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Brooklyn Children's Museum to host festival for Black History Month

Things to Do

Brooklyn Children’s Museum hosts ‘Black Future Festival’ during midwinter recess

By Isabel Song Beer

Two gun-wielding robbers stole thousands from a Crown Heights store.

Gun-toting duo sought for alleged robbery of Crown Heights store

By Jada Camille

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Brownstoner

Crown Heights ‘eco-yogi’ townhouse offered via affordable housing lottery is only $678K

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Subway

‘No more’: Pols push for state budget funding to address subway bottleneck in Crown Heights

By Adam Daly

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting in Brooklyn.

AMNY

21-year-old fatally shot in Brooklyn; suspect still at large

"No justice, no peace": Crown Heights tenants are fighting to take control of their building after years of no repairs by slumlord and city agencies.

Landlords in the Crosshairs

Crown Heights tenants rally for control of their building after years of no repairs

By Jada Camille

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Cops arrest 20-year-old suspect for fatal shooting outside Crown Heights bodega

By Adam Daly

Brooklyn District Attorney to vacate wrongful manslaughter conviction of Steven Ruffin.

‘I lost 14 years of my life’: Brooklyn DA moves to vacate 1996 manslaughter conviction based on mistaken identity

By Isabel Song Beer

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Religion

Tunnel below Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters destabilized 3 buildings, leading to vacate orders and emergency repairs: DOB

By Kirstyn Brendlen

This is a cartoon version of pigeons on a wire.

Religion

Several arrested at Chabad Lubavitch HQ as crews try to fill secret tunnel beside synagogue

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Man sentenced to 55 years in prison after killing Crown Heights mother of four: DA

By Adam Daly

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Theater

Crown Hill Theater debuts in former home of contested Black Lady Theatre

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Brooklyn Children's Museum names new CEO, Atiba Edwards.

Kids & Education

Atiba T. Edwards named Brooklyn Children’s Museum CEO, first Black man to lead in museum’s 125-year history

By Jada Camille

CHRISTMAS TREE

Business

Brooklyn prepares to get lit this holiday season with tree and menorah lightings

By Isabel Song Beer

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‘Ticking time bombs’: Crown Heights fire that killed 3 family members caused by e-bike battery

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

The first individual wanted in connection to the shooting described as being of slim build with a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, navy blue jacket, black pants and multicolored sneakers.

Police searching for two gunmen after Crown Heights attempted assault: NYPD

By Isabel Song Beer

Upper East Side crime scene

AMNY

Deadly Brooklyn stabbing: Man slain in apartment near Medgar Evers College

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Housing

Housing lottery opens for first-time home buyers in Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy

By Anna Bradley-Smith

170 York Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

AMNY

Man fatally shot in stairwell of Brooklyn apartment building: cops

Brooklyn detective exits apartment building after double shooting

AMNY

Brooklyn double shooting at luxury apartment building leaves two people injured

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Former NBA player Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Gay former NBA player Jason Collins diagnosed with brain tumor

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