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U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, pictured at a debate in September, shocked the political world on Monday. AP Photo/Richard Drew

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December 22 | By Paula Katinas

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Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams recognizes Madeline Scotto, a 100-year-old math teacher at St. Ephrem School in Dyker Heights, as November’s “Hero of the Month”, during a press conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall that cited her for her long and distinguished career in education; also pictured are (from left to right) Anthony Pollari and Jack Lavelle, two of her eighth-grade students. Photo Credits: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office

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New York City police officers watch over a makeshift memorial near the site where fellow officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were murdered in Brooklyn. Police say Ismaaiyl Brinsley ambushed the two officers in their patrol car in broad daylight Saturday, fatally shooting them before killing himself inside a subway station. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

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Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, with the partnership of Council Member Mark Treyger and the Alliance for Coney Island, announces the first-ever New Year’s Eve ball drop at the historic Parachute Jump in Coney Island. Photo Credit: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office

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December 22 | Shlomo Sprung

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