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Three Killed in Weekend Gunfire

A Brooklyn teen was shot in one of three separate incidents that took place in East Flatbush early Sunday.  A passerby found Derron Clarke, 19, lying on the sidewalk on E. 48th St. with a bullet in his neck. He died at a local hospital. Police have not released information about a positive motive but...

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Bed Bug Ridden School Holds Sale to Replenish Supplies

A Brooklyn school that lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of materials after a bed bug outbreak, held a fundraiser on Saturday to replace their supplies. Teachers, students and parents at P.S. 197 and I.S. 381 and neighbors in Midwood participated in a car wash and bake sale in an aim to raise funds...

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Letter From Williamsburg: Winemaking 101

By Ceylan Yeginsu As I turned the corner from Bedford Avenue onto North 8th Street and glimpsed the giant chalk sign that read ‘Brooklyn Winery,’ I started to picture plush ripe grapes and giant wooden barrels of crimson wine. What I didn’t imagine was what it takes to get from the former to the latter....