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A Recipe for Fighting Food Insecurity Is Being Served at This Bushwick School

A Recipe for Fighting Food Insecurity Is Being Served at This Bushwick School

Bushwick’s P.S. 151K works with City Harvest and Brighter Bites to bring free food, and recipes for how to use it, to families and neighbors
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

Overall, crime is up in Bed-Stuy, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
Man and Woman Dead in Suspected Brooklyn Murder-Suicide: Cops

Man and Woman Dead in Suspected Brooklyn Murder-Suicide: Cops

A man and woman were found fatally shot in an apparent Brooklyn murder-suicide Thursday morning, police reported.
Video: Teen Shot In Crown Heights Doorway, Police Say

Video: Teen Shot In Crown Heights Doorway, Police Say

A teen runs for his life moments before he is shot in a Crown Heights doorway, video released by police Wednesday night shows.
NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote

NYPD precinct faces outcry for 'hunting of man' Hemingway quote

An Ernest Hemingway quote that celebrates the “hunting of man” is plastered on the wall of a Brooklyn police precinct house, according to a photo obtained by Gothamist — and the NYPD is dismissing calls by local officials and advocates to remove it.
Nix $1.7B Developer Tax Breaks, Leaders Say In Brooklyn

Nix $1.7B Developer Tax Breaks, Leaders Say In Brooklyn

City Comptroller Brad Lander and a group of local leaders gathered in front of a Brooklyn luxury development Wednesday and called on Albany to end the controversial property tax break program known as 421-a, citing the need for a broader property tax
Not All Neighbors Have Open Arms for Lewis Ave Open Street

Not All Neighbors Have Open Arms for Lewis Ave Open Street

The Lewis Avenue Open Street would span four blocks and run eight Saturdays this summer from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.
Seven-Story Apartment Building Coming to Bushwick’s Weirfield St

Seven-Story Apartment Building Coming to Bushwick’s Weirfield St

A new building permit was filed earlier this year, and renderings have been released for the new development
Flatbush Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Stabbing NYPD Officers in ‘Terrorist Inspired’ Attack: Feds

Flatbush Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Stabbing NYPD Officers in ‘Terrorist Inspired’ Attack: Feds

A Flatbush man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a police officer in the neck and taking the injured officer’s gun to shoot two other officers, while firing at many more, in a “terrorist inspired” attack, the Department of Justice and Brooklyn District
The People Suing Your Landlord Are Now Suing Their Landlord

The People Suing Your Landlord Are Now Suing Their Landlord

The Legal Aid Society, an organization famous for suing other people’s bad landlords, is now suing its own.