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Jun
13
Heated Discussions As Community Board 1 Breaks Up For The Summer

Heated Discussions As Community Board 1 Breaks Up For The Summer

Bklyner/Olivia OldhamWILLIAMSBURG – On Tuesday evening Community Board 1 convened for the final session before the summer break and community
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Jun
12
Installations Depicting Kids In Cages Pop Up Across City

Installations Depicting Kids In Cages Pop Up Across City

Two dozen disturbing art installations popped up across NYC early Wednesday morning depicting migrant children detained in cages. > Outside
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Jun
06
Crown Heights Man Given 24 Years to Life For Kidnapping and Murder

Crown Heights Man Given 24 Years to Life For Kidnapping and Murder

Supreme Court of New York Liena Zagare/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A Crown Heights man has been sentenced to 24 years to
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Jun
04
As Crime Dropped, Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Soared: NYPD

As Crime Dropped, Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Soared: NYPD

Image via Olivia OldhamBUSHWICK – While overall crime in the city continues to fall, the NYPD on Tuesday announced hate crimes
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Jun
03
Mugs Alehouse In Williamsburg Closing

Mugs Alehouse In Williamsburg Closing

WILLIAMSBURG – Community staple, Mugs Alehouse [http://www.mugsalehouse.com], will be closing on June 22nd after over 26 years of
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May
10
Recent Attacks In Williamsburg Investigated As Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Recent Attacks In Williamsburg Investigated As Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are now investigating two recent attacks in Williamsburg as anti-Semitic hate crimes. The apparent incidents happened less than
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May
09
L Train Slowdown is … OK?

L Train Slowdown is … OK?

A week and half into the L Train slowdown and things are…okay. The plan, which replaced the much-dreaded L
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May
09
Help Find Driver Who Hit Woman, Sent Her Flying and Kept Going

Help Find Driver Who Hit Woman, Sent Her Flying and Kept Going

WILLIAMSBURG – Police need help finding the driver who struck a woman and left the scene yesterday afternoon. A 25-year-old woman
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Apr
22
An Ax Murderer Killed A Pregnant Woman

An Ax Murderer Killed A Pregnant Woman

Savannah Rivera via Facebook.WILLIAMSBURG – Neighbor charged with murdering a 20-year-old pregnant woman with an ax over the weekend. On
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Apr
19
Passover and Good Friday Celebrated With Burning of Chametz And Carrying of Crosses

Passover and Good Friday Celebrated With Burning of Chametz And Carrying of Crosses

Burning of chametz in Boro Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerFriday marked the beginning of Passover in the Jewish faith and Good
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