Southern Brooklyn

Mar
07

85-Year-Old Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car

2965 Avenue S. (Photo via Google Maps)MARINE PARK – An 85-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car as
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Mar
07
UPDATE: Shooting Threat At Bay Academy Junior High, 11-Year-Old In Custody

UPDATE: Shooting Threat At Bay Academy Junior High, 11-Year-Old In Custody

UPDATE: Cops are telling us an 11-year-old boy was taken into custody for the shooting threat made on Instagram last
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Mar
07
Weekend Art Events: March 8-10 (Ladies First Dance Party, Frida Kahlo Pop-Up Library, Immigration on Film & More)

Weekend Art Events: March 8-10 (Ladies First Dance Party, Frida Kahlo Pop-Up Library, Immigration on Film & More)

Escape the cold by learning something new this weekend! There are various events and discussions throughout the borough to satisfy
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Feb
28
Weekend Art Events: March 1-3 (On Air Fest, Sound Baths, Indoor Block Party & More)

Weekend Art Events: March 1-3 (On Air Fest, Sound Baths, Indoor Block Party & More)

Looking to try something new this weekend? Check out a variety of local art events happening around Brooklyn that explore
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Feb
25
So Much Hate: Swastika Found In Brighton Beach Playground

So Much Hate: Swastika Found In Brighton Beach Playground

Photo via Chaim Deutsch.BRIGHTON BEACH – Hate only seems to be getting stronger. More swastikas were found in Southern Brooklyn,
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Feb
25
Body of man found in mud in Shell Bank Creek

Body of man found in mud in Shell Bank Creek

Police and Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Firefighters removed the body found in Shell Bank Creek on Saturday. Todd Maisel/BklynerMARINE PARK
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Feb
25
Police seek two suspects in shooting death of boy, 15

Police seek two suspects in shooting death of boy, 15

Don Joseph, brother of slain Samuel Joseph, tries to console his mother immediately after the shooting. By Todd Maisel/BklynerFLATBUSH/
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Feb
22
Brooklyn’s Rafael Espinal stepping up for citywide office

Brooklyn’s Rafael Espinal stepping up for citywide office

SPONSORED: City Councilmember and lifelong Brooklyn resident Rafael Espinal is running to be New York’s next Public Advocate in
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Feb
21
Weekend Art Events: February 22-24 (Once Upon a Mattress, Bed-Stuy Mural Walk, Donald Sinta Quartet & More)

Weekend Art Events: February 22-24 (Once Upon a Mattress, Bed-Stuy Mural Walk, Donald Sinta Quartet & More)

Lose yourself in one of the many arts-related events happening throughout Brooklyn this weekend. Gallery Players will be showing a
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Feb
20
Briefly Noted: Raccoons Residing In A Subway Station, Unique Final Resting Places and More Links

Briefly Noted: Raccoons Residing In A Subway Station, Unique Final Resting Places and More Links

Flatbush Malls (Photo courtesy Sean Claffey via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216556796985887&set=pcb.10216556797985912&
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