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> Hello @MTA [https://twitter.com/MTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] and @NYCTSubway [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] …your ceilings are falling on people again. pic.twitter.com/nhEM5SyLom [https://t.co/nhEM5SyLom] — Sarah. (@SarahisSorry) September 21, 2018 [https://twitter.com/SarahisSorry/status/1043113661865381888?ref_src=twsrc%
Bay Ridge
FLATLANDS — A 90-year-old man was fatally struck by a car while he was crossing the street Thursday night, police said. Police responded to a report of a vehicle collision at 7:30 p.m. at Avenue L and Ralph Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered Nissen Krakinowski of Canarsie with severe
Food & Drink
COBBLE HILL – “I always wanted to draw attention to fish,” Ms. Raij, who with her husband and fellow chef Eder Montero also own La Vara [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/dining/reviews/la-vara-in-cobble-hill-brooklyn-restaurant-review.html] nearby and El Quinto Pino [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/dining/restaurant-review-el-quinto-pino-in-chelsea.
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – After an hour and a half delay Thursday morning, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises [https://council.nyc.gov/committees/land-use/subcommittee-on-zoning-and-franchises/] unanimously approved Alloy Development’s reduced design for 80 Flatbush. 80 Flatbush rendering, Courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonToday’s meeting had
Food & Drink
Photo: Kadia Goba/BklynerEAST FLATBUSH — Residents tired of looking at the long-time shuttered Chinese Buffet on Utica Ave. and Clarkson St. can brace for a new Wingstop to take its place. The chicken chain will take up the entire space of the old Chinese restaurant at 700 Utica Ave. The
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – Votes for Assembly District 46 have still not been fully counted, which is why about three dozen people rallied with the candidate currently leading by 70 votes, Mathylde Frontus, outside her campaign office to demand answers and accountability by the Board of Elections (BOE) Saturday
News
From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars [https://citylimits.org/2018/09/19/from-charters-to-common-core-new-york-sees-a-truce-in-the-school-wars/] (City Limits) Real diversity, in Brooklyn: A new school integration plan puts more equitable and excellent schools for all in reach [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-real-diversity-brooklyn-20180905-story.html] (NYDN)
manhattan beach
MANHATTAN BEACH – A teacher at the Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the production of child pornography. Leon M. Goldstein High School, 1830 Shore Boulevard, via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GoldsteinHS/]According to U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue, beginning
News
BAY RIDGE — Following an investigation, police charged Anthony Valenti, 35, with the second-degree murder of Grei Frasheri, 23, earlier this month. On September 7, police responded to a call near 93rd Street and 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge at 5:43 p.m. where they found Frasheri unconscious and unresponsive
clinton hill
CLINTON HILL – The Brooklyn Diocese will pay a $27.5 million settlement to four men who say a teacher sexually abused them when they were boys. St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 285 Willoughby Avenue via Google MapsThe abuse reportedly occurred at St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Roman
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* Schools officials bypassed full background checks for more than 100 bus drivers [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-education-department-bus-drivers-fraud-allegations-20180917-story.html] (NYDN) Another year, another set of NYC school bus fiascos [https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/another-year-another-set-of-nyc-school-bus-fiascos/amp/?__twitter_impression=true] (NYP Editorializes) Brooklyn Diocese Is Part of $27.5 Million
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New York City Charter Revision Commission 2019 Board in Founders Auditorium at Medgar EversCROWN HEIGHTS – The New York City Charter Revision Commission 2019 [http://charter2019.nyc/] held its second public hearing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ubsBHC0HXk] Monday at Medgar Evers College, where demands for a revised land use