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Helicopters on the agenda at city council hearing today

November 29 | Mary Frost

Helicopters are on the agenda at the New York City Council today...

The community rallies in response to proposed Coney Island casino
Federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicts Delta flight stowaway
Unsanitary conditions found at Boar’s Head production plant
Anthony Aquaro, FDNY’s oldest retiree, dies at 103
Cuomo leads in Dem mayor primary polls, despite not running yet
Secondhand bookstore in Williamsburg closes after 16 years
Hospital docs reach deal to avoid strike
Yeshivas file civil rights complaints on being ‘secularized’ as another Jewish group seeks reform
Senate passes package of election bills protecting voters’ rights
Adams demurs on Trump congestion pricing opposition: ‘I don’t control that’
Local deli becomes notable for inventive chopped cheeses
Brooklyn man arrested for drive-by shooting in Binghamton
Airbnb sets up super PAC to lobby for short-term rentals
Dumbo Market snags old CVS space on Upper East Side
Fire on New Jersey Avenue in East New York
Advocates push for universal childcare for two-year-olds
Runners join ‘Quitter’s Day’ race in Greenpoint
Applications open for Community Education Councils
Elderly woman fatally struck by minivan in Canarsie
Semi-pro soccer team gears up for spring season in Red Hook

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The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshi

The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshift goldfish pond that went viral, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Jan. 3, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.

Hajj Lovick, 48, was convicted last month of second-degree attempted murder for opening fire outside Lover’s Rock, a neighborhood bar, and striking a 51-year-old man in the leg early in the morning on June 15, 2023.

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On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the ne

On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the new year with a famous Brooklyn tradition.

Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge.

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A self-propelled liftboat — which can lift its

A self-propelled liftboat — which can lift itself out of the water on three cylindrical legs and transform into a suspended platform — sailed into Gowanus Bay last week.

“LEGS III” — an offshore work boat, initially used in the Gulf oil patch and then for marine towing and salvage — will take on a third life in service of the environment, as a collective resource for environmentally-focused nonprofits and schools.

The vessel will replace the current flat-deck barge hosting the RETI Center nonprofit.

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The man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare’s CEOoutside a Manhattan hotel is now in a federal jail in Brooklyn, after he was returned to the city in dramatic fashion to face charges that could bring the death penalty.

Luigi Mangione is being held without bail at Sunset Park’s Metropolitan Detention Center, the same federal jail where hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried are currently detained.

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