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DITMAS PARK – A swastika was drawn on– and then painted over– a pole at the Newkirk Plaza Subway Station this morning. Jess Goldsmith, a neighbor, posted a photo of the swastika that her friend sent her on Facebook, saying, “I don’t even know what to say about this. How
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Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Council Member Chaim Deutsch deleted a tweet blaming two Muslim leaders for a recent spree of anti-Semitic incidents after Bklyner asked him to clarify his statement. Deutsch’s now-deleted tweet referred to several anti-Semitic incidents that have taken place in the last
community
PARK SLOPE – An outdoor public seating area will be coming soon to the curbside space in front of Pokéworks on 7th Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets. Pokéworks, 258 7th Avenue between 5th & 6th Streets (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) The national fast-casual poke bowl chain opened at 258 7th
Bushwick
Chabad of Bushwick (Screenshot: Google Maps)BUSHWICK — A Bushwick storefront synagogue was vandalized Saturday amid a rise in hate crimes throughout New York City. Two vandals shattered the front window of the Chabad of Bushwick synagogue Saturday morning at 2:00 am, according to police. Rabbi Menachem Heller told several
Central Brooklyn
RED HOOK – An FDNY firefighter was arrested yesterday for choking his girlfriend. His girlfriend was also arrested — for choking the firefighter. On Sunday, February 17 at about 11:30 a.m., 34-year-old James Samuel, who was off duty, was arrested and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and unlawful imprisonment.
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2481 Pitkin Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)CYPRESS HILLS – The 34-year-old man that was shot two months ago died from his injuries on Valentine’s day. On December 30 at about 2:23 a.m., police arrived outside 2481 Pitkin Avenue to find Tyrece Martin with a gunshot wound to
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Photo via NYPD.GRAVESEND – A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing and the police need help to find her. Christina Saco was last seen leaving her home on Avenue U on February 2 at about 1:30 p.m. Cops describe her as a 5’5” tall Hispanic girl, weighing
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WILLIAMSBURG – Police need help searching for a man that went missing last month. 31-year-old James Johnston was last seen inside his home at 53 Morgan Avenue on January 29 at about 11 p.m. The NYPD describes him as 5’8” tall Asian man weighing about 200 lbs. He has
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Shahrzad Changalvaee. (Photo: Changalvaee)BUSHWICK – On Friday, January 18, Shahrzad Changalvaee presented an exhibition, “In Absentia, In Effigie” at The Chimney [http://www.thechimneynyc.com/], an industrial-looking cube gallery in the middle of a small parking lot in Bushwick. In the small room, there’s a printer that is connected
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Photo via NYPD.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police need help searching for a woman who went missing earlier this month. She’s gone missing two times before. 25-year-old Sarah Dupre was last seen inside of her home at on East 18 Street at about 5:30 p.m. on February 9. She
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* Lucy Kalantari who frequently plays at Lark/Elk cafes won a Grammy [https://www.lucykalantari.com/home/blog/we-won-a-grammy-whaaaa] for her amazing children’s album All The Sounds with The Jazz Cats. It will brighten your day no matter your age. Hat tip – Avi G. Ditmas Park/Windsor Terrace * A
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – After putting staff members through hazardous conditions, 54 years after it opened, Brooklyn College’s beloved Television Center was forced to “temporarily” shut down at the end of this summer for what looks like 7 years of renovations. “We helped the students by teaching them and