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Fort Greene–Clinton Hill

Friday, Oct. 10, 2008

Not ‘Murder Ave’ for pedestrians

By Mike McLaughlin
The Brooklyn Paper / Shravan Vidyarthi
Mean Streets: Merchants and pedestrians on Myrtle Avenue are calling for the city to fix a hazardous stretch that forces straphangers to straddle a narrow median between two lanes of traffic while they wait for buses. Comment.

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008

Victim fends off his attackers

By Mike McLaughlin
Fort Greene: A man goes from victim to vigilante with the help of a wine bottle. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.
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