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Nostrand Avenue

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Bed-Stuy

May 10, 2013

CB3 Votes to Rename Stretch of Nostrand Avenue After Birdel's Record Shop

Locals hope a stretch of Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy will be renamed after Birdel's record store.

Crown Heights

April 25, 2013

With Crime Up Across Crown Heights, Each Avenue Finds Its Niche

From fake checks to phone snatches, assaults to robberies, crime is up, and location-specific. 

Crown Heights

April 16, 2013

Longtime Commercial Tenants Feel Squeezed on Up-and-Coming Nostrand Avenue

With high traffic and low commercial vacancy on Nostrand Avenue, local businesses feel promise's pinch.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

March 29, 2013

Bike Share Coming to Bed-Stuy in Two Phases

The city's new proposed bike share phases will cut Bed-Stuy in two.

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

February 20, 2013

Gamblers Played the Ponies in Brooklyn Grocery Store's Basement, Police Say

Police said the basement of a Brooklyn grocery store acted as a gambing den taking horse-racing bets.

Crown Heights

November 27, 2012

Cops Hunt Man Suspected of Spraying Chemicals on Train Operator in Brooklyn

The conductor is in stable condition after the assault at the Sterling Street station in Crown Heights.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

September 11, 2012

Brooklyn Kibbutz Glows in Former Candle Factory

Residents of a candle factory turned creative living space in Bed-Stuy share (almost) everything.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

September 05, 2012

Cops Hunt for Man Who Allegedly Committed Lewd Act on A Train in Brooklyn

Police said a man exposed himself while boarding the A train in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Crown Heights

August 28, 2012

Newcomers' Guide to Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade

Neighborhood experts share tips on how to navigate Brooklyn's West Indian Day parade.

Crown Heights

August 08, 2012

Brooklyn Shops Take Unique Twist on 'Tribal' Print Trend

Brooklyn's sophisticated take on the tribal print trend, from Dutch wax-print to Afro-Bohemian.

Bedford Stuyvesant

May 16, 2012

Man Shot and Killed in Bedford-Stuyvesant

Marcus Thomas, 25, was shot in the head and shoulder at 562 Park Avenue in Tompkins Park North.

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

April 26, 2012

Pedestrian Struck and Critically Injured in Brooklyn

A 56-year-old man was struck and injured by an ambulette when he crossed Clarkson Avenue in Flatbush.

Sheepshead Bay & Marine Park

April 09, 2012

Cop Wounded in Brooklyn Gun Battle Released From Hospital

Kenneth Ayala was wounded in the thigh and foot in a shootout with a suspect in Brooklyn on April 7.

Sheepshead Bay & Marine Park

April 05, 2012

Brooklyn Man Charged With Killing and Dismembering Roommate

Sergey Mamonov is accused of killing Aleksandr Zilbergleyt in their Nostrand Avenue apartment.

Ditmas Park & Flatbush

March 30, 2012

Japanese Tourist Struck by Stray Cop Bullet in Drug Raid

A 25-year-old woman was shot when an officer's gun accidentally discharged on Clarendon Rd. in Flatbush.