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Announcements

Jumaane Williams On Running For Lieutenant Governor And Being a Powerful Activist

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

Announcements

Jumaane Williams Arrested While Protesting Detainment Of Immigrant Rights Activist

Council Member Jumaane Williams (District 45, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Midwood, Canarsie) was among 18 people arrested today outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building during a massive protest after Ravi Ragbir, a prominent immigrant rights activist, was detained by ICE. What started as a peaceful gathering to support Ragbir’

Announcements

Brooklyn DA Outraged After ICE Arrests Four Men Outside Brooklyn Criminal Court

Photo: BKLYNERDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez, just released a statement [https://twitter.com/BrooklynDA/status/908730435504615426] on the three Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting four men, outside Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday. “It is outrageous that ICE is using courts to round up immigrants, a tactic that

community

Fear Lingers After NYPD Dispels Rumors Of ICE Raids In Flatbush

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This week, news about ICE raids and arrests [https://news.vice.com/story/immigration-raids-hit-major-cities-throughout-u-s] in several U.S. cities rippled throughout immigrant communities in Brooklyn, after a leaked Department of Homeland Security document [http://www.thenyic.org/ICEmemo] linked 40 arrests to NYC. But several

Police & Fire

Massive Psychedelic Drug Bust In Sheepshead Bay

The mind-altering drugs seized by law enforcement. Photo via Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.Two “grow houses” in Sheepshead Bay were raided on Friday, December 16, and over 250 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms was seized along with cash, marijuana, and other paraphernalia, according to acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

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Second 2016 Heat Wave For NYC To Bring Scorching Weather Through Tuesday

Photo Credit: flickr/Pete [https://www.flickr.com/photos/comedynose/14373314278/in/photolist-aqTL4i-cXiwL-e8ZT5F-vU2HV-m9ZhzM-tp3P8-32kmQ-5bXDHD-d4xDSC-e96wGo-7LBNyx-oyzDPs-7Md4q1-ZsgM5-4AMwG-n7NWt-68pAb2-i6wCF-6tKBNy-vuPhPd-k4yBrR-oyvU7v-dfy2y-2hfF1k-6KvkE2-dZvX9-nU7Zzq-ohihS9-43viRx-9YGFmn-znbAB-6VCdn-5qQ1QU-caayEA-72CxN-iJWvJ-54FGGu-aaqnAL-57tuKf-5zASQh-6qFKy-CLoSZR-3qKAKE-xc2GWp-wqQXfP-5puvWW-5nZqJ7-wLDDt1-wTXyKj-x6CnYw] At least we’re not in Washington D.C. where it will feel like 105 degre

Central Brooklyn

Photo Of The Day: Ice Sculpture

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThis curious ice formation showed up along Dorchester Road this week. We are not sure how it came to be, but we think it looks kind of cool. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.

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Photo Of The Day: Pointy

Photo by mansipants [http://instagram.com/p/zLbvFDHzh8/?modal=true]All this time we’ve been worrying about the ice below our feet, when this photo by mansipants [http://instagram.com/p/zLbvFDHzh8/?modal=true] at the Armory reminds us danger is above, too — and it’s sharp! Take a

Weather

Handling Tonight’s Major Temperature Drop & Potential Snow

If you haven’t already heard it through the Twitterverse, we’re sorry to be the ones to tell you: the NYC Department of Sanitation has issued a snow alert [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/pr2014/111314.shtml#.VGUF_Rr9Dsk.twitter] starting at 8pm tonight (Thursday, November 13)

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Photo Of The Day: Frozen Trashsicle

The melting snow and ice are revealing all sorts of delightful treasures on the sidewalk. Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to us at editor@bklyner.com,

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Photo Of The Day: Ice Ice Baby

Some serious (and beautiful) ice on the window of Bagel World [http://www.yelp.com/biz/bagel-world-brooklyn-3], photographed by k__ball [http://instagram.com/p/i3uAL5K1Ql/]. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.

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Photos of the Day: Nemo Arrives

Send your blizzard pictures to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], or tag it #southslope on Instagram, and we’ll post it to the site. Image of Commonwealth [http://commonwealthbar.com/] via Journeyer [http://jbjourneyer.com/]