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State Increasing Oversight, Proof Religious Schools Meet NY Standards

State Increasing Oversight, Proof Religious Schools Meet NY Standards

New oversight rules that would make it easier to crack down on religious and other private schools are expected to be approved by state education officials on Tuesday.
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Man on Moped in Brooklyn Wanted for Groping 5 Random Women

Man on Moped in Brooklyn Wanted for Groping 5 Random Women

A creep is riding around Brooklyn on a moped groping random women before speeding off, police said Monday. In less than two weeks, the attacker has struck at least five times around the borough. He started his spree about 5 p.m. Aug.
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After Hasty Demo of Bed Stuy’s Dangler Mansion Short Circuits Landmark Process, LPC Speaks Out

After Hasty Demo of Bed Stuy’s Dangler Mansion Short Circuits Landmark Process, LPC Speaks Out

Just days before developer Tomer Erlich of Brooklyn 360 demolished Bed Stuy’s venerated Jacob Dangler mansion, he asked the Landmarks Preservation Commission at a July 12 public hearing to delay the landmark designation process. He [...
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Access-A-Ride Driver Arrested for Brutal Attack on Elderly Woman

Access-A-Ride Driver Arrested for Brutal Attack on Elderly Woman

The Access-A-Ride driver who allegedly dragged a 78-year-old woman out of his vehicle and tried to rob her in a caught-on-camera attack in Brooklyn has been arrested, police said.
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Jay-Z and Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Grant $$$ in Bitcoin to Marcy Houses Residents

Jay-Z and Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Grant $$$ in Bitcoin to Marcy Houses Residents

Residents of the Marcy housing projects in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York are waking up one thousand dollars richer this weekend following the completion of a cryptocurrency training hosted by Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey.
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NY Officially Under a Polio State Of Emergency, Hochul Declares

NY Officially Under a Polio State Of Emergency, Hochul Declares

"On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice," said state health Commissioner Mary Bassett as the virus was detected in several more counties. Polio is officially a state of emergency [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com
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Leader of Brooklyn-Based Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited from Switzerland

Leader of Brooklyn-Based Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited from Switzerland

Viktor Zelinger, also known as “Vitya” and “Vityok,” the alleged leader of an Eastern European organized crime syndicate that operated in the Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island neighborhoods of Brooklyn and was linked to high-level Russi
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Health Department to spray for mosquitoes in Brooklyn next week

Health Department to spray for mosquitoes in Brooklyn next week

New York City’s mosquito spraying season is in full swing, this time heading into four different boroughs next week. Health Department trucks will spray pesticides in parts of Brooklyn and Queens on Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 8:30 p.m. [...
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Video shows alleged vandal who ruined Notorious B.I.G mural in NYC

Video shows alleged vandal who ruined Notorious B.I.G mural in NYC

The vandal who police believe defaced a Brooklyn mural honoring legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G. is captured on new surveillance footage. The suspect allegedly approached the mural at the corner of St.
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Sheriff Tows Bushwick ‘Pot Trucks.’ They Return A Day Later.

Sheriff Tows Bushwick ‘Pot Trucks.’ They Return A Day Later.

'Lots of product seized,' says the sheriff’s office about their latest haul. Since early spring, a small armada of trucks have populated the corner of Wyckoff Avenue as it passes by Starr Street, before employing into busy Flushing Avenue.
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