After Brownsville and Crown Heights shootings, state steers $200k to local anti-gun violence groups
Following two weeks of increased gun violence in Central Brooklyn, local elected...
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Assemblymember Ortiz fires staffer arrested for alleged $80k embezzlement
State Assembly Assistant Speaker Félix Ortiz fired one of his long...
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Black and Latinx straphangers make up 85 percent of fare evasion arrests
More than 60 percent of people arrested for fare evasion in the...
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When bodegas are more common than supermarkets, health suffers: report
For every one supermarket in Bedford-Stuyvesant, there are more than 50...
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Family of pedestrian killed at dangerous Church Avenue intersection demand city action
The family and friends of a single mother who was fatally struck...
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ICE reportedly targets city shelter for first time since Trump’s election
Immigration enforcement agents appear to be changing their tactics in Brooklyn, reportedly...
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Crown Heights neighbors take home Greenest Block in Brooklyn award
Neighbors have turned a Crown Heights block into a veritable Garden of...
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Subway riders more than willing to slam service during City Council transit tour
City officials kicked off their annual effort this week to collect input...
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Coney Island corner will be named for killed firefighter
Faizal Coto, the firefighter who was beaten to death on the Belt...
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