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Families Seeking Asylum Find Warm Welcome at Prospect Heights School

Families Seeking Asylum Find Warm Welcome at Prospect Heights School

A number of young, recently-arrived families seeking asylum are living in a north Brooklyn hotel with few resources and not much support.
Brooklyn Man Arrested After Running Over His Girlfriend on St. Johns Place

Brooklyn Man Arrested After Running Over His Girlfriend on St. Johns Place

A 48-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly driving without a valid license in the crash that killed a 46-year-old woman who fell into the street after trying to get into her boyfriend's vehicle over the weekend, authorities say.
COVID-19 Briefly De-Gentrified NYC and this Local Author Loved It

COVID-19 Briefly De-Gentrified NYC and this Local Author Loved It

Spring of 2020 was not a good time for most people in New York City: The streets were deserted, sirens dominated the soundscape, and refrigerated trailer trucks could be seen parked outside of hospitals to store the casualties of the coronavirus.
Police Warn Brooklyn Women to be on Lookout for Serial Groper

Police Warn Brooklyn Women to be on Lookout for Serial Groper

Police are on the hunt for a man who has been going around Brooklyn groping women. “He’s just a pervert. I think it’s nasty,” said Anita Kalliecheren, a Brooklyn resident and a father.
Man, 22, Stabbed to Death Outside Canarsie Deli

Man, 22, Stabbed to Death Outside Canarsie Deli

A clash between two men inside a Brooklyn deli on Saturday afternoon spilled into the street and ended with one of the men stabbed to death, police said. The victim, 22, was repeatedly stabbed in the torso just before 2:40 p.m.
Drag Racers, Daredevils Remain a Problem on NYC Streets, Highways

Drag Racers, Daredevils Remain a Problem on NYC Streets, Highways

It’s a cat and mouse game — but the mice drive too fast and recklessly and are not always held accountable, even when cops nab them. “You can’t catch [...] Click here to view original web page at www.nydailynews.com
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman who Asked for Directions in Fort Greene Subway Station

Man Sexually Assaulted Woman who Asked for Directions in Fort Greene Subway Station

A man tried to sexually assault a woman inside a Brooklyn subway station after she asked him for directions, police said. It happened at the Lafayette Avenue subway station in Fort Greene around 2:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, NYPD officials said.
Transit Advocates rally in Brooklyn for 6-Minute Bus and Subway Service

Transit Advocates rally in Brooklyn for 6-Minute Bus and Subway Service

The MTA knows that commuters aren’t happy with their rides. In the agency’s most recent customer survey results, riders expressed displeasure with all aspects of their trips from safety to wait times. Overall, [...
Woman Run Over After Falling Out of Boyfriend's Car in Brooklyn: Cops

Woman Run Over After Falling Out of Boyfriend's Car in Brooklyn: Cops

News 4 Authorities responded to a Brooklyn neighborhood early Sunday morning after a woman trying to get into her boyfriend's car fell out and onto the street where she was fatally struck, according to the NYPD.
Women slashed, punched in Atlantic Ave. Subway Station Attacks

Women slashed, punched in Atlantic Ave. Subway Station Attacks

A man slashed a woman in the face in an unprovoked attack on a Brooklyn subway platform, then ran upstairs and repeatedly punched another random woman in the face, police said Thursday.