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FILE - Police at a Brooklyn shooting scene

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40-year-old man shot in the back on residential street in Brooklyn

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News

Williamsburg bedroom attack: East New York man sentenced to eight years for attempted sexual assault after leaving ID at scene

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Kids & Education

Achievement First unveils new Linden Middle School building in East New York

By Brooklyn Paper

Donald Roberson allegedly took the victims to a tattoo parlor where his nickname, “Blue Cheese,” tattooed on their faces.

Texas man nicknamed ‘Blue Cheese’ charged with forcing teens into prostitution and branding them in East New York: DA

By Adam Daly

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Brooklyn teen missing after texting family members she was kidnapped

By Dean Moses

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Three separate Brooklyn fires injure 12 residents over weekend, FDNY investigates

By Lloyd Mitchell

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Food & Drink

Pump the brakes! SONIC opens premiere Brooklyn drive-through in East New York

By Natalie Dahan

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Housing

Concern Pitkin opens in East New York with supportive, affordable units for seniors and formerly homeless Brooklynites

By Jada Camille

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Development

Affordable housing lottery opens in East New York with units starting at $750 per month

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Police investigate a shooting at Pitkin Avenue and Ashford Street.

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Shooting in East New York leaves one man injured

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Business

East Brooklyn BID to hold second annual summit to support growing businesses and address local issues

By Adam Daly

Firefighters

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Firefighters take on blaze in East New York home

The 15-year-old victim was walking on Mother Gaston Boulevard in East New York when she first met Deandre Lee, who let her charge her phone in his car

East New York man accused of raping teen and attempted sex trafficking: DA

By Adam Daly

Crime scene unit members in Brooklyn check shooting scene

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Man in Brooklyn shot dead in borough’s second homicide in five hours: cops

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Propane fire engulfs dilapidated garage in ‘The Hole’ on Brooklyn-Queens border

By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn Diocese to close two Catholic elementary schools due to falling enrollment and poor financials

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Police seek suspect in daylight dognapping of family Shih Tzu in East New York

By Christian Murray

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Housing

Affordable housing lottery opens in East New York, with rents starting at $465

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Kids & Education

Bard High School Early College to open in East New York this fall

By Kirstyn Brendlen

People walk past scene of deadly Brooklyn shooting

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21-year-old man shot dead on Brooklyn street in broad daylight: cops

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