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Aug
22
Expect 20 Minute Delays During L Train Shutdown, Pols Tell Commuters

Expect 20 Minute Delays During L Train Shutdown, Pols Tell Commuters

Mayor de Blasio arrived in Williamsburg via L train yesterday to address the coming Canarsie Tunnel Shutdown (Michael Appleton/Mayoral
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Aug
21
The Subway Goats Are Safe Upstate, Self-Driving Cars Hit the Brakes & More of Today’s Links

The Subway Goats Are Safe Upstate, Self-Driving Cars Hit the Brakes & More of Today’s Links

On the set of “Gotham,” which is filmed in Brooklyn at Steiner Studios (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Eid Mubarak to all
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Aug
21
Richard Carranza’s back-to-school checklist: less paperwork, clearer lines of responsibility, and a hard look at gifted programs

Richard Carranza’s back-to-school checklist: less paperwork, clearer lines of responsibility, and a hard look at gifted programs

Richard Carranza. By Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Christina Veiga, in partnership with Chalkbeat Richard Carranza jokes that his colleagues must be
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Aug
21
Local feuding gets the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela canceled

Local feuding gets the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela canceled

Photo: BklynerDITMAS PARK – The 72nd anniversary of Pakistan’s independence was supposed to be celebrated with an annual mela (street
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Aug
20
Grab a Free Kosher Lunch for Kids This Week in Boro Park & Williamsburg!

Grab a Free Kosher Lunch for Kids This Week in Boro Park & Williamsburg!

BORO PARK/WILLIAMSBURG – This week Monday through Thursday Met Council will be giving away nearly 5,000 free kosher lunches
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Aug
20
Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs

Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs

New Chancellor Robert Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)By Christina Veiga Ever since the
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Aug
20
“Very Baaaaad Boys” on the run

“Very Baaaaad Boys” on the run

SUNSET PARK – There are goats on the loose in Sunset Park along the N tracks, the MTA has announced. At
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Aug
20
Mayor Brings ‘City Hall In Your Borough’ To Brooklyn This Week

Mayor Brings ‘City Hall In Your Borough’ To Brooklyn This Week

Mayor Bill de Blasio is working from home this week. Starting on Monday, August 20, de Blasio and members of
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Aug
20
An Accident, A Homicide, and an Unknown: Three Dead in Brooklyn Over Weekend

An Accident, A Homicide, and an Unknown: Three Dead in Brooklyn Over Weekend

St. Thomas Aquinas church and the R train entrance on Ninth Street in Park Slope, where the attempted robberies took
2 min read
Aug
20

Weekend Crime Blotter: Off-Duty Cop Shoots Man in Wheelchair, 81-Year Old Thwarts Knife-Wielding Robber & More

EAST FLATBUSH – In the early hours of Sunday, around 2:45 am, an off-duty cop shot and wounded an armed
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