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Oct
24
Man Dies In Police Custody After Being Handcuffed in Flatlands

Man Dies In Police Custody After Being Handcuffed in Flatlands

East 58th Street in Flatlands, near where the man was arrested (Screenshot via Google Maps)FLATLANDS – A man died after
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Oct
24
Two ‘Mega Million’ Winning Tickets Sold in Brooklyn

Two ‘Mega Million’ Winning Tickets Sold in Brooklyn

SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Two lucky Mega Million winners in Southern Brooklyn will take home $1 million as a second place consolation
1 min read
Oct
23
Jumaane Williams Announces Bid for Public Advocate

Jumaane Williams Announces Bid for Public Advocate

Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)City Councilman Jumaane Williams announced, on Tuesday, a bid for the New York City
1 min read
Oct
23
Electioneering in Southern Brooklyn Senate Race

Electioneering in Southern Brooklyn Senate Race

BAY RIDGE/SHEEPSHEAD BAY – As Election Day nears, the crusade to win the 22nd Senate District seat is pushing both
2 min read
Oct
23
Pests in a Park Slope Pasta Spot, Rooftop Revolutionaries in Greenpoint & More of Today’s Links

Pests in a Park Slope Pasta Spot, Rooftop Revolutionaries in Greenpoint & More of Today’s Links

A tag on the backside of the NuHart plastics industrial site in Greenpoint (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)What’s old is
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Oct
23
Throwing Shade: Which Brooklyn Apartments Are Stuck in the Shadows?

Throwing Shade: Which Brooklyn Apartments Are Stuck in the Shadows?

80 Flatbush rendering, Courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonLottery winners may have it made in the shade, but in real
3 min read
Oct
23
Not Doing Us Proud: Silence Speaks Volumes – and Matters (OPINION)

Not Doing Us Proud: Silence Speaks Volumes – and Matters (OPINION)

Marty Golden. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)By Jay Brown and Rachel Posner On August 15, 2017, long-time Marty Golden employee
4 min read
Oct
22

Weekend Crime Blotter: Con-Ed Con Men Rob Elderly Woman in Manhattan Beach, High-End Williamsburg Vending Machine Predictably Ripped-Off & More

CLINTON HILL – A group of young men held up a Clinton Hill wine shop Friday night, but the armed oenophiles
3 min read
Oct
21
This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home, Murals, Mega Millions & More

This Week In BKLYNER: Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home, Murals, Mega Millions & More

The Dime Savings Bank (9 Dekalb Avenue) was open to the public during Open House New York on Saturday, Oct.
2 min read
Oct
19
The Weekly News Quiz: October 19, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: October 19, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
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