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Thief Bites Prospect Heights U-Haul Employee

Prospect Heights U-Haul Facility. Courtesy of Google Maps.PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A man bit a U-Haul employee, after trying to steal two sets of truck keys at a Brooklyn facility. On Thursday, November 14, at around 8.30 in the morning at the Prospect Heights U-Haul facility at 666 Washington Avenue,

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Let’s Talk About Trucking, the Brooklyn Way

Truck driving on the road. Photo byMatthew T Rader [https://unsplash.com/@matthew_t_rader?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/trucker?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Aleksey Uvarov sits in the back of a solid white

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23 Cyclists Killed In NY This Year

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGOWANUS – The number of cyclists killed in NYC streets this year has risen to 23 after a man riding his bike was struck by a driver. On Sunday, September 8 at around 9:32 p.m., 62-year-old MD Abul Bashar from the Bronx was riding his e-bike

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Another Cyclist Fatally Struck By Truck

A ghost bike to commemorate the death of a cyclistBORO PARK – A 26-year-old cyclist died after being struck by a box truck early evening yesterday. At around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, Pedro Tepozteco was cycling westbound on 47th Street on the right side of the road.

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Photo Of The Day: Graffiti

Photo by neilydee [https://instagram.com/neilydee/]We are really impressed with some of the street art we see around the neighborhood. Share photos with us at editor@kensingtonbk.com or tag them #kensington on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook [https:

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Truck Crashes Into Nostrand Avenue Storefront To Avoid Hitting Bicyclist

Richard Bjork’s 2002 Chevy Avalanche crashed into a building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The driver of a truck that smashed into a vacant storefront on Nostrand Avenue Sunday evening said he swerved to avoid a bicyclist and lost control of his vehicle. “The guy just shot across and

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Photo: Tractor Trailer Knocks Down Two Utility Poles In Midwood

Source: NYBuff.orgA tractor trailer created a web of wires and splinters on East 19th Steet in Midwood this afternoon when it accidentally ripped two utility poles out of the concrete. The accident occurred sometime between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the intersection of East 19th Street

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Truck Wedged At Ave U El, Traffic Blocked Both Ways

Yet another trucker learned a lesson in physics today, when his haul got wedged under the subway tracks at Avenue U around 12:45 p.m. Because of construction work being done around the station, the avenue is narrower and the truck is blocking both lanes of traffic. Does anyone