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The lobby a developer is trying to build that would look out onto the park "promotes nothing except insecurity," said one resident.
He accepted thousands of dollars from an inmate's girlfriend and gave drugs from her to the inmates, a federal court complaint alleged.
Many residents don't believe the school that is promised to them will be delivered.
School District 32, which covers Bushwick, is a "middle school desert," according to one lobbyist group.
School District 14, which covers Williamsburg and Greenpoint, is a "middle school desert," according to one lobbyist group.
This alleged criminal probably smells like "Body Fantasies Signature Fresh White Musk Fragrance Body Spray."
They allegedly sold nearly 40 guns to a Brooklyn undercover cop that they smuggled into NY from South Carolina, where gun laws are more lax.
The NYPD said it believes Ravely Mathurin stabbed a man in the neck and stole his cellphone and $100.
The alleged criminals tried to entice 2 young children with candy while they were driving a minivan in Williamsburg, police said.
Plumes of dark grey smoke were seen rising from the affected building at 739 Park Ave. in Bed-Stuy.
Patch asked one staff member outside the Williamsburg bar when it will be back in business. "That's what we'd like to know, too," he said.
The flames were put out by 3 p.m., with no injuries reported, an FDNY spokesperson said.
Council Member Espinal's office said it is looking into whether Trump Tower's security operation is taking officers from local precincts.
According to police, Steven Pierce, 42, punched a young child in his face, causing pain, swelling and bruising.
The Navy Yard is getting local Korean sliders, a Crown Heights Caribbean food restaurant, a Bed-Stuy Haitian fare outpost and more.
No injuries were immediately reported in the fire on Metropolitan Avenue.
Activists, led by the National Organization for Women, demanded that the NYPD take every rape case seriously.
Family and friends of Sanchez mourned her loss on Monday. Police still haven't found the driver who killed her.
There will be lots of opportunities to sign up for workshops and training that will help you get the job you've always dreamed about.
Some residents reportedly became trapped in the building while the 3-alarm fire raged.