#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?

#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?

“#Hey, de Blasio, where’s that stinkin’ cleanup you promised?” Somewhere in the piles of garbage lining the streets of Bushwick, residents might find Mayor de Blasio’s word. It’s been six months since the mayor promised to pump more money into the city’s street-cleaning efforts. And the trash problem has only gotten worse. De Blasio in September…

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#NYC woman killed after being hit by a car

#NYC woman killed after being hit by a car

“#NYC woman killed after being hit by a car” A 47-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with DWI and manslaughter after fatally mowing down a woman pedestrian in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, police said. Lakierdra Thomas, 32, was crossing Graham Avenue and Broadway in Bushwick when drunken Uri Hochberg slammed his gray 2005 Jeep Grand…

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#Creepy characters sought in gunpoint robbery in NYC

#Creepy characters sought in gunpoint robbery in NYC

“#Creepy characters sought in gunpoint robbery in NYC” These were no trick-or-treaters. Cops are looking for help in identifying five creepy characters who pulled a gunpoint robbery in Brooklyn the morning after Halloween. Police on Saturday released surveillance photos and a 30-second video in connection with the Nov. 1 stickup inside Chupetas Night/Bar Club at…

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#Hip Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta’s closed after COVID-19 outbreak

#Hip Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta’s closed after COVID-19 outbreak

“#Hip Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta’s closed after COVID-19 outbreak” Beloved Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta’s — which has hosted celebrities including Beyoncé and the Clintons — was closed abruptly this week after workers contracted the coronavirus. “We are sad to announce that Roberta’s has had several employees that have tested positive for COVID-19,” Roberta’s wrote on Instagram Saturday….

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#7 shot, 1 killed in overnight shootings in Big Apple

#7 shot, 1 killed in overnight shootings in Big Apple

“#7 shot, 1 killed in overnight shootings in Big Apple” A man was killed and six others shot in another violent night across the Big Apple, police said. Staten Island was the only borough spared bloody gunplay. In the fatal incident, a 20-year-old visiting from Indiana was shot dead in Bushwick, Brooklyn, just after 2:30…

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#Bushwick subway stop platforms covered in graffiti

#Bushwick subway stop platforms covered in graffiti

“#Bushwick subway stop platforms covered in graffiti” What decade is it, again? Bushwick commuters were greeted by a blast-from-the-past Wednesday at the DeKalb Avenue L train stop — where gigantic graffiti “tags” were splashed along platform walls. The massive red-and-gold, blue-and-red and yellow-and-black spray-paintings appear to be the work of multiple artists. Nearly a dozen…

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