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State Sen. Marty Golden Photo credit: Campaign office of Marty GoldenBAY RIDGE – State Sen. Marty Golden is looking to serve a ninth consecutive term as state senator of the 22nd Senate District in Southern Brooklyn. The area includes the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach,
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Mild flooding over the weekend renewed worries about how well Brooklyn would weather another Sandy-like storm. (Photo by Susanna Stein).Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City six years ago Monday, causing 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/sirr/downloads/pdf/final_report/
Central Brooklyn
Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)City Councilman Jumaane Williams announced, on Tuesday, a bid for the New York City Public Advocate seat. The three-term Councilman of the 45th council district (East Flatbush, Flatbush, Flatlands, Marine Park, and Midwood) is looking to take the would-be vacant seat of current Public
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Assemblyman Nick Perry’s office is handing out signs to help residents indicate that they are not selling their houses. Mallika Mitra/BklynerMARINE PARK/CANARSIE/EAST FLATBUSH – Marine Park resident Sharon Rebecca is wary of giving out her phone number, which she has changed multiple times. She finds flyers on
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(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)MARINE PARK – Police have finally identified the third suspect from the home invasion robbery in Marine Park earlier this week. Tyrique Rushing, 20, is wanted in connection with the robbery and sexual assault of a couple in their 70s. His two accomplices have already been caught and
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Photo: NYS SenateThe GOP leader who defended his decision to host the far-right group Proud Boys at his political club Friday also works for a Brooklyn Republican lawmaker who will not return calls about the event. The Chairman of the Metropolitan Republican Club, Ian Reilly, received at least 13 payments
Marine Park
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SOUTH BROOKLYN – An NYPD Cadet was arrested in the 76th Precinct last night. Michael Vargas, 22, was arrested and charged with grand larceny, police confirmed. EAST FLATBUSH – Police are looking for two
Borough Park
MARINE PARK – Two suspects are in custody after a brutal home invasion robbery of an elderly couple in Marine Park, in which the burglars sexually assaulted one of the victims and slashed the other’s face before stealing their car. One of the suspects, however, remains at large. The robbery
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CONEY ISLAND/MARINE PARK/FORT GREENE – This Fall, City Parks Foundation [https://cityparksfoundation.org/] is offering hundreds of New Yorkers aged 60 and above free sports programs in 16 neighborhood parks and recreational facilities across the city. CityParks Senior Fitness yoga class at South Oxford Park, courtesy of City Parks
Crown Heights
MARINE PARK – An NYPD officer and his wife were charged Tuesday with 101 counts of fraud totaling more than $300,000, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Edward Ian St. Hill, 52, and Maria Ramos, (AKA Sunne St. Hill), 45, were indicted for using the identity of Edward
Central Brooklyn
MARINE PARK — Police are reporting a 6-alarm fire on Monday at the Kings Plaza Mall parking lot. The fire started on the second floor of the parking lot where six cars are on fire, according to police. FDNY, the 63rd Pct. and other NYPD officials are on the scene. No
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Days before the New York City primary, national and city-wide papers are still rolling out their endorsements for state and borough-wide elections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (left) and Cynthia NixonGovernor: The New York Times endorsement of Gov. Cuomo’s still stands despite the false mailer that hit 11,000 New Yorkers