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Feb
10
Should Kids Who Lose MetroCards Not Be Allowed To Go Home?

Should Kids Who Lose MetroCards Not Be Allowed To Go Home?

A recent video circulating on twitter shows an NYPD officer shoving a high school student on her way home from
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Feb
10
Suspicious Death at Marlboro Houses Deemed Homicide

Suspicious Death at Marlboro Houses Deemed Homicide

GRAVESEND — An eldery man was found dead on Friday night at the Marlboro Houses NYCHA complex in Gravesend. On Friday,
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Feb
07
Local Pols Demand Investigation into ICE Shooting of Brooklyn Resident

Local Pols Demand Investigation into ICE Shooting of Brooklyn Resident

GRAVESEND — Yesterday morning, Eric Diaz, 26, of West 12th Street, was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Feb
06
ICE Shoots Man in Gravesend in Broad Daylight, Protest at Maimonides Hospital

ICE Shoots Man in Gravesend in Broad Daylight, Protest at Maimonides Hospital

GRAVESEND/BORO PARK – This morning a man on West 12th Street in Gravesend was shot in his face by ICE
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Feb
05
Bail Law Fuels GOP Challenge To Democratic Reformer In Brooklyn

Bail Law Fuels GOP Challenge To Democratic Reformer In Brooklyn

By Clifford Michael, THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/02/bail-law-fuels-gop-challenge-to-reformer-in-swing-district.html] . A year after State Sen. Andrew Gounardes beat
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Feb
03
Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerBROOKLYN — Back in October, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began to study Brooklyn’s bus
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Feb
03
Man Breaks into Multiple Brighton Beach Homes, Doesn’t Steal Anything

Man Breaks into Multiple Brighton Beach Homes, Doesn’t Steal Anything

Suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.BRIGHTON BEACH — A man broke into multiple Brighton Beach homes on Thursday, but did not steal
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Feb
03
VIDEO: Man Snatches 12-Year-Old’s iPhone in Sheepshead Bay

VIDEO: Man Snatches 12-Year-Old’s iPhone in Sheepshead Bay

Suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.SHEEPSHEAD BAY — A young boy’s phone was stolen on the street in Sheepshead Bay. On
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Jan
30
For Women, from Women: Jazeeba Beauty Salon

For Women, from Women: Jazeeba Beauty Salon

Jazeeba salon, Maria Newsom/BklynerMIDWOOD—The mixed-use architecture which defines the stretch of Foster Avenue from MacDonald to Ocean Avenues,
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Jan
28
72-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Gravesend; Driver Arrested

72-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Gravesend; Driver Arrested

West 6th Street and Avenue S. Via Google Maps.GRAVESEND — A pedestrian passed away after being struck by a car
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