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Jean Jeanniot, 71, Killed in Horrific Hit and Run at “Horrible, Dangerous” Flatbush Ave. Intersection in Ditmas Park

Jean Jeanniot, 71, was trying to cross Flatbush Avenue and East 26th Street tonight around 6:10 pm when a car smashed into him, police said. If that wasn’t bad enough, Jeanniot then got hit and dragged by another car, whose … Continue reading

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Woman Found Stabbed to Death at 487 St. Marks in Crown Heights (UPDATED)

Amy Sara Clark (Prospect Heights Patch) just took this picture of a police officer standing guard outside 487 St. Marks Ave. in Crown Heights, where a woman was just found stabbed to death today. The death is being ruled a homicide. Patch … Continue reading

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Watch “Underpaid,” a Working-class Anthem by J. Scar, Flatbush Subway Rapper

Jean “J. Scar” Lodescar, a 28-year-old iPhone technician from Flatbush, likes to perform “Underpaid,” a rap rant against low paying jobs, on the 3 and 4 trains heading to and from Brooklyn. Mostly, he’s greeted with stony silence, rolling eyes, … Continue reading

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Joe Paterno was a Brooklyn Boy from Flatbush who Almost Became Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers

While the world mourns the death of Joe Paterno at 85 today, there is a revelation that the Green Bay Packers almost hired Joe Paterno as their head coach in 1971.  And his Brooklyn background played a key role. This barely-known … Continue reading

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Sidewalk Cafe Rejected for Five Guys at Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue

The plan to set up a 12-table sidewalk cafe at Five Guys Burgers and Fries on Flatbush Avenue has been rejected by Community Board 2. The board’s transportation committee voted 8–3 against this 48-seat outdoor dining space, which they felt would get in … Continue reading

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