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Nov
21
Fire On The Brooklyn Bridge Leaves One Dead, 5 Injured Day Before Thanksgiving

Fire On The Brooklyn Bridge Leaves One Dead, 5 Injured Day Before Thanksgiving

Photo: Katie MillerBROOKLYN BRIDGE –  One person is dead and five are injured after three cars crashed and erupted into flames
1 min read
Nov
20
Romance In Gowanus, Rocking Council Member & More of Today’s Links

Romance In Gowanus, Rocking Council Member & More of Today’s Links

The Green Building, 452 Union Street, Gowanus (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)After posing for pictures on the Union Street Bridge,
1 min read
Nov
19
A Bike Burglary, Stolen Cellphone and Some Yeezys, ID on Marin Park Home Invasion and more

A Bike Burglary, Stolen Cellphone and Some Yeezys, ID on Marin Park Home Invasion and more

CROWN HEIGHTS — Police are looking for tow 20-year-old men in connection with a burglary on Saturday, November 3, in Crown
3 min read
Nov
19
From Brooklyn To Bangladesh, Borough Hall Remembers Traffic Crash Victims

From Brooklyn To Bangladesh, Borough Hall Remembers Traffic Crash Victims

Families for Safe Streets. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BOROUGH HALL – “Traffic crashes do not discriminate by religion, race, age, sex,
6 min read
Nov
16
Feed Your Neighbors this Thanksgiving through CAMBA’s Holiday Meal Drive

Feed Your Neighbors this Thanksgiving through CAMBA’s Holiday Meal Drive

FLATBUSH – It would have been easy for 76-year old Marcella to stay home rather than brave the cold and rainy
2 min read
Nov
16
The Weekly News Quiz: November 16, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: November 16, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
1 min read
Nov
15
Ruined Views in DUMBO, A Big Cheese in Sunset Park & More of Today’s Links

Ruined Views in DUMBO, A Big Cheese in Sunset Park & More of Today’s Links

The Domino Sugar Factory from the East River (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The big news of the week is Amazon’s
1 min read
Nov
15
Weekend Art Events: November 16-18 (Brain Freeze, The Wizard of Oz, Jack White & More)

Weekend Art Events: November 16-18 (Brain Freeze, The Wizard of Oz, Jack White & More)

It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving! In the spirit of giving during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week [https://hhweek.org]
9 min read
Nov
14

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Robbery in a Borough Park School, Thrown Down in Brownsville & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BOROUGH PARK – Police are looking for a burglar who broke into a private school in Borough Park
2 min read
Nov
13
Basements to Rentals in East New York, The Last Italian Record Store in Bensonhurst & More of Today’s Links

Basements to Rentals in East New York, The Last Italian Record Store in Bensonhurst & More of Today’s Links

Fall colors in McCarren Park (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Following a string of anti-Semitic crimes [/anti-semitic-crimes/] last week and a racist
1 min read