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BROOKLYN — Easter is upon us and here are some free and paid events happening this weekend. You’ll be digging for chocolate, eggs, and plastic ovals filled with goodies. In the meantime, find out what eggs have to do with Easter, anyway [https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17597617]. Bedford
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CROWN HEIGHTS — More than a million Jewish New Yorkers will observe Passover this Friday. Finalizing a menu and meal prep remains a top priority of the annual holiday. But for the sick-and-shut-in, navigating the 15-step seder (Jewish ritual dinner) can be cumbersome. That premise was the motivation for launching “seders-on-the-go”
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MIDTOWN – A man walked into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan carrying gasoline and lighter fluid last night. He was apprehended, and it turns out, he taught at Brooklyn College. Marc Lamparello, a 37-year-old from New Jersey, brought inside with him lighter fluids and gas cans at around 7:55
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A ghost bike to commemorate the death of a cyclistBORO PARK – A 26-year-old cyclist died after being struck by a box truck early evening yesterday. At around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, Pedro Tepozteco was cycling westbound on 47th Street on the right side of the road.
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MADISON – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle whose driver did not care to stay at the scene over the weekend. According to cops, on April 13 at about 1:45 a.m., a 39-year-old man was walking across the Coney Island Avenue and Kings Highway intersection when he was
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Candidates Forum 45 Council DistrictKENSINGTON — Bklyner and a host of community activists will sponsor a forum for the candidates running for the 45th council district. The event will be held at the Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS) [https://twitter.com/payouthsociety?lang=en] at 1001 Newkirk Avenue. Doors open at
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EAST FLATBUSH — Monique Chandler-Waterman, running to fill the vacant seat in the 45th council district, received a bunch of new endorsements Wednesday, less than a month before the May 14 special election. Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and State Sen. Kevin Parker rallied behind the longtime East Flatbush resident at the
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MARINE PARK – A five-alarm fire erupted from a sushi restaurant today morning. Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt. At about 6:15 a.m., the FDNY got an alarm for a fire inside the E Sushi restaurant at 2118 Flatbush Avenue. Assistant Chief Richard Howe said the “challenging” and “stubborn” fire,
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EAST FLATBUSH — Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has endorsed Monique Chandler-Watermann to replace him to represent council District 45, dealing a devastating blow to his former deputy chief of staff. A bevy of other electeds will follow suit, Bklyner has learned. Monique Waterman (Photo credit: Otis Danne Jr.)The City &
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CROWN HEIGHTS — A man was fatally shot early Tuesday evening on St. Johns Place in Crown Heights, police said. 1483 St. Johns (Screenshot Google Maps)Police responded to a 9-1-1 call at 1483 St. John’s Pl. between Utica and Rochester Avenues just after 5:00 pm. NYPD arrived on
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EAST FLATBUSH — The pool of candidates looking to fill the vacant seat in the 45 council district just became smaller after two hopefuls were booted off the ballot Tuesday afternoon, turning the May 14 special election to a 8-person race. Council district 45Ten candidates registered for the special election and
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Photo via Rabyaa Althaibani Twitter.BAY RIDGE – Yemeni businesses in Brooklyn are boycotting the NY Post after the paper published a cover with a partial quote by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar along with a photo of the World Trade Center burning. On March 23, Omar delivered a speech at a