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Jan
04
Sheepshead Bay Church Calls For Donations To Help Repairs

Sheepshead Bay Church Calls For Donations To Help Repairs

The Sheepshead Bay United Methodist Church is adding support to its steeples and doing extensive internal and external renovations. (Photo:
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Jan
03
Weekend Art Events: January 4-6 (First Saturday, First 50 Jokes, FERUS Festival & More)

Weekend Art Events: January 4-6 (First Saturday, First 50 Jokes, FERUS Festival & More)

The first weekend of 2019 offers photography, painting, living sculptures, comedy, and lots of music including performances at National Sawdust,
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Jan
02

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Attempted Rape in Williamsburg, MTA Bus Stolen from Broadway Junction & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a suspect wanted for the attempted rape of a 26-year old woman
4 min read
Dec
31
Take the Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island on New Year’s Day!

Take the Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island on New Year’s Day!

It’s New Year’s Eve, and while there is plenty of partying to be done and fireworks shows to
2 min read
Dec
28
Suspected Thief Hit and Killed by Train in Sheepshead Bay, Woman’s Body Found on Brighton Beach Shoreline

Suspected Thief Hit and Killed by Train in Sheepshead Bay, Woman’s Body Found on Brighton Beach Shoreline

The tracks of the Sheepshead Bay station in southern Brooklyn. A suspected thief was struck by a train while evading
2 min read
Dec
28
Friday Crime Blotter: Christmas Day Crime, Shots Exchanged on Kingsland Avenue & More

Friday Crime Blotter: Christmas Day Crime, Shots Exchanged on Kingsland Avenue & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] CYPRESS HILLS
3 min read
Dec
27
A Room at the Inn For Red Hook Homeless, Taking the Plunge into the New Year & More of Today’s Links

A Room at the Inn For Red Hook Homeless, Taking the Plunge into the New Year & More of Today’s Links

(Via Bklyner’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bklynerbk/])It’s that quiet time between the two final holidays of
2 min read
Dec
21
The Weekly News Quiz: December 21, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: December 21, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
1 min read
Dec
21
Caught Between Rising Waters and Rising Rates In Brighton Beach

Caught Between Rising Waters and Rising Rates In Brighton Beach

Hassan Ahmad at home in Brighton Beach. Ben Masten/BklynerBRIGHTON BEACH – Earlier this year, Hurricanes Florence and Michael cut huge
3 min read
Dec
20
A Country Villa in Crown Heights, Anti-Gentrification Projection & More of Today’s Links

A Country Villa in Crown Heights, Anti-Gentrification Projection & More of Today’s Links

As part of some residents’ opposition [/anti-gentrification-cb4-bushwick/] to the Bushwick Community Plan [/residents-propose-bushwick-community-plan-for-rezoning-to-tame-development/], a large anti-gentrification message was on the
1 min read