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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)Following 10 days of mostly peaceful protests against police brutality, marred by at times violent clashes between NYPD and the protesters, as well as calls from residents and local politicians to cut NYPD’s budget, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday a
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CANARSIE – A 52-year-old man is dead after being struck by a car while crossing the street on Friday.On Friday, June 5 at around 3:50 a.m., the 52-year-old man was attempting to cross eastbound on Rockaway Parkway near Skidmore Avenue. According to the NYPD, he was crossing midblock.
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Jamel Floyd protest. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Brooklynites marched 14 blocks yesterday to demand justice for Jamel Floyd, an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center, who died of a heart attack after correctional officers pepper-sprayed him in his cell Wednesday morning. The protest began at St. Michael’s
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KENSINGTON – Thousands of people have been marching and engaging in peaceful protests for the past week, however, not everyone who supports the message can join the marches – there is a pandemic in the city. Our neighbors have been finding other ways to show support and talk to and encourage their
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Dear Neighbor, The people of New York are carrying a heavy weight in their hearts and on their shoulders this month. News of George Floyd’s murder has reverberated through our community; a traumatic reminder of the decades of institutional racism we have endured. I hear your calls, and I
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Photo: Hillel Lash/BklynerFLATBUSH – Two officers were shot, one was stabbed, and the suspect was also shot in an “unprovoked attack” last night. The incident happened at 11:45 p.m. last Wednesday night at the corner of Church Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. Two cops from the 70th precinct were
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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerRosa Goldensohn, Claudia Irizarry Aponte, and Reuven Blau, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/2/21278679/george-floyd-death-protesters-locked-up-over-24-hours-in-nyc-lawsuit-says] More than 100 people arrested amid weekend protests and unrest have spent over 24 hours behind bars in
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EAST FLATBUSH/BROWNSVILLE – Three people were shot and two killed in two separate shootings in Brooklyn last night. First, on June 2, at around 6:05 p.m., cops arrived at the intersection of East 92nd Street and Church Avenue to find a 58-year-old man and a 66-year-old man inside
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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – The race for Congressional District 9 that represents Brooklyn from Park Slope through Crown Heights, Flatbush to Midwood and Sheepshead Bay is underway, with democratic primaries on June 23. There are five candidates looking to represent Congressional District 9,
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CROWN HEIGHTS – A man in Brooklyn who was accused of shooting another man was shot and killed by cops himself last night. On Tuesday, June 2 at around 9:26 p.m., cops arrived on the corner of Bergen Street near Rochester Avenue to find a 49-year-old man who was
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In the last few weeks of protests, New York City has gone through a lot. Police cars drove into protestors in a now widely circulated video, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been criticized for the steps he has taken and his continued praise of the NYPD’s tactics, businesses across
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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerNYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and over a dozen elected officials gathered in Manhattan’s Foley Square this morning to address the murder of George Floyd last week, and to discuss new legislation that will hold police officers accountable for