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Service Resumes on A/C Lines, Residual Delays

Metro has confirmed via their alert system that the A and C trains have resumed service, but passengers may experience some delay. The Manhattan bound A and C trains were suspended between Broadway Junction and Jay Street following a police investigation at Rockaway Avenue. We’ll bring you more coverage as it rolls in.

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D.A. Indicts Seven Involved in Mortgage Fraud

Seven people indicted by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes today were charged with 82-counts, including mortgage fraud and identity theft, according to a press release. If convicted the Brooklyn Seven could face up to 15 years in prison. Between 2005 and 2009, the bunch conspired to buy and sell 698A DeKalb Avenue. Using straw buyers and...

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From Coney Island to Honduras

A filmmaker has tracked down the Zipper and Spider rides that brought screams and nausea to visitors of Coney Island for years are getting a second life on a Honduran beach community, according to an article by the Daily News. Amy Nicholson, 46, was filming the rides as part of her film, “Last Day of the Zipper.”...

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“I Don’t Even Like Park Slope, Particularly”

Nate Silver, the reporter who rated Park Slope as the best neighborhood in New York Magazine, has responded to some of the reader feedback about the story on his website, Five Thirty Eight. As for Park Slope, the neighborhood Silver ranked the best in New York, he had this to say: “I don’t even like...

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NYC Bomb Plot Suspect Arrested in Pakistan

A fourth man suspect in the failed New York City subway bombing plot was arrested in Pakistan, Daily News reports. Najibullah Zazi, who has been helping authorities since he plead guilty to his role, fingered the unnamed fourth suspect that led to his arrest yesterday by Pakistani authorities.

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MGMT Release Sophomore Album

The Brooklyn-based band MGMT, formed by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser during their studies at Wesleyan University, has released their much-anticipated second album. Congratulations, the follow-up to the highly successful Oracular Spectacular, was leaked on the internet prior to today’s release date. So what did the band do? Stream the album in its entirety on...

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Bed-Stuy Shooting Leaves One Dead

At 12:01 a.m. police received a call of shots fired at 120 Chauncey Street in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood, according to reports. When they arrived, they discovered that two men had been shot. The first victim, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, was shot once in the head and was pronounced dead on the scene. The second man,...

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Where Brooklyn At?

Brooklyn is lagging behind the rest of New York City when it comes to being counted by the U.S. Census Bureau. In the two weeks since the bureau started mailing questionnaires only 30 percent of Kings County residents have responded,, compared to 41 percent of Staten Islanders. The second most responsive is Manhattan with 40...

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New Housing/Retail In The Works

A new housing complex with retail space is coming to Williamsburg, Brownstoner reports. Plywood went up surrounding a triangular plot of land that used to be an old Shell gas station at 442 Grand St. A work permit was issued by the New York City Department of Buildings on March 15.

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Caught In The Act

Two romance language teachers caught having sex in an empty classroom four months ago at James Madison High School could face disciplinary action from the Department of Education, The Daily News reports. Alina Brito and Cindy Mauro were allegedly caught having sex November 20 by a janitor while the rest of the school was watching...