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Jul
09
Crime Continues to Decline As Shootings Increase in Brooklyn

Crime Continues to Decline As Shootings Increase in Brooklyn

Terence Monahan, Benjamin Tucker, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and James P. O’Neill at a monthly crime briefing in Sugar
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Jun
24
Police Investigating A Noose Found At Crown Heights Church

Police Investigating A Noose Found At Crown Heights Church

CROWN HEIGHTS—A person over the weekend put a noose outside a Pentecostal church in Crown Heights, in a possible
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Jun
21
Building Bridges Between Muslim and Orthodox Jewish Communities in Southern Brooklyn, or How Jabaran Saved Shabbos

Building Bridges Between Muslim and Orthodox Jewish Communities in Southern Brooklyn, or How Jabaran Saved Shabbos

Jabaran Akram. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Jabaran Akram, 22, was born in Brooklyn, the third of eight children of
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Jun
19
UPDATE: Man Who Wrote “Kill Arabs” & “Muslims Suck” On P.S. 52 Doors Was Arrested

UPDATE: Man Who Wrote “Kill Arabs” & “Muslims Suck” On P.S. 52 Doors Was Arrested

UPDATE: On Wednesday, June 19, 55-year-old Alan Tatten was arrested and charged with Aggravated Harassment 2nd Hate Crime and Criminal
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Jun
18
Arsonist swore to “kill” rabbi whose home was one of three destroyed in Midwood fire

Arsonist swore to “kill” rabbi whose home was one of three destroyed in Midwood fire

A five alarm fire raced through three 100+ year-old houses in Midwood, resulting in 13 injuries.A Pennsylvania man who
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Jun
17
“Kill Arabs” Written At Sheepshead Bay Bus Shelter

“Kill Arabs” Written At Sheepshead Bay Bus Shelter

Photo via Deutsch’s office.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The words “Kill Arabs” were spray-painted on a B44 bus shelter on Avenue
3 min read
Jun
05
“Kill All Jews Now” “Israel” & “Mario Cuomo” Written On Mailbox In Bay Ridge

“Kill All Jews Now” “Israel” & “Mario Cuomo” Written On Mailbox In Bay Ridge

Photo via Office of Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis.UPDATE: The mailbox has been replaced with a brand new one. BAY RIDGE
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May
31
Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Photo: Mordechai LightstoneCROWN HEIGHTS – Another act of anti-Semitism. Last night, a note saying “Hitler is coming” was on a billboard
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May
20
“We Love Hitler”– Another Anti-Semitic Incident In Boro Park

“We Love Hitler”– Another Anti-Semitic Incident In Boro Park

There has been an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks since last year. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BORO PARK – It’
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May
10
Recent Attacks In Williamsburg Investigated As Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Recent Attacks In Williamsburg Investigated As Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are now investigating two recent attacks in Williamsburg as anti-Semitic hate crimes. The apparent incidents happened less than
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