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Fort Greene–Clinton Hill

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Foiled again?

Fort Greene: A 14-year-old would-be bank robber was foiled by a cop who happened to be in the Atlantic Avenue branch when the pint-sized perp put his failed plan into action on July 5 — plus all the crime from the 88th Precinct. Comment.

Hot middle school gets suspension center

Fort Greene: The city announced it will squeeze a center for suspended students into one of Fort Greene’s best-performing middle schools, just days after it bowed to community outrage and quashed a plan to house a similar center in another junior high just a few blocks away. Comments (2).

Thou shalt not make a noise

Greene Acres: The city finally takes on God. Comment.

Cops grab cameraman: Lawyer says cops are running wild

Fort Greene: Cops arrested a Brooklyn activist on Saturday morning after he tried to use his cellphone to photograph the allegedly brutal arrest of a Muslim man in Clinton Hill, according to the lawyer representing both men. Comments (1).
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