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Maria Tychi-Kefalas, Councilmember Vincent Gentile, and Peter Lovett cut the ribbon unveiling a renovated kitchen and lobby at the Fort Hamilton Senior Center in Bay Ridge. They are joined by volunteers from Bay Ridge Cares, including Karen Tadross (far right). (Photo Anya van Wagtendonk/BKLYNER)BAY RIDGE – Councilmember Vincent Gentile,
Bed Stuy
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD released on Friday the name of the third suspect wanted in connection to the death of 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson during a home invasion/robbery in Bed-Stuy earlier this month. Police are searching for 43-year-old Howard Morris who has 11 prior arrests and is allegedly the man seen
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Photo/ Zainab IqbalDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – “Please excuse me, I just came from the hospital. My daughter, 11-years-old, had a nervous breakdown because I was talking to somebody about Hurricane Sandy. My daughter was only six years old. I almost lost my daughter,” said Rachel Rivera, a Brooklynite. Thousands of people gathered
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNERThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Girl Scouts Discover Cat Corpses In Plastic Bags At Gerritsen Creek [http://pix11.com/2017/10/25/girl-scouts-cleaning-shoreline-of-brooklyn-creek-find-7-dead-cats-in-plastic-bags/] [Pix 11] 15 Brooklyn Schools Will Feature Meat-Free
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Local business owner Jonathan Bayer of SkyIce, Park Slope BID Director Mark Caserta, SBS Commissioner Gregg Bishop, People With Disabilities Commissioner Victor Calise and Councilmember Brad Lander announced the new initiative in Park Slope today. (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – In front of a 5th Ave cafe, representatives from both
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“You know it’s really frustrating the way people park their cars”, a neighbor remarked in Ditmas Park, home to endless movie shoots [/sinner-filming-ditmas-park-massive-production/], and increasingly scarce parking. Never mind folks in Kensington, Bensonhurst or Sheepshead Bay, where curb cuts and illegal driveways [/community-boards-want-de-blasio-to-crack-down-on-curb-cutting-bensonhurst/]are adding to congestion [/mayors-citywide-zoning-plan-fails-to-address-parking-issues-in-bensonhurst-sa
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Mayor DeBlasio addresses 39th Council District residents at a Town Hall. (Megan McGibney/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE — Mayor Bill De Blasio held another town hall in Brooklyn last night, this time in his home neighborhood, the 39th District. It was held at the William Alexander School MS 51 at 350 5th
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BARCLAYS CENTER – Chaos erupted outside the Barclays Center Thursday evening as fans without tickets to the Power 105.1 Powerhouse 2017 [http://www.barclayscenter.com/events/detail/powerhouse-2017] concert tried to force their way into the venue. Photo by BKLYNERThe sold out show featured popular acts including The Weeknd, Migos,
Bushwick
A couple e-bikes outside a local deli. Small businesses all across the city employ delivery rides on e-bikes (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last week, Mayor De Blasio announced [https://www.facebook.com/NYCMayor/videos/10155618175616166/] that in 2018, enforcement against e-bikes in New York City would be ramped up, as they
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Man walks by The Bedford-Union Armory (Ben Foldy / BKLYNER)CROWN HEIGHTS – As plans to develop the Bedford-Union Armory work through the city’s approval process, neighbors sense an inevitability to a project some feel has ignored their concerns. Leveraging private development to address New York’s housing shortage, the armory
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WINDSOR TERRACE – When the school year started back in September, one crossing guard never appeared. Two weeks ago – the other one disappeared, with no explanation, leaving parents worried about the safety of their kids getting to and from school. The two intersections are located by the former Bishop Ford High
Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK — NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has finished their traffic study, according to the Assemblymember Robert Carroll, and have agreed to install a traffic light at the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Hinckley Place to aid in traffic calming in front of IS 890 and PS 889