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BENSONHURST – This Saturday, for the 36th time 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, which also bears the name of Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard, will host the annual Columbus Day Parade [/tag/columbus-day-parade/]. This year, the Grand Marshals will be Councilmember Mark Treyger, Deputy Inspector Anthony Sanseverino (62nd precinct), Nick Pesce of LaBella Market
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Intersection of Vanderbilt and St. Marks Avenues in Prospect Heights via Google MapsPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in Prospect Heights at the intersection of St. Marks Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue on Wednesday morning. The FDNY responded to a call at approximately 8:20am. One victim was
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BROOKLYN – The signs that give many subway-riding New Yorkers a headache finally got a facelift this month. The MTA’s new Planned Work posters are much clearer than previous versions, sporting a visual representation of closures and travel alternatives. They’ll be used in all 472 subway stations. The new
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Intersection of Ralph Avenue and Park Place via Google MapsBROWNSVILLE – A 49-year-old Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident was killed over the weekend when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Ralph Avenue. At approximately 4:30pm on Sunday, October 1, police responded to a call of motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle
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MILL BASIN – The NYPD is searching for a pair of pyromaniacs who set four fires in a Mill Basin parking lot over the summer. At approximately 3am on Thursday, July 13 at 6065 Strickland Avenue, 4 fires were intentionally set by two suspects, police say. The fires were sparked in
Greenpoint
GREENPOINT – The old Kosciuszko Bridge ended with a bang, not a whimper, early Sunday morning. The old span was dropped by an “energetic felling,” conducted by Controlled Demoltion, Inc. Two sections, composed of more than more than 3,000 feet steel on either side of Newtown Creek, fell onto piles
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – A proposed change to three blocks of 86th Street in Bay Ridge [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/86th-st-3rd-ave-shore-rd-sept2017.pdf] led to a heated debate last Wednesday night.About 20 people attended a community meeting in the offices of Brooklyn Community Board 10 to hear about
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[UPDATED: Wednesday, September 27 at 11:30am] The investigation on the “F” track at York Street station Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a “false report,” a NYPD representative said Wednesday morning. Following an investigation of an “unauthorized person on tracks,” police say that no one was found and no
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DUMBO – The NYPD reports that an individual was struck by an “F” train at York Street station at approximately 4:25pm Tuesday afternoon. No other information is available at this time. The MTA tweeted that “F” train service is currently experiencing delays in both directions due to an investigation. >
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BAY RIDGE/DYKER HEIGHTS – Police are investigating a three car collision on the Belt Parkway earlier this month that has left one man dead. Photo via Harvey K / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/theharv58/6805188814/in/photolist-bnmnxC-7KqGp4-dhysjP-9XGVEn-9rQvTt-ecVqDK-ab77GB-9bfUCg-5HdCGb-4KPf6B-8392Ri-6cBDwA-9rJYYc-a8BgD9-51638U-b3kp8-5fqYA6-ab9XEj-CWBFEx-4tm4p-64tP7S-dK8RG-d3cwQU-ao23y9-ftTWf-9WAzC2-ab9XBJ-do4uFD-mLPih-4sYLvC-pUNQcw-2jzEnw-7z82jY-9EVarh-3ASWC-iJXA2n-do4C9h-8ojEVe-vbSNk-
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Council Member Lander lauds the new countdown clocks at 4th Ave and 9th St (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – As Bus Time clocks arrive slowly but surely in Brooklyn [/bus-time-clocks-arrive-at-brooklyn-bus-stops/], Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) called for a new initiative in expanding coverage: teaming up with LinkNYC [https://www.
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GRAVESEND – Last Friday, September 22, BKLYNER reported [/person-reportedly-struck-f-train-avenue-x-station/] that a person was struck by an “F” train at the Avenue X subway station, suspending “F” train service between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in both directions for approximately two hours. A FDNY representative said firefighters responded to a call