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Feds Bust Brooklyn's Asian Mafia; Library Land Sold to Condo King; Subway Cat Comes Home: The Week in Review!
Here are last week's top Patch stories from across Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn Heights public library will be torn down and re-built on the ground floor of a luxury condo tower. Photo via Marvel Architects
BROOKLYN, NY — Here are last week’s top Patch stories from across Brooklyn, in case you missed ’em.
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Brooklyn truck driver: “The mayor is an a**hole.”
This Cat Has Allegedly Been Stalking Brooklyn’s Rare Painted Bunting
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And for that, he’s no longer a free man.
Firefighters say they were able to find and remove the victims, still alive, after half an hour of digging.
The British superstar will perform at Madison Square Garden for six nights.
6 Years Later, Arrest Made in Brooklyn Man’s Murder
Michael E. Sinclair of Clinton Hill was murdered in West Babylon, Long Island, in 2009.
Another Brooklyn Pedestrian Killed by MTA Bus
This is the third such incident in under six weeks.
NYC Schools Received Same Threat as LAUSD: Police
”These threats are made to promote fear,” says NYC’s top cop.
Brooklyn Museum Entry Now Free on Thursday Nights
There does not appear to be a catch.
Feds Take Down Asian Gang That Cast ‘Shadow of Violence’ Over Brooklyn
Members of the Zheng Organization, with nicknames like “Cash” and “Chicken Feather,” allegedly ran a cross-borough MDMA and Ketamine ring.
Martin Shkreli Wants to Post Bobby Shmurda’s Bail
”He’s going to owe me one, obviously.”
It’s Official: Brooklyn Heights Library to Be Swallowed by Luxury Condo Tower
The New York City Council gave the controversial plan its final OK late Wednesday afternoon.
Brooklyn Woman Found Guilty of Dismembering Neighbor, Dumping Body Parts on Long Island
The 27-year-old victim was stabbed more than 40 times last year.
Police Lift DNA From ATM Skimming Device Used at NYC McDonald’s
Better check your bank statements if you took out cash at the 3rd Avenue McDonald’s.
Martin Shkreli, Brooklyn Pharma Bro, Could Do 20 Years for Securities Fraud
The notorious young biotech entrepreneur from Brooklyn allegedly set up “a securities fraud trifecta of lies, deceit, and greed.”
Chilling Email Details Threat to Attack NYC Schools
”Something big is going down. Something very big.”
For NYC’s Under-5 Set, No More Flu Shots Required
A Brooklyn and Manhattan mom squad gets its way in court.
Arthur, Iconic Brooklyn Subway Kitten, Returns Home
Arthur had been missing from his Prospect Heights home since Nov. 20.
Brooklyn Crash Victim to Be Honored With Art Show
Victoria Nicodemus, 30, an art curator in Brooklyn Heights, was killed by an out-of-control SUV while Christmas shopping in Fort Greene.
Watch: Martin Shkreli Gets Call From ‘Special Agent’ During Live Stream
Hours before he was arrested on sweeping securities fraud charges.
‘Artisanal’ Brooklyn Chocolatiers Accused of Melting French Chocolate, Re-Selling It for $10 Per Bar
Critics of the Mast Brothers say they’re just a couple bros who grew lumberjack beards and built a Brooklyn chocolate empire on half-truths.
2 Young Men Shot Dead Near Bed-Stuy Over Weekend
Henry McCord, 31, and Sean Alexander Peart, 22, died on the same Saturday in Weeksville.
Man Slashes Brooklyn A Train Rider, Disappears Into Subway System
Never to be seen again.
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