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Flatbush Stop and Shop to Close, Leaving Residents Concerned about Lack of Affordable Groceries

Flatbush Stop and Shop to Close, Leaving Residents Concerned about Lack of Affordable Groceries

The store is "not meeting the company's financial targets." Meanwhile, the lines at the food pantry around the corner keep growing longer.
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Man Arrested in Connection to Brooklyn Subway Shove

Man Arrested in Connection to Brooklyn Subway Shove

Police have arrested the man suspected of shoving another man onto the tracks at a subway station in Brooklyn last week. Lamale McRae, 41, is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and harassment.
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Elderly Woman Shot, Wounded in Bed-Stuy, Suspect Not in Custody

Elderly Woman Shot, Wounded in Bed-Stuy, Suspect Not in Custody

A 70-year-old woman was shot in Brooklyn and officers are searching for the gunman, police said Monday afternoon. The woman was shot in the leg while standing on the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Fulton Street at around 2:20 p.m.
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Arrest Made in Murder of High School Basketball Star in Crown Heights

Arrest Made in Murder of High School Basketball Star in Crown Heights

The NYPD has arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the deadly shooting of a high school basketball star in Brooklyn last month. Malik Bob was arrested Monday and is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Atlantic Storm with Cyclone Potential has Brooklyn in its Path

Atlantic Storm with Cyclone Potential has Brooklyn in its Path

A storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean has a small chance to form into a tropical system, and its path is aimed at the U.S. East Coast.
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Panhandler Struck and Killed in Median of Busy Crown Heights Street

Panhandler Struck and Killed in Median of Busy Crown Heights Street

A driver fatally struck a man panhandling in the median of a busy Brooklyn street on Sunday, police and witnesses said. Walter Gonzalez, 56, was standing in the painted median near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Ave.
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Crown Heights Students Hold Walk Out to Call for End of Gun Violence

Crown Heights Students Hold Walk Out to Call for End of Gun Violence

Students and staff from Empower Charter School in Crown Heights walked out of their classes this morning and took to the streets to raise awareness of gun violence in their community.
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L Train Subway-Shove Victim Suicidal as Mom Rages Against the Mayor's Transit Crime Plan

L Train Subway-Shove Victim Suicidal as Mom Rages Against the Mayor's Transit Crime Plan

A straphanger randomly shoved onto Brooklyn subway tracks was left traumatized to the point of being suicidal, his mom said Sunday — while blasting Mayor Eric Adams’ latest plan to try to curb soaring transit crime.
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Brooklyn’s Public Administrator Introduced at Hispanic Heritage Event

Brooklyn’s Public Administrator Introduced at Hispanic Heritage Event

Not many people know who the public administrator is or what they do, but it is an important job that can impact the lives of nearly every family in Brooklyn.
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Prospect, Crown Heights Has Fourth Worst Asthma Rates Citywide: Data

Prospect, Crown Heights Has Fourth Worst Asthma Rates Citywide: Data

Two of Brooklyn's most popular neighborhoods are at the top of another city-wide list. Unfortunately, the list is for asthma rates. According to "Spatial Equity NYC," a new online tool released this week by the advocacy group Transportation [...
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