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2 Brooklyn Schools Win Prestigious 'Blue Ribbon' Award
The schools are among just six across the city to receive the academic honor from the U.S. Department of Education.

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The schools are among just six across the city to receive the academic honor from the U.S. Department of Education.

The hotly-debated community center has revealed how much it will cost residents to use its pool, basketball courts and other amenities.
Three blocks on Tompkins Avenue were closed while firefighters battled a blaze Wednesday morning, according to officials.
The resignation comes several weeks after the Brooklyn bishop was cleared by the Vatican of child abuse charges.
Patrick George was last seen on Monday at his home on Berkeley Place, according to police.
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The Waverly Street building has 13 apartments up for grabs on the affordable housing lottery.
The free jazz shows will be held two Fridays starting this weekend.
The art piece aims to create "a portal into an alternate future" where walls between people and communities are broken down.
The woman wouldn't let someone sit next to her and then attacked them when they tried to sit down, according to police.
A 23-year-old passenger succumbed to his injuries the day after being thrown from a car that crashed on Saratoga Avenue, police said.
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The vaccine site is one of two that will be set up at New York City subway stations this week.
A car crashed through someone's fence Monday morning when it hopped the curb between Fourth and Fifth avenues, according to photos.
A years-long battle between Joyce Webster and her landlord over building conditions escalated when he called the cops on her this month.
Firefighters were called to the four-story building on Franklin Avenue twice on Sunday afternoon, according to FDNY.
The closures will last from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night to allow for construction, according to transportation officials.
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