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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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Flatbush Man Makes Sexual Advances Toward Teen, Threatens Her: Cops

Flatbush Man Makes Sexual Advances Toward Teen, Threatens Her: Cops

Cops believe this is the suspect who asked a teen girl for oral sex and threatened her when she refused in Flatbush on Wednesday night.
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BK Motorist Who Mowed Down Motorcyclist Charged With Murder; 2 Were in Heated Fight

BK Motorist Who Mowed Down Motorcyclist Charged With Murder; 2 Were in Heated Fight

A Brooklyn driver who fatally struck a motorcyclist before his car overturned purposely rammed his victim after having a heated fight a few minutes before the crash, police said Saturday. Derrick McCarthy, 27, is facing murder charges for the Oct.
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Teen Dead, 5 Injured in East Flatbush Apartment Fire

Teen Dead, 5 Injured in East Flatbush Apartment Fire

A fire tore through an apartment building in Brooklyn on Sunday, killing a young teenager and injuring several other tenants. Firefighters responded to a residential fire call at around 10:30 a.m.
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Deadly Epidural Delivered in Brooklyn by a Doctor With a History of Mistakes

Deadly Epidural Delivered in Brooklyn by a Doctor With a History of Mistakes

Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One [...] Click here to view original web page at www.nytimes.com
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