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12-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old Fatally Shot | Brooklyn Week In Review
Also: Taste Of Brooklyn Festivals To Launch In April + Fire At NYCHA Complex + 'Lynching' Flyers Found On Brooklyn Train
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12-Year-Old Fatally Shot Sitting In Parked Car In Brooklyn: Cops
"When are we going to start fighting for the innocent people in this city?, " Mayor Eric Adams said from the East Flatbush crime scene.
3-Year-Old Shot In Brooklyn Launches Manhunt For Shooter: Cops
"When do we come together as a city and say enough is enough?" NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said of the Brownsville shooting.
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Woman Sexually Assaulted At Prospect Park Subway Station: Cops
The attacker grabbed the 23-year-old woman when she was walking down the stairs to the Q train, police said.
78 Firefighters Battle NYCHA Complex Blaze Near Park Slope: FDNY
Smoke and flames billowed out of the NYCHA complex Tuesday afternoon as 78 fire fighters battled a blaze in the 709-unit tower, videos show.
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'Lynching' Flyers Found On Crown Heights 4 Train: Report
The graphic flyers, taken down Tuesday, came as President Joe Biden signed a bill making lynching a federal hate crime, the Post reports.
Teen Attacked In Bed-Stuy Fare Evasion Arrest Obeyed Cops: Pol
Council Member Chi Osse says cops slammed a 19-year-old's head into a wall and threatened to "pop her in the f---ing mouth" over $2.75 fare.
Brooklyn Bar Broken Into Days Before Opening 'Soup Queen' Eatery
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the Troutman Street bar, which is the site of a new soup shop, according to the fundraiser.
After BLM Controversy Last Year, Park Slope Butcher Reopens
Fleisher's shuttered its four locations last year after staff walked out when the CEO removed BLM signs. Its Park Slope outpost is now open.
Watch Out For Passover Price Gouging In NYC Orthodox Nabes, AG Says
Car washes have been caught spiking prices for Jewish customers as they clean homes, cars and other spaces during Passover, officials said.
Park Slope And Staten Island Congressional District Tossed By Judge
A GOP judge deemed Democrats' redistricting plans unconstitutional, but election officials told candidates to keep preparing for primaries.
First 'Tastes Of Bed-Stuy' Food Crawl To Honor Late Local Legend
The crawl — the first for Taste of Brooklyn season — will kick off in April in honor of business owner and "food entrepreneur" Lloyd Porter.
Catacomb Concert, Flower Festival: Spring Events At BK Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery, once the nation's second most popular tourist spot, will come to life this spring with a slate of eccentric events.
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