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via FDNYMILL BASIN – This is what allegedly transpired yesterday, based on today’s deposition at the U.S. Eastern District of New York Courthouse. Yesterday, September 17, 2018 defendant Evon Stephens was captured by security cameras at the Kings Plaza Parking Garage between 8:10 a.m. to 8:25
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BAY RIDGE – On September 7, 2018, Schneps Communications bought Community News Group and associated properties [https://nypost.com/2018/09/11/weekly-publisher-expands-across-five-boroughs/], making them the largest owner of community weeklies in the city. This comes on the heels of Schneps having sold Brooklyn Reporter to the Brooklyn Eagle in May
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It will rain, everyone’s promising, so here are some Brooklyn related headlines (in addition to our reporting [http://bklyner.com]) to catch up on what’s going on: * City’s Environmental Review Process Faulted for Ignoring Evidence of Development’s Harm [https://citylimits.org/2018/09/17/citys-environmental-review-process-faulted-for-ignoring-evidence-of-developments-harm/?utm_
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After waiting for a Q train that never came, this reporter gave up after 30 minutes at Cortelyou Road this morning.Today, yet again, was not a fun morning if you had to go anywhere one would normally go – you know, work, or school, or a doctor’s appointment you
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via FDNYMILL BASIN – Earlier this morning nearly 100 units responded to what quickly became a seven-alarm fire at the Kings Plaza Mall parking garage in Mill Basin. Kings Plaza Mall is closed. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. WILL UPDATE AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 3:00PM. FDNY arrived on the
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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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UPDATE – The New York City Police Department has charged Avon Stephens, 23, of Farragut Road [https://maps.google.com/?q=5709+Farragut+Road+%0D%0A+Brooklyn,+NY&entry=gmail&source=g] with arson in yesterday’s fire at the Kings Plaza Mall that injured 29 people. [/kings-plaza-shopping-mall-fire-injures-29/] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Canoers paddling to Carroll Street Bridge Wednesday morning for “Watery Words: Reading Niedecker on the Gowanus at Dawn,” part of the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook
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CONEY ISLAND/BAY RIDGE – Last night the race was too close to call, with Frontus leading by just 70 votes. Southern Brooklynites could wait a week before results from the 46th assembly district Democratic Primary are verified. According to sources, several scans malfunctioned while voting data was being transmitted to
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SUNSET PARK – The NYPD has confirmed that the body of 47-year-old Luis Almonte was recovered yesterday afternoon at a construction site where a wall collapsed on Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Almonte was buried when a 20-foot brick retaining wall collapsed on him and five other workers
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerHave a candidate you support? Here is where everyone is watching the results come in after the polls close at 9:00 pm. An almost complete list: Cynthia Nixon – Jumaane Williams – Zephyr Teachout: 9:00 pm Cafe Omar, 1744 Nostrand Avenue Letitia James: 9:00 pm Milk
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CROWN HEIGHTS – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday that three gang members have been sentenced in connection with the shooting death of Governor Cuomo aide, Carey Gabay, during J’Ouvert celebrations in 2015. Photo via Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office.Twenty-six-year-old Micah Alleyne, of Jamaica, Queens was convicted