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Fire burns through multiple Brownsville businesses, rattling locals

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Brooklyn motorist killed in single-vehicle crash on Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park: NYPD

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East Flatbush stabbing near school sends woman to hospital, police seek suspect

By Lloyd Mitchell

Participants at the Feb. 23, 2025 rally in Central Park proudly waved Israeli flags and carried posters with the pictures, names, and ages of the hostages still in Hamas captivity.

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New York leads the nation in reported antisemitic incidents in 2024: ADL

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Brooklyn man shot during early-morning robbery attempt: cops

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Brooklyn stabbing leaves man seriously wounded and covered in blood while fleeing for life: witnesses

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Three injured in East Flatbush shooting, cops searching for motorcycle-riding assailants

By Dean Moses

FILE - Police at a Brooklyn crime scene

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Bloody Brooklyn brawl leaves three people stabbed and injured: cops

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At least 12 people displaced after fire in problem-ridden Flatbush apartment building

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Driver indicted for manslaughter in Ocean Parkway crash that killed mother and two daughters

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Critical condition: Why are NYC ambulance response times getting longer every day?

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88th Precinct: Restaurant robbery

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Cops arrest trio for Bensonhurst sewer break-in, fourth suspect remains at large

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Brooklyn shooting: Man killed in hail of bullets steps away from his home

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Man killed in early-morning Bushwick shooting

By Adam Daly

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Driver charged with manslaughter, homicide in East New York school bus hit-and-run

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Improving NYC: New NYPD unit will address quality-of-life issues New Yorkers face every day

Suspect in Brooklyn sexual assault pattern led out by detectives in perp walk

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Brooklyn man arrested in series of sexual assaults targeting women across borough

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77-year-old woman killed in Bed-Stuy house fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Rabbi Yossi Eliav, director at Chabad of Clinton Hill and Pratt and founder of US Virtual Guard.

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How this Brooklyn rabbi’s security startup is using AI to help safeguard Jewish institutions amid rise in antisemitism

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