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SHEEPSHEAD BAY/CROWN HEIGHTS – Cops need help searching for two teen boys that went missing in Brooklyn last week. Roberto Lopez Coj, 16, was last seen at his home on Coney Island Avenue between Crawford and Lancaster Avenues in Sheepshead Bay on July 22 around 9 a.m. Cops describe
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A woman holds a poster at the cyclist die-in early this month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as Em Samolewicz. She was 30-years-old. A candlelight vigil will be taking place tonight at 5:30 p.m. at 36th Street and Third Avenue. SUNSET PARK – Another
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Ahmad Sleiman (left) and Muhammad Zeb. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – In a country where the president spews anti-Muslim rhetoric, and in a world where many Muslim-majority countries did not join the United Nations’ call to end the mass detention of Uighur Muslims in China, [https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/
Bushwick
Welcome to another week of openings and closings around Brooklyn. This edition includes a new spot from a Michelin starred chef, the loss of a beloved pie shop, and new things to come for Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. Estuary [https://www.estuarybrooklyn.com/]159 Bridge Park Drive, between Furman
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Fred Baptiste by Sam Raskin/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS —On Tuesday, one of New York City’s most dysfunctional community boards got a new leader. Fred Baptiste took the helm [/fred-baptiste-elected-chair-of-tumultuous-community-board-9/] of Brooklyn Community Board 9 [http://www.communitybrd9bklyn.org/] at a special meeting earlier this week— a meeting that was called
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EAST NEW YORK – A 29-year-old livery cab driver from Long Island was shot dead early this morning in Brooklyn. At around 3:16 a.m., the NYPD responded to a ShotSpotter activation. ShotSpotter is a technology that uses sensors to pinpoint gunfire. It is currently being used in over 85
Business
PARK SLOPE – After twenty years on 5th Avenue, neighborhood gay bar Excelsior [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/home.html] will pour its last cocktail next Wednesday, July 31. Excelsior, 563 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Partners Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy opened Excelsior in 1999 in a vacant storefront at
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PARK SLOPE – Two YMCA branches in the neighborhood were evacuated Wednesday morning after one received a bomb threat aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio who regularly exercises there. On Wednesday, July 24 at around 7:30 p.m., the YMCA Armory branch, which is located at 361 15th Street, got
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KENSINGTON/BORO PARK – In a report studying internet access in various neighborhoods across the city ahead of the 2020 census that will mostly be conducted online, Kensington and Boro Park are in the top five lacking access to the internet. According to NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer’s analysis, [https://comptroller.
Business
PARK SLOPE – Another beloved 7th Avenue business will shutter next week. Beva, a boutique specializing in unique children’s clothing, will close on Wednesday, July 31. Beva, 340 7th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Opened in 2013 by sisters Eva Borak and Betty Hernandez at the corner of 7th Avenue
Coney Island
Yellow Submarine by Ayla Schultz/BklynerCONEY ISLAND CREEK/GRAVESEND – Three years before the Beatles 1966 hit was released, a real-life yellow submarine was dreamed into existence in Brooklyn. The original yellow color has now rubbed off, but the rusted hull is still visible above the thick polluted waters. The submarine,
Bushwick
Eater’s quarterly list [https://ny.eater.com/maps/best-new-york-restaurants-38-map] included 12 Brooklyn spots this summer among 38 best across the city. They included some old favorites, as well as new neighborhood standouts. This quarter two Brooklyn spots are among the six new additions on the list. Those two include