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Kids, Moms Learn to Shred on ‘Skate With Your Mom Day’ at Washington Park

Kids, Moms Learn to Shred on ‘Skate With Your Mom Day’ at Washington Park

More than 100 skaters flocked to Washington Park on Mother's Day weekend to participate in the first-ever "Skate With Your Mom Day" in Park Slope.
New York City to Offer Vaccine Shots in Subway Stations

New York City to Offer Vaccine Shots in Subway Stations

Attempting to expand a vaccination effort on the verge of stalling out , Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that eight subway and commuter-rail stations would provide walk-up Johnson & Johnson vaccines beginning on Wednesday.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Nine Units in Flatbush, Starting at $1,950 a Month

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Nine Units in Flatbush, Starting at $1,950 a Month

An affordable housing lottery has opened for nine units in a six-story building at 2337 Bedford Avenue, at the corner of Tilden Avenue, in Flatbush. The building is one block away from the famous King's Theatre.
Brooklyn Man Whose 2006 Murder Conviction Was Overturned Is Ordered Released By Judge

Brooklyn Man Whose 2006 Murder Conviction Was Overturned Is Ordered Released By Judge

A Brooklyn man whose 2006 murder conviction was tossed last month because of the ineffectiveness of his trial lawyer was ordered released under supervision Monday.
Check Out These New Photos of the Renovated Brooklyn Public Library

Check Out These New Photos of the Renovated Brooklyn Public Library

We're already super-excited about the reopening of NYC libraries today, but now we've got even further reason to rejoice as the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza has just debuted an entirely new look.
Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: No NYC Areas Above 5% Positivity, But 35 Areas Have Less Than 1% Infection

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: No NYC Areas Above 5% Positivity, But 35 Areas Have Less Than 1% Infection

The rapid drop in COVID-19 cases across New York City continued over the past week, and the city's Health Department reported that not one area of the Big Apple registered a 7-day positivity rate above 5%.
Brooklyn Man Refused to Snitch - and the Suspect in His Attack Last Year Is Now Accused of His Murder

Brooklyn Man Refused to Snitch - and the Suspect in His Attack Last Year Is Now Accused of His Murder

Shameek Harrison was old school to the end, refusing to snitch after he was stabbed in Brooklyn, only to be knifed to death six months later by the very same attacker, according to authorities.
12-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Being Attacked at School, Family Says

12-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Being Attacked at School, Family Says

A 12-year-old boy who complained of head pain died in Brooklyn on Friday, leaving his family devastated and sparking an investigation by the NYPD. Police responded to an apartment building on Cortelyou Road in Flatbush around 5:20 p.m.
11-Year-Old Boy Organizes Brooklyn Mother’s Day March for Moms Who’ve Lost Their Children to Gun Violence

11-Year-Old Boy Organizes Brooklyn Mother’s Day March for Moms Who’ve Lost Their Children to Gun Violence

An 11-year-old old activist organized a Mother's Day march Sunday for moms who've lost their children to senseless gun violence and racial injustice.
Man, 33, Tumbles Into Nearby Home After He’s Fatally Shot in Chest in Brooklyn

Man, 33, Tumbles Into Nearby Home After He’s Fatally Shot in Chest in Brooklyn

A man shot in the chest in Brooklyn managed to stumble into a nearby home before he died Thursday night, police said. The victim, 33, was blasted once in the chest in front of a two story brick building on 94th St. near Church Ave.