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Dec
23
Brighton Beach Laundromat Robbed at Gunpoint

Brighton Beach Laundromat Robbed at Gunpoint

Glady’s Laundromat and Dry Cleaners robbery. Courtesy of NYPD.BRIGHTON BEACH — A 24-hour laundromat was robbed at gunpoint in
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Dec
23
Young Man Stabbed at Bagel Shop in a Fight ‘Over Girls’

Young Man Stabbed at Bagel Shop in a Fight ‘Over Girls’

Brooklyn Bagel Boys on Coney Island Avenue. Robert S./Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniepicso/23447131383/in/photolist-BHWFgV-aNgRpZ-aNgSza-P1kJKa-adBV2p-aNgXWk-2iBCfg-dH4e6Y-aew5bk-4JgkDC-dm1NcQ-9AsNCF-6pzqY-McNAa-eaDZD7-3DnNzB-D9AuMQ-6pzri-5B5J2j-a7SwE5-a6hkBN-711xWu-8Nq7G2-4xeEpd-7MjWrW-nEoiD-8Ntdxo-9hMe75-92Tajy-BucQsH-7JZPB8-64z6J4-hDYvWf-9SEXGk-4gxjvs-8mEhYy-4LCqqT-9JNP7-5DAYMm-8A2tXH-8A5ABq-atJ8UH-8A5Az1-8A2u22-8aPr3a-5xiWsd-Jrafh-cUmy8y-4LGABy-7ku286] SHEEPSHEAD
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Dec
20
Municipal Credit Union to Close Coney Island Branch Leaving the Neighborhood With Few Banking Options

Municipal Credit Union to Close Coney Island Branch Leaving the Neighborhood With Few Banking Options

MCU Coney Island. Via Google Maps.CONEY ISLAND — The Municipal Credit Union has announced [https://www.nymcu.org/] that it
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Dec
20
Congress Votes to Temporarily Repeal the SALT Tax Cap But It Will Likely Go Nowhere

Congress Votes to Temporarily Repeal the SALT Tax Cap But It Will Likely Go Nowhere

Congress voted to restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, a measure that could provide financial relief to Brooklyn
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Dec
19
Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza 

Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza 

Corner of Wall, Katie Herchenroeder /BklynerNEWKIRK PLAZA – A stone’s throw away from the vacant corner lot on Newkirk Avenue
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Dec
19
Two Elderly Brooklyn Pedestrians Killed Crossing Streets this Week

Two Elderly Brooklyn Pedestrians Killed Crossing Streets this Week

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK/SHEEPSHEAD BAY — Two women, a 75-year-old and an 80-year-old, are dead after being struck by
2 min read
Dec
16
F Train Rattles Coney Island Residents

F Train Rattles Coney Island Residents

Brightwater Towers in Coney Island. Kouichi Shirayanagi/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND — Residents of Coney Island’s Brightwater Towers, located near the
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Dec
13
Articles of Impeachment Head For House Vote: Max Rose Signs On

Articles of Impeachment Head For House Vote: Max Rose Signs On

Max Rose. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Congressman Jerry Nadler (Brooklyn/Manhattan) who Chairs the House Judiciary Committee may be best
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Dec
13
Sheepshead Bay Is Not the Next High-Rise Hipster Haven

Sheepshead Bay Is Not the Next High-Rise Hipster Haven

Avalon Brooklyn Bay, a 30-story tower with units for rent and for purchase, looks over the water of Sheepshead Bay
4 min read
Dec
11

Keeping Faith: The Story of Mike Vinitsky

Mike Vinitsky. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CONEY ISLAND — Once upon a time the 41-year-old Mikhail Vinitsky worked as an NYPD
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