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Photo courtesy of Chris McCreightCouncilman Vincent Gentile announced his endorsement of Chris McCreight [http://www.chrismccreight.com] for Democratic state committee member — also called district leader — in the 46th Assembly District this morning. Together, Gentile and McCreight greeted commuters at the 95th R train station in Bay Ridge Wednesday morning.
Police & Fire
Police are asking the public for assistance locating a Coney Island teenager who went missing last week. UPDATED: Teenager was found. Anyone with information in regards to the missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public
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Health
(Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfataustralianaid/10703811283/] / Flickr)Senator Chuck Schumer is urging Congress to pass a $1.9 billion emergency funding bill to combat Zika virus after health officials reported the number of confirmed cases in New York City has almost tripled
Police & Fire
(Photo provided by an anonymous reader)A neighbor is asking for help catching the tattooed thief who stole a bicycle from his friend’s porch last week. The NYPD confirmed the bicycle was snatched from a home on East 29th Street, between Avenue X and Avenue W, in the morning
Announcements
If you’re planning a move to Brooklyn now that summer is here the thought of dragging your old, lumpy mattress along sounds ridiculous. If you buy a Leesa mattress delivered directly to your door for free compressed in a box there’s then there’s no lugging it up
Police & Fire
The NYPD wants to know your opinion about the police body camera [http://www.fastcompany.com/3039429/heres-how-the-nypds-new-body-camera-program-will-work] pilot program.The police department plans to increase the number of officers wearing cameras from 60 to more than 1,000 and expand the program in 20 precincts across the city. But
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Events
Photo via Coney Island [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun?fref=photo] on Facebook.Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Curl up for the first movie screening of the Coney Island Flicks on the Beach series. There are also other outdoor movie showings, concerts, a park cleanup and more!
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Source: mikey k/FlickrAn MTA bus driver was arrested Tuesday for slashing his wife in the neck during a domestic dispute at the their Gravesend home, authorities say. Raymond Soto, 60, allegedly lunged at his 33-year-old son-in-law with a knife around 1:30pm during an argument at their house near
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(Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3984413077/] / Flickr)By Elizabeth Elizalde In the wake of last week’s nationwide violence, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, community members, and law enforcement, will hold a candlelight vigil to honor the Lousiana, Minnesota, and Dallas shooting victims on
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Arts & Culture
Joe Perry performing with the Hollywood Vampires. (Photo: Joe Perry [https://www.facebook.com/JoePerryFanPage/photos/a.10150231838841365.325503.147933376364/10153727269171365/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Joe Perry, guitarist for the Hall of Fame rock band Aerosmith, collapsed from a heart attack while playing a show Sunday night at the