Cypress Hills

Dec
03
Massive Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Robberies, Burglaries, Shootings, Stabbings And More

Massive Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Robberies, Burglaries, Shootings, Stabbings And More

BAY RIDGE – Police ask for help finding 51-year-old Oleksandr Zlenko, who has been missing since Tuesday, November 24. Photo of
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Nov
16
22-Year-Old Cyclist Struck By SUV Driver Dies From Injuries

22-Year-Old Cyclist Struck By SUV Driver Dies From Injuries

Photo: Paul Stremple/BklynerCYPRESS HILLS – A 22-year-old cyclist is dead after a driver in an SUV struck him earlier this
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Nov
13
Friday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Robbery, Forcible Touching & Public Lewdness

Friday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Robbery, Forcible Touching & Public Lewdness

BROWNSVILLE – Police are asking for help finding 14-year-old Kayla Gonzalez, who has been missing since Wednesday, November 11. Photo of
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Nov
06
A Brooklyn student tested positive for COVID. Teachers didn’t find out until 10 days later.

A Brooklyn student tested positive for COVID. Teachers didn’t find out until 10 days later.

Photo by Mika Baumeister [https://unsplash.com/@mbaumi?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Nov
05
Six Missing Neighbors – Have You Seen Them?

Six Missing Neighbors – Have You Seen Them?

Photo of Hussain Munasr. Courtesy of DCPI.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are asking for help finding 26-year-old Hussain Munasr, who has
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Sep
30
Four People Shot, Two Dead In Two Shootings

Four People Shot, Two Dead In Two Shootings

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
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Sep
28
Hendrix Street Man Arrested In Vermont Street Murders

Hendrix Street Man Arrested In Vermont Street Murders

Police have made an arrest in connection with the July 26 shooting on Vermont Street. On July 26, about 6:
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Sep
21
Another Gun Death This Morning in 75 Precinct

Another Gun Death This Morning in 75 Precinct

In the wee hours of this morning, cops responded to a 911 call about a man shot on Wortman Avenue
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Aug
04
Two Fatal Motorcycle Crashes In The 75 Precinct

Two Fatal Motorcycle Crashes In The 75 Precinct

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APolice_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] CYPRESS HILLS/STARRETT CITY
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Jun
30
Supporting the East New York Community Land Trust: A tool to Increase and Protect Affordable Homeownership (OPINION)

Supporting the East New York Community Land Trust: A tool to Increase and Protect Affordable Homeownership (OPINION)

Houses on Drew Street. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Afiya Lahens, Niani Taylor and Albert Scott Jr. In 2008, Barack Obama was
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