammad Zeb. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – In a country where the president spews anti-Muslim rhetoric, and in a world where many Muslim-majority countries did not join the United Nations’ call to end the mass detention of Uighur Muslims in China, [https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/
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EAST NEW YORK – A 29-year-old livery cab driver from Long Island was shot dead early this morning in Brooklyn. At around 3:16 a.m., the NYPD responded to a ShotSpotter activation. ShotSpotter is a technology that uses sensors to pinpoint gunfire. It is currently being used in over 85
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PARK SLOPE – After twenty years on 5th Avenue, neighborhood gay bar Excelsior [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/home.html] will pour its last cocktail next Wednesday, July 31. Excelsior, 563 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Partners Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy opened Excelsior in 1999 in a vacant storefront at
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PARK SLOPE – Two YMCA branches in the neighborhood were evacuated Wednesday morning after one received a bomb threat aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio who regularly exercises there. On Wednesday, July 24 at around 7:30 p.m., the YMCA Armory branch, which is located at 361 15th Street, got