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Development

Landmarks Preservation Commission axes proposal to gut historic Duffield Street homes for high-rise tower

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Food & Drink

Din Tai Fung to bring 20,000 square-foot eatery to Downtown Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

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84th Precinct: Alleged thieves arrested after swiping cab driver’s phone

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Man charged with murder for fatal beating at Jay Street subway station

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Arts & Entertainment

‘A generational investment’: NYC Cultural Institutions Group adds five, including BRIC, in historic expansion

By Gabriele Holtermann and Paul Frangipane

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84th Precinct: Teens arrested for allegedly stealing straphanger’s bag

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Kids & Education

Target, Champion partner with Brooklyn nonprofit for back-to-school shopping event

By Gabriele Holtermann

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84th Precinct: Beauty school burglary

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Arts & Entertainment

‘A mural for everyone’: Young artists beautify Kings County Family Court

By Olivia Seaman

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Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Book Festival to celebrate 20 years with nine days of literary events

By Gabriele Holtermann

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84th Precinct: Man arrested for allegedly attacking, young woman in Brooklyn Heights

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Development

Affordable housing lottery launches at new luxury Downtown Brooklyn tower

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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84th Precinct: Dumbo clothing store robbed twice in two days

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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84th Precinct: Air conditioner con man caught red-handed

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Arts & Entertainment

Atlantic Terminal rolls out free summer fest to celebrate 20 years in Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

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Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 33

By Kirstyn Brendlen

police are searching for a man they say groped multiple women in downtown brooklyn

Police search for man who groped two women in Downtown Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Spot the Robot Dog goes Construction

Meet Spot: Robot dog helps build Brooklyn’s newest skyscraper

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Arts & Entertainment

Planet Brooklyn, a two-day ‘first of its kind’ music festival, is coming in August

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Cops say man arrested for urinating in Downtown Brooklyn subway station was carrying two guns, ammo

By Dean Moses

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