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‘Brazen’ Brooklyn smoke shop killer sentenced for shooting mother-of-four and her dog

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Jul. 15, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Namel Colon, 39, will spend the next 25 years in prison following his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Jennifer Ynoa inside a Brooklyn smoke shop, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced July 15. Ynoa, 36, was inside Salim Smoke Shop at 488 DeKalb Ave. in…

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

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Jul. 15, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A proposed development just north of Bushwick Inlet Park is stirring controversy among locals before the official rezoning process has even begun. Developers are hoping to build a mixed-use high-rise building at 40 Quay St., an MTA-owned lot that currently houses a truck wash station, as well as…

Brooklyn Org launches microgrants to boost small nonprofits

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Jul. 15, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s champions for the borough’s small and large nonprofits, Brooklyn Org (BKO), have announced the launch of Brooklyn Org Microgrants, a new funding stream designed to strengthen smaller Brooklyn-based nonprofits. The program aims to fill the funding gap for nonprofit neighborhood groups that might not otherwise qualify for…

Nathan’s Famous invites NYC to ‘Follow the Frank Line’ straight to Coney Island

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Jul. 15, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Just ahead of National Hot Dog Day on July 26, Nathan’s Famous is reminding New Yorkers — especially Brooklynites — that all subway lines lead to the borough’s most iconic bite. Earlier this year, the MTA released its first fully redesigned subway map in nearly half a century.…

Brooklyn pols demand halt to immigrant detainee transfers to troubled MDC

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Jul. 14, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Local elected officials on July 14 called on the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Department of Justice to immediately halt the intake of immigrant detainees at the troubled Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, calling the conditions at the federal facility “inhumane” and…

Bath Beach apartment building fire injures 4 as firefighters rescue trapped residents

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Jul. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Four people were injured by an all-hands fire at a Bath Beach apartment building on Saturday morning. The blaze broke out on the top floor of four-story building at the corner of Cropsey Avenue and Bay Parkway at 11 a.m. on July 12, according to…