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Students spoke out against gun violence at an afternoon rally in Prospect Park following the National School Walkout (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Additional reporting by Zainab Iqbal PROSPECT PARK – Yesterday afternoon, a couple hundred students gathered in the Prospect Park bandshell to continue protesting gun violence after the morning’s National
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As students walk out to protest gun violence nationwide, we’ll update this page with info from Brooklyn schools: > A 5 second video of kids from @PS9BklynPTO [https://twitter.com/PS9BklynPTO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] chanting "Peace and Love" at their school's #MarchForOurLives [https://twitter.
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A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz / Flickr)On Monday, feds charged a notorious Eight Trey Crips gang leader with murder for a 2015 hookah bar shooting in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, according to court records. Larry Pagett, 37, (aka “Biz” “Biz Loc” and “Molotovbizzz”) was charged with murder in-aid-of racketeering for
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The Walt Whitman Houses (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)The NYPD is asking for your help identifying a woman who was killed in a homicide at the Walt Whitman houses. The woman is described as “white/Hispanic” and between the ages of 20 and 35 by police. She was
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The defendants. (Courtesy Brooklyn District Attorney.)Three Brooklyn men who police allege were engaged in gang warfare have been indicted in the murder of Carey Gabay [/?s=carey+gabay], announced Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson and New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton during a press conference today at 350
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(Photo by Francisco Daum)It’s summertime and the living is easy (unless you’re in the U.K [/blog/2016/06/24/real-estate-roundup-brexit-edition/].) However, we’ve got all kinds of news to sort out. So, find a spot in the sun, get comfortable, and we’ll catch you up
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Courtesy of Green-Wood CemeteryOur local iconic cemetery does not want to bury you young. And they want the world to know it. Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] has launched a powerful social media campaign in order to take a stand against gun violence. The image displays a newly dug,
Neighbors
Courtesy of Green-Wood CemeteryOur local iconic cemetery does not want to bury you young. And they want the world to know it. Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] has launched a powerful social media campaign in order to take a stand against gun violence. The image displays a newly dug,
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Police investigating a shooting in Coney Island on June 5. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Local elected officials are calling on the city to address gun violence in Coney Island by expanding youth and employment services after a terrifying shootout [/gunfire-erupts-at-crowded-intersection-in-coney-island/] occurred this week at a crowded intersection this week.
Police & Fire
Police investigate a shooting at the corner of West 16th Street and Mermaid Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Four people were wounded Sunday afternoon during a shootout at a crowded intersection in Coney Island. Gunfire erupted just after 2:30pm at the corner of West 16th Street and Mermaid
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Photo by Courtney SolomineCops in Coney Island will soon be getting some new tech to help keep a lid on gun violence. As part of his 2017 budget proposa [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/077-16/fact-sheet-mayor-de-blasio-releases-preliminary-budget-fiscal-year-2017] l released Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to expand the NYPD’s
Police & Fire
Photo by Courtney SolomineCops in Coney Island will soon be getting some new tech to help keep a lid on gun violence. As part of his 2017 budget proposal [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/077-16/fact-sheet-mayor-de-blasio-releases-preliminary-budget-fiscal-year-2017] released Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to expand the NYPD’s ShotSpotter