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South Brooklynites are fed up with spotty R and D train service: report

The survey of more than 700 people in Sen. Andrew Gounardes’ district — which stretches from Bay Ridge to Manhattan Beach — found that half of those who take the subway to work need to transfer at least once during their commutes.




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SEE IT: Home invader with knife walks through sleeping man’s home in Brooklyn

Creepy video of an intruder with a knife roaming through a sleeping man’s kitchen in Brooklyn was released by police Sunday night.




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Suspect with knife captured on video in sleeping man’s home may have also slipped into Brooklyn building: police

Cops are looking into the possibility a man who stalked through a Brooklyn home with a knife may have trespassed through another nearby location the night before.




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Brooklyn teen accused of swiping more than $1 million from dozens of victims in cryptocurrency scam

Yousef Selassie, 19, pleaded not guilty to first-degree grand larceny, identity theft and other charges at his Manhattan Supreme Court appearance for the lucrative scheme that operated from January through May this past year.




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Angry customer broke glass door at Junior’s Restaurant in Brooklyn, then fled in BMW: police

An angry man broke a glass door at Junior’s restaurant in Brooklyn before fleeing in a BMW, police said Wednesday.




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Man fatally shoots girlfriend, breaks his leg in leap from Brooklyn building

The 33-year-old woman was shot in the chest and leg by the man in an apartment on Rockaway Pkwy. in Brownsville.




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Ex-Brooklyn Poly Prep student alleges tennis coach sexually abused her in the 1980s

The victim, identified in court papers as “Jane Roe” and now middle-aged, alleges tennis coach William Martire verbally assaulted, groped and forced her give him oral sex.




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Vision uh-oh: Two more pedestrians killed by vehicles in Manhattan and Brooklyn, capping off deadly three days across NYC

The Friday morning deaths capped off a deadly three days across the city.




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Man shot during fight inside Brooklyn subway station

The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. on the southbound platform for the B and Q trains inside the 7th Ave-Flatbush Ave. station in Park Slope.




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Brooklyn woman rescues rooster in Park Slope, dubs bird ‘Elizabeth Warrhen’

A Brooklyn woman discovered a wayward rooster living on the streets in Park Slope, and took it home in hopes of finding out who he belonged to.




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SEE IT: Gang abducts man, shoots at his friend in Brooklyn abduction-robbery

The suspects jumped one of the victims near Herkimer St. and Nostrand Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 3 a.m. Dec. 21.




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Brooklyn assault suspects get welcome reprieve under new reforms: No bail despite alleged violent offenses in separate cases

Two men accused of violent crimes were freed without bail from Brooklyn Criminal Court on Thursday amid growing concern about the state's new bail reform laws.




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Former Mexican security chief linked to Sinaloa Cartel held without bail by Brooklyn federal judge on multi-million dollar bribery charge

Garcia Luna, accused of turning a blind eye toward murderous drug overlord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman while serving as Mexico’s secretary of public security from 2006-12, arrived in Brooklyn Federal Court with his attorney for a Friday afternoon hearing.




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Man dies trying to douse fire in bedroom of his Brooklyn apartment

Sometime after 911 was called, the 63-year-old victim — whose name has not been released — went into his bedroom to put out the fire. He soon passed out amid the smoke and flames, officials said. Responding firefighters and EMTs pulled him out of the apartment. "He was badly burned," said a neighbor.




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SEE IT: Boy violently struck by car in Brooklyn, then gets up and walks away

The frightening incident happened Wednesday around 8 a.m., on 55th St. between 14th Ave. and New Utrecht Ave. in Borough Park, according to Ezra Friedlander, who shared the video on Twitter.




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Church desecration suspect in custody after Brooklyn priest, altar are splashed with juice during Sunday morning service

A 14-second video captured the unsettling scene inside St. Anthony of Padua Church in Greenpoint as the Rev. Jossy Vattothu presided over the 9:30 a.m. Mass, with the man strolling casually inside the house of worship with a container of juice in his right hand.




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Brooklyn gynecologist accused of sex with a second underage boy

Aaron Weinreb, a 48-year-old OB-GYN, has been in home detention on $1.5 million bail since his arrest in October on charges he used the gay dating app Grindr to connect with an underage boy for sex.Because they’ve found a second victim, prosecutors wantED Weinreb jailed while he awaits trial.




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11-year-old Brooklyn girl dies in fire amid probe into whether her parents abused her, say sources

Shirr Teved was inside her home near Foster Ave. in Flatbush when a fire broke out about 10:30 p.m. Monday.




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Knife-wielding straphanger slashes face of woman whose child vomited on Brooklyn bus

A Brooklyn woman was slashed in the face with a knife by an enraged passenger after her child threw up on a city bus.




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SEE IT: Robber steals cellphone from 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn

The boy was walking behind a building on Coyle St. near Ave. U in Sheepshead Bay at about 6 p.m. Jan. 25, when the robber ran up on the youngster from behind, police said Sunday.




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MTA to reopen long-shuttered entrance to busy Brooklyn subway station

Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials on Thursday announced plans to reopen a long-closed pair of entrances to the Nostrand Ave. station on the A and C lines by the end of 2020 — some 30 years after they were closed due to security concerns.




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Dozens of Brooklyn assistant DAs quit over new state law that adds to workloads

The new law requires prosecutors to hand over most evidence in criminal cases to defense lawyers within 15 days of suspects’ arraignments. Because of the law, lawyers who once clocked out in the early evening are now working late into the night, say multiple sources in the Brooklyn DA’s office.




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Woman attacked with hammer during Brooklyn mugging

Police said the crook crept up behind the 38-year-old victim on Wilson Ave. near Dekalb Ave. in Bushwick about 7 a.m. Tuesday and shoved her to the ground.




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After legendary 53-year career, Brooklyn Federal Judge Jack Weinstein hangs up his robe at age 98

Judge Jack Weinstein on Monday moved to inactive status, closing out a 53-year career. A highlight of his law career was working with Thurgood Marshall on the legal arguments that led the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in Brown v. Board of Education that school segregation was illegal. He was named a federal judge in 1967, and on his retirement was the last appointee of President Lyndon Johnson still on the bench.




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‘I’m still building, still paving the way’: Brooklyn entrepreneur launches black-owned champagne brand

Marvina Robinson was inspired to create Stuyvesant Champagne, named after Bedford-Stuyvesant where she grew up, while drawing up plans for a champagne bar set to launch in the neighborhood later this year.




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Poly Prep tennis coach accused of sexual abuse by second former student in new Brooklyn court filing

The plaintiff, a former high school cheerleader identified only by the pseudonym “Mary Coe,” was in her first year at the school when defendant William Martire allegedly initially forced her to perform oral sex on him in the early 1980s, according to a horrifying 18-page Brooklyn Supreme Court filing.




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Brooklyn subway surfer recovering at hospital after doctors amputate crushed foot

Ulises Rivera, 32, had stitches above his right eye and a blood-soaked sheet wrapped around his right leg at Elmhurst Hospital — but otherwise seemed in healthy condition.




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Man wrongly convicted in 1995 Brooklyn gang murder sues the state for $100 million

Christian Pacheco, 42, was wrongly convicted in the racially-motivated Latin Kings killing of Lemuel Cruz, who died in December 1995 at a Brooklyn club called El Sabor Latino. Pacheco was nabbed by cops as he was trying to save Cruz's life. “I don’t regret helping him — honestly, I don’t. That’s the kind of person that I am," Pacheco told reporters Thursday.




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Pistol-whipping Russian mobster explodes at prosecutor at Brooklyn sentencing: ‘I can’t listen to these lies!’

Aleksey Tsvetkov, 40, blew up while an Assistant U.S. Attorney recited his criminal history during his sentencing hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court on racketeering charges..




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19-year-old Brooklyn stabbing victim asked for his mom in his last breaths

Mamadou Bah, 19, an immigrant from Senegal who dreamt of playing pro basketball, died after he stumbled into Gentlemen’s Quarters Salon on Church Ave. near Ocean Ave. in Flatbush just before 10 p.m. Tuesday.




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Mom wants justice for Mexican son shot by ICE on vacation visit to Brooklyn

“Those people shot him to kill him. It’s a miracle that my son is alive,” Carmen Cruz said of the Feb. 6 incident in which her son, 26-year-old Erick Diaz-Cruz, was wounded in a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Gravesend.




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Boy, 7, walking to Brooklyn school with mom killed in crosswalk by driver with suspended license — sixth NYC pedestrian death in five days

The 8:15 a.m. crash at Pennsylvania and Blake Aves. in East New York happened just paces from three neighborhood schools and about two miles from where a 10-year-old girl was fatally struck by a school bus Tuesday, officials said.




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Tears flow, crossing guards and memorial appear at Brooklyn death scene where 7-year-old was fatally injured while walking to school

Folks in the neighborhood where the 7-year-old was struck and killed 24 hours earlier couldn’t help but notice the new arrivals Friday: Two guards positioned at the intersection near a homemade memorial honoring the lost and lovable child.




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Water main break in Brooklyn floods businesses, shuts down L train for three hours

The break took place near Driggs Ave. and N. 7th St. in Williamsburg about 4:30 a.m., officials said. The problem was fixed and the bulk of the flooding cleared up by 7 a.m. — not early enough to avoid rush hour disruptions in subway service.




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SEE IT: 15-year-old girl ‘traumatized’ after being beaten and robbed by teen mob in Brooklyn

The teen victim was chased to the corner of Utica Ave. and Sterling Place around 4:10 p.m. Thursday before being knocked to the ground. Video then shows a horde of teens descending upon her.




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Brooklyn man whose murder conviction was overturned will be retried for 1992 killing

Emmanuelle Cooper, 54, spent 27 years in prison for the 1992 murder of MTA employee Andres Barretto, who was fatally shot in an East New York subway station after two men forced their way into a booth and robbed the token clerks inside.




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Brooklyn teen, 16, revealed sexual abuse at family dinner, mom recounts at teacher’s trial

Mervyn Affoon, who taught at the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism at hospitality at Erasmus Hall High School in Flatbush, is accused of sexually abusing the teen about 15 times between March 2017 and June 2017.




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‘This is a celebration of homecoming.’ Mourners gather for funeral of 7-year-old boy fatally struck by unlicensed driver in Brooklyn

More than 200 mourners filed into the Love Fellowship Tabernacle church in East New York Thursday night for Payson Lott’s wake and funeral. The youngster was struck and killed by an unlicensed driver as he crossed a street in his neighborhood.




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Brooklyn Supreme Court worker tests positive for coronavirus, officials say courthouse will remain open

The employee, who works at 320 Jay St. in Downtown Brooklyn, tested positive for the illness Thursday night, prompting the Vera Institute to tell a majority of their employees to work from home.




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’Flatten the curve, go home!’ New Yorkers bellow coronavirus warnings from their windows in Brooklyn

As New Yorkers take to staying indoors to combat the spread of the coronavirus, these residents are taking a different approach.




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Brooklyn man suspected of murdering love triangle rival and burning corpse took victim’s seat in church

The murder may have happened outside the city.




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Coronavirus threat leads Diocese of Brooklyn to close all 186 parishes, after two priests and more congregants infected

The diocese made the dramatic announcement after confirming positive coronavirus tests for two priests: One at a church in Queens, the other at a church in Brooklyn.




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Brooklyn judge, three others test positive for coronavirus in borough’s courts: officials

The judge, whose name was not released, was last in the courthouse on Mar. 12, officials said.




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Transgender woman housed with men repeatedly raped in Brooklyn federal lockup: lawsuit

A transgender woman awaiting trial on charges that she swindled elderly women out of their savings was raped repeatedly in jail after she was housed against her will with rowdy male inmates, according to a new lawsuit.




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Brooklyn’s McCarren Park bustles even as state goes ‘on pause’ over coronavirus

Friends played touch football and shared sweaty exercise equipment while others kept their distance from others




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Tony-winning actress who lost unborn child in Brooklyn crash pregnant again

Ruthie Ann Miles, a Tony winner who is now a regular on the CBS series “All Rise,” shared the happy news on Instagram.




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Brooklyn fiddler serenades neighbors stuck in coronavirus lockdown

“It’s about the power of music and bringing music to people to get through very difficult times. I think we all really need to do that and really step up for each other," said Dr. Kari Groff.




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Patients denied take-home doses at packed Brooklyn methadone clinic, sparking fears of coronavirus transmission

Patient Jessica Ellision recalled how she broke down and sobbed Monday when she finally received her medication after a three-hour wait — much of it in the crowded hallway where she feared the other patients might be infected. “It was so intense and so stressful, and you feel like you worked so hard not to be sick, but this is it now — this is how it happens,” said Ellison, 39, of the Bronx.




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SEE IT: Crooks steal cash register from Brooklyn bistro: police

A pair of crooks broke into a Bushwick bistro and swiped the cash register during an early-morning robbery over the weekend, police said Tuesday.




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Beloved Brooklyn pastor dies from coronavirus at age 49 — first Catholic priest killed by disease in the U.S., officials say

The beloved 49-year-old priest, born in Mexico City, passed away Friday evening at the Wyckoff Medical Center in Brooklyn, the diocese said. Father Jorge, as he was known to worshippers, served as the diocesan coordinator of the ministry for Mexican-Americans among his other duties.