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Isaiah Benloss. (Photo via his family)FLATBUSH – Isaiah Benloss, 18, was in a Lyft car coming back home to his family after spending the night at his friend’s house. The car was just a three-minute drive away from his home in Flatbush when the crash occurred [/early-morning-car-crash-on-ocean-avenue-beverly-leaves-two-injured/]. Around 3:
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The scene of the fire at 2007 Surf Avenue (Source: Google Maps)The confession offered by 16-year-old Marcell Dockery was coerced by cops who “broke him the same way prisoners of war are broken,” according to the teen’s lawyer. Dockery (Source: Facebook)Dockery is facing several charges including murder,
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Officer Rosa Rodriguez, still recovering from injuries sustained during a Coney Island fire [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/04/rosa-rodriguez-recovery-fire/] that killed her partner [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/04/dennis-guerra-cop-dead/], will receive a reduced disability pension under new NYPD rules. Source: New York Police Department Hispanic SocietyDNAinfo broke the
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Source: newyorksportstawk.blogspot.comLincoln High School’s football team, the Railsplitters (an awesome name, by the way), snagged their second title in three years with a 28 to 27 win at the PSAL City Conference championship at Yankee Stadium last week. The team bested Tottenville Pirates for the title, despite
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Met legend Lee Mazzilli and his son L.J. Mazzilli (Photo by Jim Mancari via metsmerizedonline.com)New York National League fans were thrilled when Met baseball legend Lee Mazzilli’s son, L.J., was selected by the team in the fourth round as the 116th overall pick in the
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Source: angiepontani.comIt’s cold, it’s February and you don’t have work. Perhaps a spanking new job by the beach, courtesy of the Alliance for Coney Island, can snap you out of your winter funk. According to a report by the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/
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Source: WBUR/FlickrCricket is one of the fastest growing sports in America, and it is extremely popular in Brooklyn. And high school teams are picking up steam. Who knew? The top cricket players of New York City’s high schools were selected to partake in the 2012 NYC Mayor’s
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Source: mvongrue/FlickrThe reality TV bug has bitten Coney Island’s top basketball school. Abraham Lincoln High School, a program that is rich with basketball history, is the subject of an upcoming reality series, says the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high-school/lincoln-railsplitters-boys-basketball-team-featured-tv-series-airing-nyc-life-channel-article-1.1009748] . The series,