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Repeat Mail Thief Strikes In Prospect Heights | Week In Review

Also: Omicron Wave Saw More Than 100 Deaths In Crown, Prospect Heights + Serial Brooklyn, Manhattan Bank Robber Gets 10-Year Sentence: DOJ.

Here are some share-worthy stories from the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights Patch this week.
Here are some share-worthy stories from the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights Patch this week. (Courtesy of 55 Eastern Parkway Owners Corporation.)

Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY — Here are some share-worthy stories from the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights Patch this week:

Repeat Mail Thief Steals From Entire Prospect Heights Block

Someone stealing from an Eastern Parkway mail bin has left residents scared their credit cards, deliveries and tax documents won't be safe.

Omicron Wave Saw More Than 100 Deaths In Crown, Prospect Heights

More than 100 deaths have been reported in the neighborhoods' ZIP codes since the omicron variant first began its surge, city records show.

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Serial Brooklyn, Manhattan Bank Robber Gets 10-Year Sentence: DOJ

Gerod Woodberry became a poster child for bail reform critics after he robbed a Brooklyn bank just hours after being released from custody.

Crown Heights Man Who Killed Sister And Ex Gets 50 Years: DA

Andre Neverson had spent 16 years on the run after killing his sister and former girlfriend in 2002, prosecutors said.

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22-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight On Crown Heights Street: Cops

The 22-year-old is at the hospital after getting shot multiple times near Rogers Avenue and Montgomery Street, police said.

Teen Killed, 4 Hurt When Driver Chased By Cops Crashes In BK: PD

The Crown Heights crash is the second fatal collision on Eastern Parkway in just three days, according to police.

Special Election For Crown Heights Assembly Seat Set For March

The governor has set a date for the 60th Assembly District to fill a vacancy left by Diana Richardson, who became deputy borough president.

SEE: 'Revitalized' Caribbean Market Opens At Flatbush Caton Site

The market, now known as Flatbush Central, had been in a temporary location while the city built affordable housing on the property.

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