Brooklyn, NY|News|
Brooklyn Rat Battle Gets Upgrade With High-Tech Trash Cans
Large garbage bins will be replacing parking spots in parts of Brooklyn’s densest neighborhoods over the next year, officials said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Man Robbed And Bitten On Brooklyn Subway, NYPD Says
An alleged attacker bit the victim in the hand before taking his wallet at the Bay Parkway subway station in Bath Beach, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
95-Year-Old Arrested For Murder In Fatal NYC Nursing Home Attack: Police
Galina Smirnova, who has dementia, fatally struck the 89-year-old with a metal piece from a wheelchair during a dispute, police said.
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Park Slope, NY|News|
Popular Mexican Seafood Restaurant Set To Open New Location In Park Slope
Mariscos El Submarino, with locations in New York City and New Jersey, specializes in seafood dishes inspired by Mexico’s west coast.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Woman Fatally Beaten By Fellow Patient At NYC Nursing Home Identified: NYPD
The 89-year-old woman was found with fatal head trauma on Sunday evening, police said.
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Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
Man Beaten To Death Inside Brooklyn Building, Police Say
Police say two individuals have been taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Serial Arsonist Linked To More Than 20 Fires Across NYC, Police Say
A 32-year-old Brooklyn man is accused of setting fire to approximately 20 residential buildings within a three-hour span.
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Park Slope, NY|News|
‘Iron Chef’ Finalist’s Korean Restaurant Quietly Closes In Park Slope
The sudden disappearance of the restaurant’s website recently sparked speculation among customers that it was closing.
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Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Brooklyn Teen Shot In Hip During Violent Street Attack, Police Say
Officials say a 14-year-old was hospitalized last week after being shot in the hip, and the suspect remains at large.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Man, 70, Killed In Brutal Stabbing By NYC Neighbor, Police Say
A neighborhood clash in Canarsie turned deadly when 70-year-old Fredrick Howard was fatally stabbed in the chest, according to police.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Ex-Worker Charged With Murder In Fatal Brooklyn IHOP Stabbing
A former IHOP employee has been arrested for fatally stabbing a former coworker in the restroom of the Brooklyn restaurant, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Major Bus Lane Upgrade Set To Kick Off This Fall On Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue
Brooklynites can expect major construction this fall as new center-running bus lanes are installed on Flatbush Avenue.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Body Pulled From Water Near NYC's Mill Basin Bridge, NYPD Says
Police responded to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on Monday, where a man's body was discovered along the shoreline.
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Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Family-Run Taiwanese Dumpling Shop Opens New Location In Brooklyn
The popular dumpling shop Formosa, which already has a location in Bushwick, offers a variety of dumplings and noodle dishes.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Man Breaks Into Brooklyn home, Sexually Assaults Woman While Sleeping: Police
Police say it was about 2 a.m. last week in East New York when a man sexually assaulted a 71-year-old while she was asleep in her bed.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
IHOP Worker, 67, Dies After Being Stabbed Inside Brooklyn Restaurant
The 67-year-old IHOP worker was stabbed in the torso just before 11:40 p.m. Friday night inside an IHOP in East New York, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Knife-Wielding Man Attacks NYPD Cop In Brooklyn, Shot Dead: Officials
The man who attacked an NYPD officer with a butcher knife was shot and killed by police in Brooklyn on Sunday, the department said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Rent Hikes Force Brooklyn Coffee Chain To Close Location
A Brooklyn coffee shop with spots in Greenpoint and Brooklyn Heights is scaling back, blaming soaring rent for the cutbacks.
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New York City, NY|News|
2nd Man Dies While In NYPD Custody, Officials Say
The man was found unresponsive in his holding cell last week, officials said. His death marks the second in NYPD custody within one week.
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Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO, NY|News|
Man Slashed Inside Brooklyn Subway Train, No Arrests Made Yet: NYPD
NYPD released images of a suspect who slashed a rider at Hoyt-Schermerhorn after accidentally bumping into him, police said.
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