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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

Overall, crime is down in Brownsville, but up in Brooklyn as a whole.
Brooklyn LGBTQ bar damaged by possible arson attack

Brooklyn LGBTQ bar damaged by possible arson attack

Claire Bendiner has had little to no sleep since someone set their Bushwick bar Rash ablaze Sunday night.
SEE IT: Brooklyn Building Overrun with Rats, Traumatizing Residents: ‘At Nighttime They Sound Like They Have a Big Party’

SEE IT: Brooklyn Building Overrun with Rats, Traumatizing Residents: ‘At Nighttime They Sound Like They Have a Big Party’

The vermin appear through the darkness each evening: Dozens of unwanted intruders running up and down the stairs, through the hallways — and even crawling through the windows.
Bed-Stuy School Helps Students in Shelters With Free Laundry ... And a Comfort Dog

Bed-Stuy School Helps Students in Shelters With Free Laundry ... And a Comfort Dog

At a Bed-Stuy school where about one-third of students live in a shelter, staff help kids by washing their laundry, walking them to school and even getting a school comfort dog. Now the school needs help with a new dryer.
BK's Oldest Hospital, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Gets $9.2M Investment for Emergency Department Upgrades

BK's Oldest Hospital, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Gets $9.2M Investment for Emergency Department Upgrades

The independent, nonprofit, safety-net hospital, which predominantly serves low income Brooklyn locals, is not government owned or part of a larger health system

Construction Company Owner Charged With Manslaughter After 5-Yr-Old Killed by Collapsing Wall: BK District Attorney

The owner of a Nassau County construction company has been indicted on manslaughter and other charges after a wall he built in Bushwick collapsed on a child, killing her.
The After School Program Building BK Girls' Confidence, Decision-Making Skills

The After School Program Building BK Girls' Confidence, Decision-Making Skills

Girls on the Run NYC combines physical fitness activities with life skills lessons, building up to girls doing a 5km run and a community project
Brooklyn Teachers, Parent Advocates Weigh In on Mayoral Control of Public Schools

Brooklyn Teachers, Parent Advocates Weigh In on Mayoral Control of Public Schools

Brooklyn's educators and parent advocates are torn on the future of mayoral control, which is up for review by the State Legislature.
Applications Open for Black Women, Non-Binary Jazz Musicians for Yearlong Fellowship

Applications Open for Black Women, Non-Binary Jazz Musicians for Yearlong Fellowship

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has opened applications for year two of its Jazz Leaders Fellowship
New York Embroidery Studio to Make PPE for Health Care Workers Out of Brooklyn Army Terminal

New York Embroidery Studio to Make PPE for Health Care Workers Out of Brooklyn Army Terminal

The manufacturer will take over a new lease at the army terminal and create more than 500 on-site jobs