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Cassaberry (left, in black) joins a circle of prayer before releasing balloons in honor of her son, Jamal Singleton.BROOKLYN – Monica Cassaberry has turned the pain of losing her son to gun violence into a cause that helps other grieving families across Brooklyn. Six years ago this September, Cassaberry’s
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Rasel Siddiquee was apprehended at JFK trying to flee to his native Bangladesh KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK – Rasel Siddiquee, 31 of Kensington, was sentenced today by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Neil Firetog to 25 years in prison and five years’ post-release supervision following his guilty plea earlier this month to first-degree
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Principal Frangella and Assemblymember Carroll discuss traffic safety outside the school (Photo via Assemblymember Carroll’s Office)KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK- Assemblyman Robert Carroll succeeded in bringing all relevant parties together yesterday to discuss the traffic safety situation surrounding the new school at 510 Coney Island Avenue. The school has been
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DITMAS PARK – Neighborhood parents are not happy with how long it is taking NYC Parks Department to fix the play equipment at the Cortelyou road Tot Lot. The small playground aimed at toddlers is located across the PS139 in Ditmas Park, and serves a large and diverse community, which — like
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FLATBUSH — The next location of Taco Bell in Brooklyn will be coming to serve you across from the Kings Theatre, next door to the new Crunch gym on Flatbush Avenue. They are hiring for general manager [https://secure.jobappnetwork.com/apply/c_TBL/l_en/Restaurant-General-Manager-job-Brooklyn-NY-US-1738549.html] , shift leader, [https:
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DITMAS PARK — The new P.S.889/ M.S. 890 has been open at 510 Coney Island Avenue for two weeks now, and conditions around the school have improved only marginally. We wrote last week, that all that was added were No Standing School Zone and four tapes counting traffic.
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DITMAS PARK – The weather was perfect for Flatbush Development Corporation’s (FDC) [http://www.fdconline.org/] 42nd annual Flatbush Frolic [http://www.fdconline.org/flatbush-frolic/] yesterday. > #brooklynlife #flatbushfrolic #soundandcolor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKeFoYlzDl/] A post shared by Beth Orchulli (@bwonderworld) on Sep 17, 2017 at 6:16pm
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DITMAS PARK — Last week we wrote about the closing of Brooklyn Industries on Cortelyou Road [/brooklyn-industries-closing-ditmas-park-store-sunday/]. A few weeks before that, Stems, the flower shop that resided at Sycamore bar relocated to Prospect Heights (to co-locate with a yoga studio instead) [/stems-relocates-from-ditmas-park-bar-to-prospect-heights-yoga-studio/]. It was a pleasant surprise to find out
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Lack of crosswalks by PS889/MS890 (Paul Stremple)DITMAS PARK – School started last Thursday at PS889 / MS890 with hairy crossings, despite obvious issues [/school-starts-thursday-will-crosswalks-p-s-s-388/], and angry parents [/whats-dot-waiting-kid-get-killed/], and so far there has been little good news to report [/p-s-889-day-3-still-no-traffic-safety-improvements/]. PS889/MS890 at 510 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn (Liena
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BED-STUY – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 25-year-old Prospect Park South resident, Celestino Martinez, was sentenced to twenty years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for his role in an attack that killed a 23-year old man and injured his brother. Four other gang members
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Flatbush Frolic (Photo Liena Zagare)This weekend in Brooklyn: Let’s start with the fun. There is the Sunset Park 5th Avenue Fair, and Flatbush Frolic, and Myrtle Avenue Fair, and The Great Irish Fair … and a good amount of construction as well.There are tons of events for the
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Photo by: BASIS Independent SchoolLauded for its array of well-rounded course options like Mandarin, arts, and engineering, BASIS Independent Brooklyn has captured the attention of families across New York City. BASIS Curriculum students are engaged and outperforming schools across the world, prepared with the content knowledge, critical thinking, and creative