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Rapist Who Posed as Police Officer Is Sentenced, DA Says

Jason Forgetta, 39, was sentenced to up to 32 years to life in prison for the violent attack in 2014. Rapist Who Posed as Police Officer Is...

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Police Seek Suspect Who Shot Man in Butt in East Williamsburg

A 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and thigh on Aug. 8, police said.  Police Seek Suspect Who Shot Man in Butt in East...

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J, Z Train Riders Want Shuttered Station Entrances Open on Gates Avenue

An online petition says it's time to "open the gates at Gates." J, Z Train Riders Want Shuttered Station Entrances Open on...

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Summer And Smoke: M.S. 51 Student Graeme Lauterbach-Mason Strikes Out 17 Batters In Travel Baseball Game

So what did you accomplish this summer? Eighth-grader Graeme Lauterbach-Mason returned to M.S. 51 la

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Williamsburg Residents Call for More Police in ‘Crazy Town’ After Murder

A murder on the Williamsburg waterfront added to mounting fears about the lack of police, locals said. Williamsburg Residents Call for More...

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Brooklyn Man Contracts First West Nile Virus Case of Season, Officials Say

The unidentified man has the first reported case of West Nile in New York City this summer.  Brooklyn Man Contracts First West Nile...

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Bed-Stuy Smoke Shop Forced to Close After Mass K2 Overdose Reopens

The Dream Burner Smoke Shop at 926 Broadway near Myrtle Avenue reopened in August, court records show. Bed-Stuy Smoke Shop Forced to Close...

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Officials Weigh Governors Island Citywide Ferry Route to Brooklyn

Turning the island into a year-round destination is an important factor in the plan, the EDC said. Officials Weigh Governors Island...

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Do the write thing: 10 things not to miss at the Brooklyn Book Festival this year

Bring on the books! Via Flickr user Betty Tsang. The Brooklyn Book Festival is necessary methadone

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Dutch Tech Incubator to Bring 500 New Jobs to Brooklyn Navy Yard, City Says

B. Amsterdam, a European startup, will be opening its first American flagship at the Navy Yard. Dutch Tech Incubator to Bring 500 New Jobs...

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