Brooklyn
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2 Sentenced to Decades in Prison in 1-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy’s Killing
Davell Gardner was in his stroller at a nighttime cookout in July 2020 when he was hit by a stray bullet fired amid a bloody gang rivalry, prosecutors said.
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Paul Auster, the Patron Saint of Literary Brooklyn, Dies at 77
With critically lauded works like “The New York Trilogy,” the charismatic author drew inspiration from his adopted borough and won worldwide acclaim.
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Carl Erskine, a Star Pitcher of the Dodgers’ Glory Years, Is Dead at 97
The record-setting pitcher known as Oisk in Brooklyn was the last surviving member of “The Boys of Summer.”
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Boy, 13, Is Killed Near His Brooklyn Home
The child, Troy Gill, had been walking home from a Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center when he was shot multiple times, a law enforcement official said.
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Food
A Food Festival Moves to Brooklyn
Order the perfect chicken for coq au vin, try a Croatian amaro and more food news.
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The Lost Story of New York’s Most Powerful Black Woman
Elizabeth Amelia Gloucester appeared in the census for the final time on June 8, 1880. The census enumerators who crisscrossed Brooklyn Heights were no doubt surprised to find a wealthy Black woman presiding over Remsen House, the grand boarding ...
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The Lost Story of New York’s Most Powerful Black Woman
Elizabeth Amelia Gloucester appeared in the census for the final time on June 8, 1880. The census enumerators who crisscrossed Brooklyn Heights were no doubt surprised to find a wealthy Black woman presiding over Remsen House, the grand boarding ...
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An Ex-Detective’s Overturned Murder Cases Have Cost New York $110 Million
Louis N. Scarcella, a former N.Y.P.D. detective, was accused of framing dozens of people for murder. The city and state have paid a steep price to settle claims over the past decade.
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Protesters fill the streets in New York to support Palestinians in Gaza.
Crowds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators packed the streets of Brooklyn on Saturday as they called on the U.S. government to stop sending aide to Israel. The march was organized by the Palestinian-led community group Within Our Lifetime, and ...
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Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing of Advocate in Brooklyn
The early morning killing this week of Ryan Carson, a public policy activist, in what appeared to be a random attack led to an outpouring of grief.
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