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Brooklyn School for the Deaf Tightens Security with New Lockdown System

Brooklyn School for the Deaf Tightens Security with New Lockdown System

St Francis DeSales’ new lockdown system will include the visual aids that are needed in a school for children with additional needs.
Retired NYPD Officer, Boyfriend Found Dead in Brooklyn Home

Retired NYPD Officer, Boyfriend Found Dead in Brooklyn Home

A retired NYPD officer and her boyfriend were found dead with gunshot wounds to their head in a home in Brooklyn Friday, police said.
Prospect Heights Early AM Fire Injures 4: FDNY

Prospect Heights Early AM Fire Injures 4: FDNY

A fire broke out in a large Prospect Heights apartment building early Friday morning, leaving four people injured, according to officials, with one in serious condition. At about 5 a.m., firefighters responded to [...
‘It Breaks my Heart’: Macon Hardware to Close After Decades in Hayes Family

‘It Breaks my Heart’: Macon Hardware to Close After Decades in Hayes Family

Macon Hardware, one of Bed-Stuy’s oldest Black-owned business, will be sold after the death of the family’s matriarch.
Second Lawyer who Participated in Molotov Cocktail Attack During George Floyd Protests Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison

Second Lawyer who Participated in Molotov Cocktail Attack During George Floyd Protests Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison

A second former New York lawyer has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for participating in a Molotov cocktail attack during a New York City protest in 2020 following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Magnolia Tree Center Hopes to Strengthen Roots in Bed-Stuy

Magnolia Tree Center Hopes to Strengthen Roots in Bed-Stuy

The magnolia tree growing in Brooklyn doesn’t often bloom, but for nearly 150 years, it has survived. The tree — and a smaller, younger sibling planted alongside [...] Click here to view original web page at www.ny1.com
Husband of Woman Burned Alive in Gruesome Brooklyn Killing Speaks Out

Husband of Woman Burned Alive in Gruesome Brooklyn Killing Speaks Out

The last time Pedro Valazquez heard his wife’s voice, she was already dead. Estranged spouse Surgerys Ramirez was tied up and burned alive inside a Brooklyn apartment by a crazed boyfriend on Nov.
Purse Snatchers Attack Coney Island Woman

Purse Snatchers Attack Coney Island Woman

Purse snatchers attack Coney Island woman A couple of thieves robbed a woman near Brighton Beach and Coney Island Avenue on Jan. 6.The victim told police she was just getting off the bus when two pilferers shoved her [...
Fire at Brooklyn NYCHA Complex Injures 2 People: FDNY

Fire at Brooklyn NYCHA Complex Injures 2 People: FDNY

Firefighters assess a blaze at a NYCHA complex at 515 Fountain Ave. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell) A fire at a Brooklyn NYCHA complex on Wednesday morning left two people with minor injuries, Fire Department sources said.
40-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot After Fight on Brooklyn Street

40-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot After Fight on Brooklyn Street

Tyrone Johnson got into a fight with another man on N. Conduit Boulevard near Sheridan Ave. in East New York around 7:10 p.m., cops said. As the men fought, a witness recalled a [...] Click here to view original web page at www.nydailynews.com