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Court Jewelers, located next door to Eyvette boutique at 60 Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn was burglarized yesterday afternoon at around 5 pm. According to the NYPD, over $500,000 worth of jewelry was stolen by four black men, dressed as construction workers. Thieves escaped into the subway at City
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(Photo via Justin Brannan)The X28 bus — connecting Sea Gate, Coney Island, Bensonhurst, and Dyker Heights to Midtown Manhattan — will now be permanent, said State Senator Martin Golden yesterday. After a trial period that started in Septemeber 2016 [/x28-weekend-express-service-back-mta-review-ridership-bensonhurst/], the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board voted this week to permanently
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It’s almost summertime and you know what that means… beaches! All NYC beaches re-open [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches]this Saturday, May 27. Starting this summer, the Parks Department will be installing 100 SPF 30 sunscreen dispensers in City beaches, including Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island
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Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last year, Beach Haven Apartments, a private luxury apartment complex was caught dumping 200,000 gallons of raw sewage per day into the Coney Island Creek [/city-official-apologizes-poor-notice-public-re-coney-island-creek-sewage-dumping-bensonhurst/] , infuriating residents who say they weren’
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New Utrecht High School (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)Today, a teen was caught with a loaded gun at New Utrecht High School in Bensonhurst, said officials. The 17-year-old student brought a .380 caliber gun inside the school at 80th Street near 16th Avenue, on Thursday May 25. But when school officials
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Students in one room waiting to be judged by alumni, upperclassmen or teachers. (Photo: Patrice Sanderson)Midwood High school is known for many things: its population (close to 4,000 students), its clubs (close to 30), and its science research program- better known as Midwood Science Research. And on May
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(Photo via NYPL)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Simcha Felder Tells Fellow Rogue Democrats to Rejoin the Party Fold. [New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/nyregion/simcha-felder-independent-democratic-conference-senate.html?_r=0]
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(Courtesy Twitter/ReachNow [https://twitter.com/reachnow/status/856562079561601026])With the weather warming and Memorial Day weekend fast approaching, now is the time to treat yourself to a Mini vacation… or a BMW staycation, if you prefer. Just in time for summer, ReachNow [https://reachnow.com/en/brooklyn-ny/], an innovative
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222 East 21st Street. (Rendering via New Empire Real Estate Development)A nine-story, 115-unit mixed-use building could rise at 222 East 21st Street between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/05/revealed-nine-story-115-unit-mixed-use-building-filed-at-222-east-21st-street-flatbush.html] . Plans for the 80-foot tower include a community space, an enclosed
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Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsRamadan is right around the corner… seriously, it begins this Saturday May 27th at sunrise! During the 30-day holy month of fasting, observant Muslims will not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. Here are some interesting events to consider this Ramadan (and we have added answers
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(Photo by Mike Wright, Midwood-Flatbush News [https://www.facebook.com/midwoodnewsnet/])Shortly after 4 pm, gunshots were heard outside the Brooklyn College campus near Campus Road and Amersfort Place. The police have apprehended two individuals, NYPD confirmed. > Update: heavy NYPD activity near the Brooklyn college after police responded to
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Coney Island Avenue & Avenue O, May 21 at 7pm. (Photo by Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211646942786348&set=pcb.10211646944626394&type=3&theater] )On Sunday evening May 21, an elderly couple was struck by a car at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue