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Laughing Bike Thieves Brutalize Teen In Crown Heights, Cops Say
Video shows an attack on an 18-year-old cyclist by four young men who smile widely before lunging to punch him in the face.

Kathleen Culliton is regional manager of Patch's New York City bureau.
Video shows an attack on an 18-year-old cyclist by four young men who smile widely before lunging to punch him in the face.

What the forklift?
Seven cops from Bed-Stuy precincts are on the Brooklyn District Attorney's list of officers whose credibility has been called into question.
Flatbush homeowners could face steep violation fines if they don't inspect walls they argue belong to the MTA, according to a new report.
Keon Richmond slashed his ex's sofa, threw out her nightstands and left his knife next to a book called "Couples Therapy," the DA said.
Hakeem Bennett, 24, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court Tuesday on charges that he trafficked teen girls, prosecutors said.
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A Bushwick cafe was dubbed the nation's best by the culinary magazine after two years of tastings.
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East New York cops said they busted a 100-pound shipment of marijuana, but the owner says its legal hemp and wants it back.
Third time's the charm.
A $25,000 program will launch in Brooklyn schools after videos of two violent subway arrests went viral, the Borough President said.
City officials have begun filing plans for a 45-unit affordable housing complex near the Weeksville Heritage Center, records show.
Five young women were arrested Monday for attacking their taxi driver in Bed-Stuy and stealing his cash, police said.
Parents from P.S. 139 are raising cash for two kids badly injured in a crash during a family trip to the New York Hall Of Science In Queens.
Quayshaun Smith says Brooklyn cops tased him, kicked him in the face, then said sorry when they realized they'd arrested the wrong man.
A 27-year-old man died after colliding with a minivan turning left at Tompkins Avenue and Ellery Street Saturday night, police said.
Kayla and Steven Small disappeared from their Brownsville home late Saturday night, police said.
Norberto Lozada, 44, stands accused of repeatedly stabbing Ramon Marrero, 54, in his Ocean Avenue home Sunday afternoon, police said.
Det. Michael Moy filed a $1.3 million suit after going public with accusations of racism against Brooklyn's 66th Precinct detectives.