'Measles Parties' Are Now A Thing In Brooklyn | Patch PM

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Brooklyn Parents Taking Kids To 'Measles Parties,' Officials Say

Health Department officials have received reports that parents are purposefully exposing their unvaccinated children to the Measles.

Pup Abandoned In Prospect Park With Note: 'I Can't Help Her!'

Police swooped down on Prospect Park's Parade Ground Tuesday morning to rescue an abandoned dog, witnesses and officials said.

FDNY Firefighter Killed In Afghanistan Bombing, Officials Say

Christopher Slutman was among three U.S. service members killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, officials said.

Elderly Woman Attacked At UWS Movie Theater, Police Say

An 81-year-old woman was grabbed by the hair and pulled to the ground during an argument at the AMC Theater on Broadway and 84th Street.

Bayside 14-Year-Old Battling Cancer Joins QC Basketball Team

Evan May, 14, is now the youngest member of the Queens College men's basketball team.

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