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New Year's Eve Fireworks Finally Return To Prospect Park
For the first time since 2020, Brooklyn will close the year with its own fireworks display.

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For the first time since 2020, Brooklyn will close the year with its own fireworks display.

"If we encounter this guy in the park, nobody says how to proceed," Lt. Kamala Roper reportedly said. "We don’t know what to do."
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At a meeting Wednesday night, many party members lamented the seeming lack of county-level election interest.
A new StreetEasy study suggests, for those who can collect the cash, now's the time to buy in Crown Heights.
The worker was trapped accidentally in a Beigel's bakery freezer for hours, according to a Daily News report.
Filed earlier in October, the permits look to build a five-story building on Lexington Avenue.
"Officer Gladstone Haynes was a good, humble man," the 70th Precinct said. "May he Rest In Peace and may God bless the Haynes family."
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The owners of Shapeshifter Lab, a former music venue based in Gowanus, seeks to open a new spot on Union Street, according to documents.
Daily Press workers say they've faced drastic schedule cuts at the Ocean Hill cafe.
The popular BBQ joint reopens Wednesday evening at 5 p.m.
After punching his therapist downtown, the man threatened a police lieutenant with knives in East New York, officials said.
The victim's family told the Daily News that when his mother passed, he became "like the head of the family."
The pedestrian was hit at Seventh Avenue and 15th Street on Monday night, according to police.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's office said that the defendant strangled the elderly victim twice and sexually assaulted her.
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After announcing plans to expand to a Franklin Avenue location earlier this year, the popular bakery looks to open within a month.