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NYPD: 2 Wanted for Stealing Refrigerators, Other Household Items in Bed-Stuy Apartments

NYPD: 2 Wanted for Stealing Refrigerators, Other Household Items in Bed-Stuy Apartments

Two men are wanted for multiple robberies across Brooklyn, according to the NYPD. Police say the suspects pried open the front door of a residential building in Bed-Stuy and took a refrigerator and a washer and dryer before taking off on Jan. 8.
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Lunar New Year in NYC: Where to Celebrate in 2023

Lunar New Year in NYC: Where to Celebrate in 2023

Lunar New Year is approaching. Lion dances, firecracker ceremonies, parades — New Yorkers can enjoy a variety of cultural activities across the five boroughs of NYC to celebrate this grand festival in Asian cultures.
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Formerly Homeless New Yorker Finds Rehabilitation Through Art Therapy

Formerly Homeless New Yorker Finds Rehabilitation Through Art Therapy

A Brooklyn based nonprofit offers one-stop support to thousands of New Yorkers who are homeless or in danger of living on the street. More than 100,000 New Yorkers are homeless.
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Incoming Bed Stuy Shake Shack Shakes Up Neighborhood

Incoming Bed Stuy Shake Shack Shakes Up Neighborhood

The popular burger chain will open next to a new Chipotle at Fulton and Bedford, sparking a range of strong neighborhood reactions [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com
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NYC Outdoor Dining Program Serves as a Boon for Outer Boroughs, Communities of Color: Report

NYC Outdoor Dining Program Serves as a Boon for Outer Boroughs, Communities of Color: Report

Outdoor dining has proliferated in parts of New York City where it had once been limited or nonexistent — including areas where people of color or low-income households make up the majority of the population, a new report has found. The report, [...
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Teen Girl Found Dead Near East River in Brooklyn, Police Say

Teen Girl Found Dead Near East River in Brooklyn, Police Say

A 13-year-old girl was found dead near the shoreline of the East River in Brooklyn Monday morning, police said. The girl’s body was discovered near Brooklyn Bridge Park and Water Street around 8:30 a.m., according to the NYPD. She was pronounced [...
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Rising Groundwater Threatens New York City — Researchers to Study How Much

Rising Groundwater Threatens New York City — Researchers to Study How Much

Groundwater is lurking as an under-the-radar threat in coastal New York City, but officials stopped 50 years of routine monitoring in 2013. Now, environmental agencies are starting [...] Click here to view original web page at www.thecity.nyc
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‘The Sound of Bed-Stuy’ Doc Explores a Corner of NYC Sound System Culture

‘The Sound of Bed-Stuy’ Doc Explores a Corner of NYC Sound System Culture

The new short documentary “ The Sound of Bed-Stuy ” opens with a simple statement: “Sound system culture is not something [...] Click here to view original web page at www.bkmag.com
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Man Flashes, Spits at Subway Conductor in Brooklyn

Man Flashes, Spits at Subway Conductor in Brooklyn

A man flashed and spat at a train conductor at a Brooklyn subway station, police said Tuesday [...] Click here to view original web page at www.audacy.com
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Midwood Man in Critical Condition after Fire Breaks Out in Apartment: FDNY

Midwood Man in Critical Condition after Fire Breaks Out in Apartment: FDNY

A FDNY Fire Marshal investigates a fire that left a man in critical condition at 1256 East 13 Street in Midwood, Brooklyn on Monday, Jan, 16, 2023. At 10:42 a.m. on Jan. 16, FDNY [...] Click here to view original web page at www.amny.com
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