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/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/636-16-CIS-78-PCT-02-28-16-video.mp4 Video via NYPD Police have released a video of the suspect’s vehicle involved in an apparent hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian. The incident took place near the intersection of 5th Avenue and 9th Street at approximately 5:00am on Sunday, February 28, according
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Photo via ajhazell [https://www.instagram.com/p/9RyDyvEfi2/?tagged=brokeniphone] Over the last few months, our site has become a maudlin reliquary of iPhone muggings [/blog/crime/injured-12-year-old-is-latest-victim-of-recent-iphone-robberies-in-neighborhood/] in the neighborhood. And if you type “iPhone” [/?s=iphone] into our search engine, you’ll have plenty of crime news
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The intersection of 5th Avenue and 9th Street, hours after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Sunday, February 28. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Updated 9:46pm: A previous version of this story stated the victim was riding a bicycle. Police say that they released this information erroneously, and
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Photo via peri_rob [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCD9L5zPDk0/?taken-at=61172945] Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas, questions, or
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Photo via daniel_orren [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCDTzGoFrlX/?tagged=gowanus] After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. How did
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New crocuses at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (Photo: Sarah Crean)It’s a windy, chilly day today but Spring is coming. On a visit to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [http://www.bbg.org] today, we were excited to see that lavender crocuses and snowdrops had made their arrival in spite
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Drive or walk down 4th Avenue nowadays and you’ll see more earth movers and construction vehicles than cracks on the sidewalk. Traffic crawls as trucks block lanes, and pedestrians zig-zag across the wide thoroughfare because some sidewalks are closed. And more just seems to be coming [/blog/development/development-merry-go-round-275-4th-avenue-condo-project/
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Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153492975946483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Check out Daisy’s smile! > Sean Casey says [http//www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153492975946483/?type=3&theater]
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerWith all this focus on the presidential election, is it still true that all politics are local? Robert Carroll [http://www.robertcarroll2016.com] thinks so. A lifelong Brooklyn resident and a member of a politically active family, Carroll is running for Democratic State Committee Member of the
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256 15th Street #R (image courtesy of Trulia).Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Park Slope apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 5th Avenue [http:
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Allison Goldberg (left) and Jen Jamula (Photo by Lindsay May Cook)Sugar babies. Mixologists who specialize in semen cocktails. Donald Trump. You’ve been there before — let’s call it going through the looking glass of the Internet. One site leads you to another, and to another, until finally you’
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Come Together — to celebrate 50 years of the most influential band in rock and roll history, The Beatles! The Broadway smash hit RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles makes its Brooklyn debut for a limited engagement run on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at the beautifully restored Kings