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Police & Fire

Sen. Golden’s New Bill Will Make Subway & Bus Crimes Easier To Track

Photo by Robert S [https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniepicso/]Safety advocated are hailing a new law, sponsored by Senator Marty Golden and Assemblyman James Brennan, as an important tool in protecting commuters and MTA workers from crime and sexual assault. The bill, signed into law this week by Governor

News

Senator Persaud And Assemblymember Simon Respond To Threatening NRA Tweet

> Sounding off on one of the most ridiculous anti-gun schemes introduced in some time: https://t.co/nDt77l6OuQ pic.twitter.com/JI86OQ5HI0 [https://t.co/JI86OQ5HI0] — Americas1stFreedom (@NRAA1F) January 4, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NRAA1F/status/684029853054570496] After an NRA-sponsored publication tweeted a photo of state Senator Roxanne Persaud

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Morning Mug: “I Like To Think I Fell Out Of The Womb Onto The Fun Park’s Giant Parachute Jump While Eating A Nathan’s Hot Dog.” — Harold Feinstein

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Freezin’ For A Good Cause: Photos From The 2016 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

https://youtu.be/kipxoCROXIM Thousands splashed into the ice-cold Atlantic New Year’s Day for the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. The event has become a staple New Year’s tradition in Brooklyn since the Coney Island Polar Bear Club was founded 112 years [/history-coney-islands-112-year-old-polar-bear-club/] ago by a by

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Rybak Condo Development On Emmons Avenue Scheduled For Completion In Fall Of 2017

Rybak Development [/?s=rybak], the company that demolished the El Greco Diner [/demolished-el-greco-diner-torn-down-to-make-way-for-condo-development-photos/] to make way for a seven-story condominium building, says it hopes the development will be completed in the Fall of 2017 and has released a new video showing what the swanky structure will look like along the

Events

Things For Kids To Do In Southern Brooklyn: New Year’s Party, Storytelling, Sewing Lessons

(Photo: Friends of the Sheepshead Bay Library [https://www.facebook.com/sheepsheadbaylibrary/photos/a.843632762372394.1073741889.630539527015053/843632612372409/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected

Police & Fire

Teen Accused Of Killing Two, Including Her Mother, Held Without Bail, Cops Say It Was Not Self-Defense

15-year-old Destiny Garcia is accused of murdering her mother and mother’s boyfriend. (Photo: Destiny Garcia [https://www.facebook.com/julisa.guzman.10?fref=ts] / Facebook)The 15-year-old girl accused of killing two people, including her own mother, at the Sheepshead Bay Houses was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court just

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Morning Mug: “In Order For The Light To Shine So Brightly, The Darkness Must Be Present.” — Francis Bacon

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Police & Fire

Murder Charges For Teen Accused Of Shooting Mother And Another Man At Sheepshead Bay Houses

(Photo: mikey k / flickr)Police charged a 15-year-old girl with murder after she allegedly confessed to gunning down two people [/15-year-old-girl-taken-into-custody-after-cops-find-two-bullet-riddled-bodies-at-the-sheepshead-bay-houses/] , including her mother, in an apartment at the Sheepshead Bay Houses last week. The NYPD announced Monday that the teen, Destiny Garcia, who lived in the apartment with her

Events

Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Chess Showdown, Poetry Session, ‘Next Year Jerusalem’

(Photo: Enrico Strocchi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/strocchi/1348020612/] / Flickr)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Sit down with for a friendly chess match, jam out with some fellow poetry enthusiasts or enjoy a free screening of “Next Year Jerusalem.” There’s also a health insurance navigator

Announcements

Meet America’s First Baby Of 2016 — Born ‘Exactly Midnight’ At Coney Island Hospital

Courtesy of Coney Island HospitalNew York City’s first baby of 2016 was born exactly midnight on January 1, at Coney Island Hospital — earning the tiny boy the title of first American baby of the year, reports [http://abcnews.go.com/US/newborns-vie-title-baby-born-2016/story?id=36048209] ABC News. Zayden Noel,

Events

Here’s What It Feels Like To Take The Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

One of the costumed characters at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)You can’t conquer the Atlantic Ocean. That’s the conclusion I came to when I joined thousands of New Year’s Day revelers in Coney Island Friday for the annual Polar Bear