gangs

Apr
11
Yiddish-Speaking Street Gang Called ‘The Forks’ Linked To NYPD Bribery Scandal

Yiddish-Speaking Street Gang Called ‘The Forks’ Linked To NYPD Bribery Scandal

NYPD probe into Brooklyn South cops makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare)The Borough Park business man at the center of
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Feb
03
18 Gang Members Who Terrorized Flatbush And Kensington Indicted Today [Video]

18 Gang Members Who Terrorized Flatbush And Kensington Indicted Today [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzZC4NxC91Y&feature=youtu.be Video depicting July 13, 2015 shooting at 866 Coney
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Dec
16
New Map Shows Turf Of Known Gangs Throughout The City

New Map Shows Turf Of Known Gangs Throughout The City

A new map, released this week by the Daily News [http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2015/12/gangs-of-new-york-city-interactive-map/index.html] , shows
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Jul
19

This Week In Ditmas Park

The Newkirk Plaza mosaic by Juan Carlos Pinto.To keep up with all the news from the neighborhood, like us
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Mar
10
Four Arrested For Gang Assault Of Two NYPD Officers At Marlboro Houses

Four Arrested For Gang Assault Of Two NYPD Officers At Marlboro Houses

Marlboro Houses (Source: Google Maps)A group of thugs attacked two NYPD cops at the Marlboro Houses in Gravesend Sunday
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Jan
14

FBI Warns Of Virtual Kidnapping Scam Targeting New Yorkers

Source: Krokodyl via Wikimedia CommonsThe FBI and NYPD are alerting the public [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/virtual-kidnapping-scam-on-the-rise-in-new-york-city#
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Jul
30

Two Men Sentenced To 25 Years To Life For Bensonhurst Stabbing

The stabbing happened near La Parranda bar. Source: Google MapsThe two men convicted of a fatal 2012 stabbing of an
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May
05
City Withholds Water Access at Myrtle Village Green

City Withholds Water Access at Myrtle Village Green

(Photos by Emily Field) After shutting off water access to avoid broken pipes during the frigid winter, the New York
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Jan
30

Is There An Underground Fight Club Run By “The Russians” In Coney Island?

Source: Humans of New York via FacebookThe Facebook account [https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork] associated with the incredibly popular Humans
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Dec
27

Rowdy Teens Take Over Kings Plaza Mall, Spurring Police Response

Source: Wikimedia CommonsONLY ON SHEEPSHEAD BITES: Chaos overtook Kings Plaza Mall (5100 Kings Plaza) yesterday afternoon when approximately 500 teenagers
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