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Jul
15
Central Brooklyn Violence Prevention Initiative To Launch After Uptick In Shootings

Central Brooklyn Violence Prevention Initiative To Launch After Uptick In Shootings

Mayor de Blasio with Council Member Cornegy, clergy, and community members on a walk through Bed-Stuy. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral
4 min read
Feb
20
4 Deaths in Tragic Brooklyn Weekend

4 Deaths in Tragic Brooklyn Weekend

Over the weekend, even as Brooklynites celebrated Chinese New Year and took off work for President’s day, a series
3 min read
Aug
23
Community On Edge After Two Weekend Tragedies

Community On Edge After Two Weekend Tragedies

Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark TreygerResidents say they are shaken up by two tragic incidents that occurred near neighborhood parks
2 min read
Jun
28
Ikea Recalls 29 Million Pieces Of Furniture After Six Children Die

Ikea Recalls 29 Million Pieces Of Furniture After Six Children Die

(Courtesy Twitter/Gizmodo [https://twitter.com/Gizmodo/status/747837159483318272])Ikea is issuing a massive recall prompted by concerns over child
2 min read
Aug
25

Park Slope Suffers A Loss: The Mulvaney Family Tragedy

Kat, Ledell, and Don Mulvaney (Personal Family Photo)On Saturday, August 15 the Park Slope community suffered a great loss,
4 min read
Jun
12
Shark Killed In Truck Accident On Way To Coney Island Aquarium

Shark Killed In Truck Accident On Way To Coney Island Aquarium

A Sandbar shark (Source: Wikimedia Commons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbar_shark#/media/File:Carcharhinus_plumbeus_georgia.jpg] )A
1 min read
Apr
03
UPDATE: Body Found In Marine Park Creek Identified As Missing Autistic Man Brian Gewirtz

UPDATE: Body Found In Marine Park Creek Identified As Missing Autistic Man Brian Gewirtz

Brian GerwitzUPDATE 6:45pm: Police have identified the body discovered yesterday in the Marine Park Creek as that of Brian
1 min read
Jan
26
Badly Decomposed Corpse Found Floating Near Floyd Bennett Field

Badly Decomposed Corpse Found Floating Near Floyd Bennett Field

File photoA badly decomposed body was found floating in a Marine Park marina on Sunday morning and was pulled ashore
1 min read
Nov
17

Local Lottery Winner And Tabloid Celeb Richie Randazzo Loses Battle With Cancer

Richie Randazzo (Source: Legacy.com)The doorman from Avenue U who won the $5 million jackpot [/local-lottery-winner-battling-cancer/] died from lung
1 min read
Sep
04

Highrise Homicide: Man Found Shot In Head In Hallway Of Coney Island Building

Sea Park Apartments (Source: Google Maps)Cops are investigating an apparent homicide in Coney Island, in which a 23-year-old man
1 min read