Brooklyn, NY|News|
Brooklyn Heist Team Has Been Tunneling Through Bank Rooftops for 5 Years, Cops Say
8 banks have been robbed using similar tactics in Midwood, Bushwick, Borough Park, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay since 2011, police say.

Email: john.santore@patch.com
8 banks have been robbed using similar tactics in Midwood, Bushwick, Borough Park, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay since 2011, police say.

The odds are long, but the building is on the street where "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was filmed.
A 21-year-old man was shot multiple times Monday by a necklace thief who escaped in a green Chrysler, police said.
The Riders Alliance, a public transit advocacy group, and Manhattan Borough Pres. Gale Brewer have come out in support of a full shutdown.
City transportation officials will host their third public discussion of L Train repair options on Thursday, May 26, in Canarsie.
Whigham, 51, was found dead last week on a bench outside the Miccio Community Center, police say.
The Brooklyn DA's Office says it launched an undercover operation in Clinton Hill in response to community complaints of drug dealing.
Bahij Chancey wants to bring a real-time digital bike counter to New York's bridges, after seeing them on the streets of Copenhagen.
Investigators with the DOJ and the Manhattan DA are looking into whether Hudson Companies won the contract fairly, reports the NY Post.
The armed robbery went down at a Weeksville bodega in the wee hours of May 20, police said.
A transgender man was brutally assaulted by a group of men near the intersection of 7th Avenue and 9th Street, police say.
The illegal withdrawal was made at a CitiBank location near East New York, police say.
Two suspects pulled a gun on an employee of East New York's Trin International Unisex Bar and stole his jewelry plus $400 cash, police say.
A cafe where you can buy flowers, new BBQ in Crown Heights, and the late Carey Gabay were in the news this week.
A Saturday protest aimed to discourage visitors from attending events like the Brooklyn Crush Wine and Artisanal Food Festival.
Chickenpox, the Brooklyn Queens Connector, and the prospect of drinking a beer high above the Navy Yard all earned headlines.
Friday's volunteer activity at P.S. 21 was attended by Viacom employees and organized by Brooklyn Community Services.
The race kicks off Saturday, May 21 at 7 a.m. Related road closures will last until noon.
The installations will begin in August, according to Motivate, which operates the bike sharing system.
Installations will begin in August, according to Motivate, which operates the system.