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Photo Credit: BKLYNERMIDWOOD – The news of a Jewish-themed escape room opening in Midwood has been met with a good bit of snark [https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/new-york/family-friendly-jewish-escape-room-russian-pogrom-one-before-brooklyn] lately on social media. That’s not really surprising – for fairly obvious reasons if you know anything about modern Jewish history.
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The intersection of Flatlands and East 83rd, and the Popeyes where the shooting incident occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, the District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office indicted a Flatbush 16-year old for allegedly shooting a young girl who was sitting in a van at a Canarsie intersection earlier this
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Photo: NY City CouncilFLATBUSH – Jumaane Williams [http://jumaanewilliams.com/], representing the 45th City Council district, is quite hopeful that he’ll become the next lieutenant governor of New York. Williams officially announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor in the last week of February [/williams-lieutenant-governor/], confirming all speculations [/councilmember-jumaane-williams-eyes-position-of-lieutenant-governor/]. Williams was
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DITMAS PARK – Honey Nail Salon will be taking over this beautiful spot at 1414 Cortelyou Road, across from the Flatbush Food Coop. I was hoping for a food spot, given we already have quite a few nail places around here, but its likely too close to PS139 to get a
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2839 Bedford Ave. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)FLATBUSH – A 15-year-old male student was arrested after police recovered a .22-caliber loaded gun inside Midwood High School this afternoon. At approximately 1:40 pm, cops were called into the Flatbush high school. They then recovered a loaded firearm, the NYPD confirms. At
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BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint in Bushwick earlier this week. On Sunday, March 11, the suspect entered a taxi in front of the Big M Deli at Broadway and Granite, near Thomas Boyland park, said police. The 47-year old driver transported
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Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a press conference on BQE repairs (Jeff Reed/NYC Council)BROOKLYN – Republicans open budget negotiations by conditioning approval of the cost saving Design/Build proposal for reconstructing the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE), on adding a police officer at every school [/felder-what-are-we-waiting-for/], a proposal Brooklynite and
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FLATBUSH – A disabled motorist lost control of his car Thursday evening, striking one pedestrian in a crosswalk and hitting a pickup truck before crashing into a nail salon at 2095 Nostrand Avenue, police say. 2095 Nostrand Avenue via Google MapsThe incident occurred just after 7pm at the intersection of Glenwood
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Photo credit: Crunch FlatbushWe recently got to know Deidre, one of Crunch Flatbush’s most committed members [/meet-deidre-ferrell-crunch-flatbush-member-extraordinaire/] who’s been able to attain her fitness goals by attending (in truth, being a fixture at) classes. That’s what works for her. But what works for one person might not
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FLATBUSH – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal [http://therealdealboxing.com/site/] promotion company will stage the first of a series of boxing matches at the Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] on Saturday, March 10. According to Real Deal COO Eric Bentley, the partnership with the venue will bring at least
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Photo: Joel Anabilah-AzumaFLATBUSH – Joel Anabilah-Azumah has been living in Brooklyn since he was 9-years-old. Now, he is running for Congress as an Independent against the 12-year incumbent Yvette Clarke, who is also facing a primary challenge from Adem Bunkeddeko, [/adem-running-for-congress/] and Republican Earl Blum. His stances don’t at all
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Cmdr. Eric Doyle, Flight Leader for the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, presents Yeoman 1st Class (AW/SW) Shellyann Atwater, from Brooklyn, N.Y., with their crest during a Blue Angels cresting ceremony at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California (Via Navy Outreach)FLATBUSH – Growing up