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Sunset Park Residents Fight Waterfront Streetcar: 'We Don't Want This'
At least one neighborhood along the planned Brooklyn Queens Connector route sees the new light rail as nothing more than a real-estate scam.

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At least one neighborhood along the planned Brooklyn Queens Connector route sees the new light rail as nothing more than a real-estate scam.

Two guests lost cell phones and cash in the Brownsville break-in, police say, and one was cut on the head.
Nathan Smith, of Cobble Hill, allegedly took $975 from an unsuspecting 25-year-old in exchange for an apartment that was already occupied.
From now until Friday, the 2 Train won't be running between Franklin Avenue and Flatbush Avenue from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
In the new surveillance clip, released Monday, we get our best look yet at the man who police say attacked a 23-year-old jogger on April 20.
Legislation on the table this week at City Hall would place a 5 cent charge on single-use bags distributed throughout the city.
The suspect left Max Department Toy Gift Wholesale last Sunday afternoon without stealing a single store item, police say.
State Sen. Martin Malavé Dilan, representing North Brooklyn, slams the possibility of moving Rikers inmates to Greenpoint in a new op-ed.
When the crime victim woke up, he was missing his phone, his wallet and around $200 in cash, police say.
Eight of nature's most effective groundskeepers are being brought in to clear invasive plants.
Dromedary Bar has received a warm reception since opening late last month.
A famous boxing gym, a 3D printing factory and an affordable "modular" housing tower all made the news this week in Brooklyn.
Tap water in 175 vacant units within occupied city buildings was tested in March. Over a month later, officials finally released the data.
Patch took a deeper look at a recent rent study by StreetEasy that made major headlines.
At an official State of the District event for local politician Laurie Cumbo, her guest poet called out newcomers who displace Brooklynites.
More than 350 local studios have signed on.
MakerBot workers reacted to news Wednesday that their employer plans to shut down its Sunset Park factory and move production to China.
The Pulaski Bridge's new, heavily protected bikeway finally opened Friday after several years of delays.
The gym has trained fighters at three NYC locations since opening in 1937.
The tech incubator and co-working space was facing pressure from a changing market, founder John Coghlan said.