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Police took a Sheepshead Bay woman into custody on Tuesday after her 2-year-old son died from an apparent beating last week. The 19-year-old mother has not been identified, but lived on Bragg Street near Avenue V, according to [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/brooklyn-mom-custody-son-jayde-2-dies-article-1.1609795] the Daily News. Her
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsLong-serving Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes suffered a surprising defeat at the hands of challenger Ken Thompson, ending his 23-year-reign. A report [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/nyregion/for-hynes-history-of-making-brooklyn-safer-wasnt-enough-to-survive.html?hp&_r=0] by the New York Times dug deep into Hynes’ long history as
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Assemblywoman Helene WeinsteinThe New York State Assembly passed the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, a bill designed to protect low-income and elderly New Yorkers from aggressive debt collection practitioners. According to a report [http://www.poststarnews.com/news/x91989969/Assembly-Approves-Consumer-Credit-Fairness-Act] by the Post Star News, the primary purpose of the Consumer
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Source: MesserWoland via Wikimedia CommonsOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in New York City places all over the city are hosting awareness nights in order to combat domestic violence through education programs and outreach. The 62nd Precinct at 1925 Bath Avenue is hosting an event on Thursday, October 18 at
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(image by Reliant for Home Reporter)The bloody crime scene that greeted police on the night of Wednesday, August 17, while shocking, may just be the latest in a series of domestic violence cases in Southern Brooklyn that have ended in the worst possible way. According to an article in