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Rogue Brooklyn narcotics team cost city $1.5M: NYDN

  A Daily News investigation of a Brooklyn narcotics officer and his team has spotlighted a troubling pattern of behavior that has [...]

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The Word: James Franco paints mural in BK, is really James Franco-y

It is possible that James Franco has out-Franco-ed himself. Adding “street artist” to his absurdly lengthy resume (ever heard of a vacation, bro? Just reading about all the things you do makes me sleepy), Franco has now painted a mural on a Brooklyn wall

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Cyclist killed by cab near Brooklyn Museum

A man was struck and killed by a livery cab while riding his bike near the Brooklyn Museum early Sunday [...]

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Tagged accident, bicycle, Brooklyn, cab, cyclist, taxi | Reply
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Au naturale chamber pop

The phrase ‘chamber pop’ is often thrown around in indie rock circles, but Brooklyn-based six-piece Friend Roulette have the resume [...]

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Tagged Brooklyn, chamber pop, Friend Roulette, Locally Amped, Mercury Lounge | Reply
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Googa Mooga: Great expectations

On many levels, the Great Googa Mooga Festival, taking place this weekend in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, is the source of high expectations.

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Tagged Brooklyn, googa mooga, lineup, Music, Pearl and the Beard, Red Baraat, Sonic Hot Sauce | Reply
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Man arrested for killing of teen girl found on Brooklyn beach

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the murder of a teen girl whose body was found on [...]

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Health Dept: Measles outbreak hits Brooklyn

A measles outbreak has hit one Brooklyn community and may be spreading, health officials say. There have been 21 cases [...]

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Tagged borough park, Brooklyn, contagious, department of health, disease, measles, outbreak, ultra-orthodox community, Vaccines, williamsburg | Reply
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Lawyer exposes scam in Orthodox Jewish community

A wealthy family in the Orthodox Jewish community was being scammed out of thousands by fraudulent charity solicitors.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Brooklyn, charity, crime, donation, elimelech horowitz, george farkas, hasid, hasidim, herzog, Israel, jewish, orthodox, scam | Reply
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Brooklyn DA to review 50 murder convictions

After a wrongful murder conviction was overturned, the Brooklyn DA will be reviewing 50 murder convictions from cases assigned to detective Louis Scarcella.

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Tagged Brooklyn, brooklyn da, charles hynes, conviction, courts, crime, david ranta, detective, louis scarcella, murder cases, NYC, NYPD | Reply
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Cuomo asks feds to save four Brooklyn hospitals

The governor says four hospitals are under threat.

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