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Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday signed Introductory Number 972, sponsored at the request of the administration by Brooklyn Council Members Mathieu Eugene (D-Flatbush) and Domenic Recchia (D-Coney Island/Gravesend).   … Full Article

The two-time defending Northeast Conference champion LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds are hoping the friendly environs of the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center help them get out of unfamiliar territory. … Full Article

A total of six schools in Brooklyn, two high schools, three middle schools and one elementary schools, are among the 17 schools targeted by the city for closure at th … Full Article

Documentary filmmaker and writer David Schisgall, and his wife, Vanity Fair writer  … Full Article

Death visited Brooklyn this weekend with car and bike crashes, a shooting in a Clinton Hill diner and the charred remains of a woman found in Marine Park. … Full Article

A Civil War monument in Greenpoint depicting the USS Monitor – which was built in Greenpoint, then clad with iron at the Brooklyn Navy Yard -- has been defaced with paint. … Full Article

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 Police have arrested a man in connection with an early morning shooting inside a diner in Fort Greene that left one man dead. … Full Article

A Civil War monument in Greenpoint depicting the USS Monitor has been defaced with paint. … Full Article

Happy New Year!  This past year has been a productive one for my office.  We successfully implemented a number of initiatives aimed at making Brooklyn safer, and we celebrated the continued success of our many other programs and activities. … Full Article