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Residents evacuate Starrett City high-rise as firefighters respond to 19th-floor inferno

By Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn police investigate shooting

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Shooting near Brooklyn gym leaves man wounded: cops

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Brooklyn double stabbing leaves mother dead and son critically wounded: NYPD

Police outside Brooklyn apartment building where woman was stabbed to death

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Brooklyn stabbing at apartment building leaves woman dead; man questioned in case, police say

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Hazmat removes lithium-ion batteries from Starrett City apartment building after early-morning blaze: FDNY

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A man was found dead inside of his Elmira Loop apartment in Starrett City, Brooklyn on Sunday morning. Police believe his death was a direct result of an earlier assault.

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Death of Brooklyn man who slept off assault deemed a homicide: cops

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One stop, shots: Vaccination hubs pop up in hard hit areas like East New York

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Progressive activist Wilfredo Florentino looks to topple East New York political dynasty

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New map shows COVID-19 infection rate by neighborhood

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Bklyn’s new state park named for pioneering African-American pol

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Bklyn’s new state park named for pioneering African-American pol

By Kevin Duggan

From landfill to parkland: Cuomo dedicates millions to build largest state park in city on old dumping grounds

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From landfill to parkland: Cuomo dedicates millions to build largest state park in city on old dumping grounds

By Julianne Cuba

Burlington coming to Brooklyn

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Burlington coming to Brooklyn

By Colin Mixson

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