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Citi Bike Rider, 37, Killed After Colliding with Box Truck in Gowanus

Citi Bike Rider, 37, Killed After Colliding with Box Truck in Gowanus

A 37-year-old woman riding a Citi Bike e-bike was killed in a smash-up with a box truck in Brooklyn early Tuesday, authorities said. The woman was pedaling east on Ninth Street near Second Avenue in Gowanus around 7:20 a.m.
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Bed-Stuy Tenants 'Hoodwinked' By Rent Hikes File Class Action Lawsuit

Bed-Stuy Tenants 'Hoodwinked' By Rent Hikes File Class Action Lawsuit

A group of Bed-Stuy tenants filed a class action lawsuit against the landlord they accuse of hiking rents illegally despite receiving a hefty tax break from an expired controversial state program, court records show. Residents of 27 Albany [...
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Man Rescued From Subway Tracks in Carroll Gardens

Man Rescued From Subway Tracks in Carroll Gardens

Police officers pulled to safety a man who had fallen onto train tracks in Brooklyn, in an incident captured on the bodycam of Officer Meir Green. At 2:34 p.m.
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NYC Nurses Strike Update: The Brooklyn Hospital Center Reaches Tentative Agreement

NYC Nurses Strike Update: The Brooklyn Hospital Center Reaches Tentative Agreement

Several major Brooklyn hospitals came to agreements or tentative agreements with [...] Click here to view original web page at brooklynreporter.com
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Pedestrian Run Over In Crown Heights Shabbos Hit-And-Run: Police

Pedestrian Run Over In Crown Heights Shabbos Hit-And-Run: Police

Police are seeking the driver who slammed into a man in Crown Heights then sped away from the scene, according to officials. The 55-year-old man was crossing Union Street near [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com
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Sighting of Missing Deaf Woman Moves Search to Brooklyn

Sighting of Missing Deaf Woman Moves Search to Brooklyn

The family of a missing deaf woman who disappeared before Christmas moved their search into Brooklyn after a reported sighting. “It’s 17 days today,” Genevieve Primus, the sister of 46-year-old Samantha Denise Primus, who goes by Denise, said Monday.
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Curtis Sliwa Tries to Convince Mayor’s Brooklyn Neighbors to Use Feral Cats to Combat Rats

Curtis Sliwa Tries to Convince Mayor’s Brooklyn Neighbors to Use Feral Cats to Combat Rats

Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa spent Sunday trying to drum up support from Mayor Eric Adams’ Brooklyn neighbors to use feral cats to combat the local rat problem — as two cops kept him under their watch.
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Brooklyn Robbers Steal Money, Marijuana During Violent Home Invasion

Brooklyn Robbers Steal Money, Marijuana During Violent Home Invasion

Three armed home invaders stole marijuana, money, and jewelry from a Brooklyn apartment last month, police said Sunday. A 22-year-old woman was leaving her apartment near Linden [...] Click here to view original web page at pix11.com
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NYPD Investigating Alleged Anti-Asian Attack in Brooklyn

NYPD Investigating Alleged Anti-Asian Attack in Brooklyn

The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an alleged racist attack in Brooklyn. According to police, on December 3, the suspect approached the victim near Fleet Place and Willoughby Street in Fort Greene at around 4 p.m.
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Man Gunned Down in Rockaway Parkway Apartment was Dead for Hours Before Body was Discovered

Man Gunned Down in Rockaway Parkway Apartment was Dead for Hours Before Body was Discovered

A Brooklyn man was shot to death during a violent raid in his apartment, police and the victim’s roommate said Saturday.
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