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Brooklyn Parents, Educators Split on Reinstated Middle School Screenings as Applications Open

Parents are split on the return of screened middle school admissions in New York City — some say the process is unfair and discriminatory, while others say the pandemic-era lottery system kept some kids out of their preferred schools.
Brooklyn Doctor, Pharmacists Charged with Running $24 Million Oxycodone Ring out of East NY Clinic

Brooklyn Doctor, Pharmacists Charged with Running $24 Million Oxycodone Ring out of East NY Clinic

A doctor, her staff and a group of pharmacists ran a $24 million drug ring out of a Brooklyn medical clinic that doled out more than 1 million oxycodone pills with bogus prescriptions, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Flatbush Bicyclist Died After Falling in Front of Oncoming Tractor-Trailer

Flatbush Bicyclist Died After Falling in Front of Oncoming Tractor-Trailer

A 25-year-old bicyclist was killed early Wednesday when she fell in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer, police said. The victim was traveling east on Parkside Ave.
Gunman Robs Crown Heights Deli

Gunman Robs Crown Heights Deli

A Crown Heights deli was robbed of $200 by a gunman early Wednesday morning, police said. At about 12:10 a.m., police said a man came into a deli at 809 Nostrand [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com
Brooklyn Man wins $890,000 Verdict in Wrongful-Arrest Case; said NYPD Planted Drugs, Made Girlfriend Falsely Claim Kidnapping

Brooklyn Man wins $890,000 Verdict in Wrongful-Arrest Case; said NYPD Planted Drugs, Made Girlfriend Falsely Claim Kidnapping

A Brooklyn federal jury awarded $890,000 to a Brooklyn man who accused NYPD officers of planting cocaine on him and forcing his girlfriend to falsely claim he kidnapped her, lawyers and court papers say.
Gunman Robs East Flatbush Bodega in Broad Daylight

Gunman Robs East Flatbush Bodega in Broad Daylight

A gunman held up a Brooklyn store worker at gunpoint in broad daylight, after first pretending to make a purchase, video released by police shows. The robbery happened 1 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Royal Cloudz Convenience store on Church Ave. near E.
Flatbush Shower Bus Provides Access, Dignity and Help for the Homeless

Flatbush Shower Bus Provides Access, Dignity and Help for the Homeless

Nichole Zephrin, Ramona Sargeant, Gordon Pierrelus and Givenson Cadet.
Teens Use Hammer to Rob Bushwick Smoke Shop of CBD Products

Teens Use Hammer to Rob Bushwick Smoke Shop of CBD Products

Two teenage boys used a hammer to smash their way through a piece of glass protecting CBD products at a Brooklyn smoke shop, police said Tuesday. The duo walked into the shop on Central Ave. near Bleecker St. in Bushwick around 11:45 a.m. on Oct.
Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle, Injured on Caton Ave in Flatbush

Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle, Injured on Caton Ave in Flatbush

Reports show that a pedestrian was seriously injured in a collision in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. It happened at approximately 11:29am on Monday morning, October 10.
Teenage Girl Found Fatally Shot in Apartment Building in East New York

Teenage Girl Found Fatally Shot in Apartment Building in East New York

A 17-year-old girl was found fatally shot in the lobby of an East New York, Brooklyn, apartment building. Raelynn Cameron was found shot in the chest inside the lobby of the Eldert Lane building at around 10:55 p.m. Monday.