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Crown Heights Bodega Worker, 64, Thrown to Floor in Random Attack, Suspect Sought

Crown Heights Bodega Worker, 64, Thrown to Floor in Random Attack, Suspect Sought

Police are searching for a man who threw an employee of a Brooklyn bodega to the floor in a random attack earlier this month, authorities said. The incident happened at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan.
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Prospect And Crown Heights Chefs Named James Beard Semifinalists

Two chefs from Prospect Heights and Crown Heights restaurants are in the running to be named the best of New York.
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PLG Man Indicted for Allegedly Building Ghost Guns in His Apartment: DA

PLG Man Indicted for Allegedly Building Ghost Guns in His Apartment: DA

A Prospect Lefferts Gardens man has been indicted for allegedly manufacturing ghost guns in his apartment with parts he purchased online, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced [...] Click here to view original web page at www.
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Attempted Abduction of Young Boy from Gravesend Synagogue, Man in Custody

Attempted Abduction of Young Boy from Gravesend Synagogue, Man in Custody

A man wearing traditional Jewish clothing allegedly tried to abduct a boy from a synagogue in Brooklyn. It happened on East 7th Street in the Gravesend section at 9:38 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Multiple Attempted Muggings Reported in Crown Heights

Multiple Attempted Muggings Reported in Crown Heights

In response to multiple attempted muggings in Crown Heights, Shomrim has alerted the community to be extra vigilant until the suspected perpetrators are apprehended. At 2:08 p.m.
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Historic Bed-Stuy church receives $200,000 restoration grant after suffering water damage

Historic Bed-Stuy church receives $200,000 restoration grant after suffering water damage

A historic Bedford–Stuyvesant church is getting a $200,000 makeover to repair water damage that forced the temporary closure of the beloved house [...] Click here to view original web page at www.brooklynpaper.com
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NYPD commander transferred from Brooklyn precinct over community backlash gets promotion

NYPD commander transferred from Brooklyn precinct over community backlash gets promotion

An NYPD commander transferred out of his command two years ago after community activists campaigned against him is about to be promoted to deputy chief, the Daily News has learned.
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Burglary spree: Serial fridge thieves target high-end homes in Brooklyn

Burglary spree: Serial fridge thieves target high-end homes in Brooklyn

Police are searching for a pair of burglars who have been stealing refrigerators and washing machines from high-end residential buildings in Bushwick. The weekslong spree has netted the duo at [...] Click here to view original web page at www.audacy.
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Small Chinese Chain Oh Dumplings Opening Soon in Greenpoint

Small Chinese Chain Oh Dumplings Opening Soon in Greenpoint

Oh Dumplings , a small chain of Chinese restaurants specializing in — you guessed it — dumplings is opening in Greenpoint at 159 Franklin Street, on the corner of India Street, in the space that used to be [...
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Challenge to Landmarks Preservation Commission Approval of Brooklyn Development Dismissed

Challenge to Landmarks Preservation Commission Approval of Brooklyn Development Dismissed

On January 12, 2023, Justice Ingrid Joseph, New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, dismissed a petition seeking to halt a residential development in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. In Sterling Place BK-NY Block Association Inc., et al. v.
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