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Subway phone snatcher beats up victim at Brooklyn station

Subway phone snatcher beats up victim at Brooklyn station

Cops need the public's help in finding a thief who grabbed a phone out of a Brooklyn commuter's hands, then assaulted him after the victim tried to get the device back. Police said the trouble began at 11:15 a.m. on Jan.
Race for Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke’s House Seat Spans Democratic Spectrum

Race for Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke’s House Seat Spans Democratic Spectrum

Adem Bunkeddeko came within 2,000 votes of unseating longtime Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke two years ago, on the same day Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ousted powerful Rep. Joe Crowley in Queens and The Bronx.
Man And Woman Shot By Stray Bullets After Argument At Brooklyn Deli

Man And Woman Shot By Stray Bullets After Argument At Brooklyn Deli

Two people were shot last night in Brooklyn, and police say they were not the intended targets. Two men allegedly got into an argument around 8:45 p.m. inside a deli on Pitkin Avenue in East New York . ...
In Crown Heights, 138-year-old landmarked townhouse wants $2.5M

In Crown Heights, 138-year-old landmarked townhouse wants $2.5M

Sitting between a row of low-rise buildings on Crown Heights's Pacific Street, this historic Italianate house with a wraparound porch, which has just hit the market, does surely make a lasting impression.
Suspect in Attacks on Three Jewish Women in Brooklyn Faces Federal Hate Crimes Charges

Suspect in Attacks on Three Jewish Women in Brooklyn Faces Federal Hate Crimes Charges

A Brooklyn woman suspected of physically and verbally assaulting three Jewish women last month and was released twice without bail, after which she attacked another woman, is now facing federal hate crimes charges.
Brooklyn Cakes To Senate: Get Your Sheet Together and Let Bolton Testify!

Brooklyn Cakes To Senate: Get Your Sheet Together and Let Bolton Testify!

A Brooklyn bakery hopes to convince the nation's Republican senators that allowing witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial would just be icing on the cake.

Richardson’s bill to protect new mothers signed into law

Brooklyn Assemblymember Diana C. Richardson says that her bill ensuring pregnant women and new mothers are provided with information about issues and complications that could lead to maternal mortality has been signed into law.
Homeless man caught in slaying of Brooklyn philanthropist L. Antonio Litman

Homeless man caught in slaying of Brooklyn philanthropist L. Antonio Litman

Firefighters found Litman's body after responding to a fire at his four-story brownstone on Adelphi St. near Dekalb Ave. in Fort Greene. He had suffered puncture wounds to his neck and chest before the fire, authorities said.
Brooklyn Democratic Party enacts new rules that reduce transparency, reformers say

Brooklyn Democratic Party enacts new rules that reduce transparency, reformers say

Brooklyn Democratic Party leaders voted to hold fewer meetings and restrict member-driven resolutions on Jan. 20 — two changes that reformers claim will reduce the body's transparency.
Do you have the winning ticket? Two winning lottery tickets worth thousands sold in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Do you have the winning ticket? Two winning lottery tickets worth thousands sold in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Two lucky Take 5 ticket-holders in New York City won $29,249 each, but have yet to claim their winnings. The winning numbers were 03—04—05—31—38. ... Click here to view original web page at www.amny.