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The knife Dwayne Jeune was holding when he charged at officers (via NYPD)A police officer shot and killed Dwayne Jeune, an emotionally disturbed, 32-year-old man, in the East Flatbush home he shared with his parents yesterday afternoon after Jeune lunged at officers with a carving knife, according to the
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Stuyvesant Avenue between Bainbridge and Chauncey Streets. (Photo via Brooklyn Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock])Congratulations to gardeners who won formidable accolades in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [https://www.bbg.org/community/greenestblock]awards — including first place winners in Bed-Stuy, Boerum
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Photo: FlickrProperty tax relief is now on the way for senior and disabled homeowners, as per a bill signed by Governor Cuomo yesterday, July 25. As long as the citizens are living on a fixed income, Senator Diane Savino’s [/tag/diane-savino/]legislation to expand the Senior Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE)
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Photo via Nehemiah Economic Development Inc.“To have our own community we must own our community,” Mawuli K. Hormeku The race for City Council has begun. With city elections approaching in September, candidates from all 15 Brooklyn districts are trying to appeal to fellow Brooklynites. We got a chance to
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Photo: Change.orgChildren in East Flatbush will have a new place to spend their time—the Shirley Chisholm Community Center. The recreation center will consist of an indoor basketball court, fitness studios, multipurpose rooms, a children’s center, classrooms, a rooftop track, and an urban farm. It was an endeavor
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Photo via NYC Parks Department [https://www.facebook.com/nycparks/photos/pb.20292388081.-2207520000.1437500517./10153960394743082/?type=3&theater] As our steamy New York City summer gets started, plan your heat relief at one of Brooklyn’s 15 free outdoor public pools. Pools open tomorrow, June 29 and stay
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For the second year in a row, NYC beaches [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches](except Cedar Grove and Wolfe’s Pond) will stay open through Sunday, September 10, 2017 — a week after the normal Labor Day schedule. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/BVUswsXD0I-/?utm_source=ig_embed&
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It’s June and you know what that means! It’s officially Caribbean Heritage month. To celebrate it this year, Caribbeing [https://twitter.com/caribbeing?lang=en], a Brooklyn organization focused on film, art and culture is teaming up with LinkNYC [https://www.link.nyc/]. Together, for four weeks, they
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Photo via NYPDCops found a stash of weapons, ammo, weed, and stolen credit cards when they raided a home in East Flatbush near the Flatbush border yesterday morning. Executing a search warrant, cops busted into the residence on East 34th Street between Avenues H and I, just after 7am on
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Last night BKLYN Commons large gathering room was packed. People were leaning against walls and spilling into balcony. All to hear from candidates for the 40th Council District, representing PLG, Flatbush and Ditmas Park. People kept stopping by all evening as they were coming home, some with children in tow.
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Officer Dalsh Veve is in critical condition. (Photo: Twitter, NYPD 88th Precinct)15-year-old gang member Justin Murrell is being charged with attempted murder for driving a stolen car that dragged police officer Dalsh Veve [/police-officer-dragged-by-car-in-critical-condition/] two and a half blocks on Saturday. The suspect has a “long rap sheet,” Patrolmen’
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Tilden Avenue & East 53rd Street, East Flatbush via Google MapsPolice Commissioner James P. O’Neill released a statement Sunday morning regarding an incident that occurred Saturday night that has left a police officer in critical condition. At approximately 11:50pm on June 3, NYPD responded to multiple calls regarding