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Five Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Youth Lockup Awash in Knives

Court papers said the “youth development specialists” took more than $50,000 in bribes to allow in items like razor blades,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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3 Progressive N.Y. City Council Members Lose Roles as Committee Chairs

Adrienne Adams, the moderate Democrat who is the Council speaker, chose not to reappoint three of the City Council’s most…

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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…

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