In Other Brooklyn News

The MTA is ready to finally fix a decades-old double-charge for straphangers who transfer between two intersecting Brooklyn subway stations, making good on a 5-year-old promise. Riders who switch between the Livonia Ave. L station and the Junius St.

The popular Vans clothing and sneaker company now has its own free indoor skate park in Bushwick. It is the first cement indoor skate park in the borough. Click here to view original web page at www.news12.

A Brooklyn gynecologist already charged with having sex with a 15-year-old boy was back in federal court Wednesday as prosecutors accused him of preying on a second underage victim. ... Click here to view original web page at www.nydailynews.com Dr.

A private sanitation truck fatally struck a woman crossing a Brooklyn street early Thursday before rolling off down the block without stopping, officials said. ... Click here to view original web page at www.nydailynews.

The recent rise in hate crimes has jolted New York City, but that violence has also inspired a movement to educate young people about Jewish history and culture. ... Click here to view original web page at newyork.cbslocal.

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Natalie Hernandez grew up in Houston, Texas, and spent much of each summer in her family's hometown of San Miguel de Allende in the central highlands of Mexico, a Colonial-era city rich in culture and characterized by cobblestoned streets and pastel

Coney Island Hospital is one of three medical facilities that will treat uninsured Brooklynites under the new scheme.

Radical Women, owned by Kim Hill, is more than a boutique. It is part of an entire movement.

Way back in 1986, Spike Lee 's first feature film, " She's Gotta Have It ," won the Prix de la Jeunesse in the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival .