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Survivors of abuse by the clergy of the Diocese of Brooklyn have only two more days to report abuse to the Diocese in order to be eligible for the church’s compensation program, announced the group Lawyers Helping Survivors of Child Sex Abuse [http://www.childsexabuse.org/] in a statement
Announcements
Two town hall meetings this week offer Brooklynites a space to engage with elected officials before the year’s end. Residents of Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s 35th City Council District and parents with kids attending schools in the 13th School Board District will have meetings in their neighborhoods starting this
Central Brooklyn
Clinton Lawson, 32, was sentenced for his 2014 crime spree in Crown Heights. (Photo via Attorney Generals Office)Years after his one-night crime spree through Crown Heights in 2014, 32-year old Clinton Lawson of Jamaica, Queens has been sentenced to 75 years in prison, Acting Attorney General Eric Gonzalez announced
Dyker Heights
DYKER HEIGHTS – An 89-year-old Sunset Park woman was killed on Sunday after a livery cab she was riding in was struck in Dyker Heights. Intersection of 11th Avenue & 81st Street, Dyker Heights via Google MapsAt approximately 2:45pm on December 17, police say that Helen Malinowski was traveling as
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[UPDATED: Monday, December 18 at 12:40pm] The NYPD has released the names of the four family members who died in this morning’s fire. The deceased include 39-year-old Aliza Azan, 11-year-old Moshe Azan, 7-year-old Yitzah Azan, and 3-year-old Henrietta Azan. SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A mother and three children were killed
Gowanus
GREENWOOD – The NYPD reports they found the body of a woman on a rocky area along the Gowanus Canal shoreline Saturday afternoon. Gowanus Canal via Google MapsAt approximately 2pm on December 16, police say they responded to a call behind the Home Depot located at 550 Hamilton Avenue near 19th
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERKENSINGTON – Muslims, Jews, and neighbors of all different backgrounds and faiths gathered at Ave C Plaza on a cold and snowy afternoon today, along with Assembly Member Robert Carroll and Council Member Brad Lander, to stand in solidarity against the Manhattan pipe bomber [/manhattan-subway-suspect-brooklynite-authorities-confirm-developing/] who lived in
Central Brooklyn
Why watch when you can record? Dancers and spectators at 2001 Space Odyssey this week. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Indoor Agriculture from a Brooklyn Startup [https://thebridgebk.com/allison-kopf-founder-and-ceo-agrilyst/] [The
Announcements
NYCHA’s Red Hook Houses (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Starting Monday, December 18, NYCHA and NYC Health will offer free lead testing for children across the city, following revelations that proper inspections hadn’t been carried out in city housing since 2012. [/nycha-chair-answers-city-council-lack-lead-testing-public-housing-developments/] Testing will be available to children who
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Councilmember Jumaane Williams opposes the current form of Intro 182, along with Councilmember Brad Lander (Photo courtesy Jumaane Williams’ office)Brooklyn Councilmembers Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams have come out in opposition of part of the Right to Know Act, calling the current iteration of Intro 182 [http://legistar.council.
Business
CONEY ISLAND – 30 business and property owners in Coney Island have signed a petition to send to the Department of Small Business Services hoping to prevent a business improvement district (BID) from forming in their neighborhood. The map above includes the very preliminary boundaries and is not the final BID
Central Brooklyn
Even as the restaurant returned to its disco club roots, the window display of Bamboo Garden in Bay Ridge stayed firmly rooted in Chinese cuisine (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Before