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Gerritsen Beach Residents To Protest 'Madness' Of Drag Queen Reading Series For Kids
Some South Brooklyn residents are all riled up about a kid-friendly reading series that will bring drag queens to a local public library on Wednesday.
By
Jake Offenhartz
News
High Court Rules The City Can Be Sued For Failing To Redesign Streets With Chronic Speeding
The decision ends an 11-year lawsuit by the family of a young boy struck on a notorious Brooklyn street by a speeding, unlicensed driver.
By
Nathan Tempey
News
NYPD: Driver Who Killed Teen Cyclist In Brooklyn Blew Twice The Legal BAC
The victim, Sean Ryan, was headed to college in the fall.
By
Emma Whitford
News
Teen Cyclist Fatally Struck By Alleged Drunk Driver In Brooklyn
The driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.
By
Emma Whitford
News
NYC 'Build It Back' Home, Still Under Construction After Sandy, Falls Over After 'A Little Wind'
"A little wind came and knocked the house over."
By
John Del Signore
News
Driver Dies After Crashing Through Fence, Into Brooklyn's Shell Bank Creek
A resident's surveillance video showed a car speeding down the road at 5 a.m.
By
Jen Chung
News
Man Arrested For Murder Of 14-Year-Old Found Burned On Gerritsen Beach
The suspect may have thought the victim was pregnant.
By
Jen Chung
News
Burned Body Found On Brooklyn Beach Was Bullied Teenage Runaway
Investigators have identified the body found in Gerritsen Beach Sunday morning as Shaniesha Forbes, a 14-year-old runaway from East Flatbush. The cause of death is still undetermined.
By
John Del Signore
News
Woman's Naked Burned Corpse Found On Brooklyn Beach
The naked body of an unidentified woman was found on the beach in a nature preserve in Gerritsen Beach Sunday morning.
By
John Del Signore
Food
Sandy's Bar: Watering Hole Floated Into Gerritsen Beach!
Of all the things that Hurricane Sandy moved around, the bar it brought to Gerritsen Beach might be our favorite
By
Garth Johnston
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