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NYPD Commissioner Kelly In Brooklyn Car Crash
NEW YORK (CBS 2/AP) – Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was caught in a frightening three-car crash in Brooklyn Wednesday night. The Big Apple’s top cop was being driven on the Gowanus entrance to the Belt...
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Nightlife Spotlight: Brooklyn’s Draft Barn
by Kimberly Rae Miller Draft Barn 530 3rd Ave (between 12th and 13th) Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 768-0515 Reviews & More Info Nestled away in the quasi-industrial 3rd Avenue of Gowanus/Park Slope,...
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Tony Tantillo’s Dining Deal: Littleneck
NEW YORK (CBS2) - Just over a month ago, Littleneck, a small, comfortable, seafood joint in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, was still a dream for its owners. But with hard work and funding from...
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Woman Lives In Spacious Brooklyn Loft Rent-Free For Past Six Years
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – How would you like to not pay your rent, year after year, and get away with it? A Brooklyn woman has done just that for the past six years. Artist Margaret Maugenest, 60,...
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Brooklynites Look To Launch Into Space Suit Industry
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The United States is at a turning point for space exploration, and two men from Brooklyn are looking to contribute, and hopefully cash in, WCBS 880’s Alex Silverman reported....
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Bloomberg Touts Improvements At Gowanus Canal; Residents Complain Of Stench
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Despite major flooding from Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said upgrades to the waste water pumping station at the Gowanus Canal will be done by year’s end. The mayor...
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Proposed Sewage Tank Threatens Future Of Popular Gowanus Pool
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Neighborhood swimming pools are an important part of summer in the city, especially in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn where residents rallied on Saturday to prevent their pool...
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10-Year-Old Piano Prodigy From Indonesia Takes New York By Storm
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Joey Alexander is only 10 years old, but he has musical talent well beyond his years. As CBS 2’s Tracee Carrasco reported, the Jakarta, Indonesia resident began playing at the...
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Victim Hospitalized In Critical Condition Following Gowanus Hit-And-Run
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Police are looking for a hit-and run driver who left a 27-year-old man in critical condition on Saturday morning. The man was struck as he exited his own vehicle near Third Ave...
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Iconic Kentile Floors Sign In Gowanus Might Come Down
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A sign that many consider to be synonymous with a Brooklyn neighborhood might soon be torn down. As WCBS 880’s Alex Silverman, the owner of the Gowanus building that houses the...
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Museum Showcasing Morbid Anatomy Set To Open In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A new museum was set to open in Brooklyn this weekend, promising a fascinating journey into the dark side. The Morbid Anatomy Museum was set to open Saturday at 424-A Third...
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Own A Piece Of Cinematic History While Helping Save The Environment
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Own a piece of movie history and help save the environment– it’s a deal almost anyone would sign up for. It’s also a business model for an unusual establishment in Gowanus,...
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Goat Heads Found Hanging From Telephone Pole In Park Slope
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Was it a prank or something more? Residents in Park Slope, Brooklyn are scratching their heads after finding skinned goat heads hanging from a light post. Cell phone video shows...
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Woman Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run At Busy Brooklyn Intersection
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A woman was left in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, after a hit-and-run in Brooklyn. Police said the 46-year-old woman was struck by a Hyundai around 12:30 p.m. at...
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Police Release Photo Of Car Allegedly Involved In Brooklyn Hit-And-Run
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Friday released a photo of the vehicle that was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run that left a woman critically injured earlier this week in Brooklyn. Just after...
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Police Searching For Alleged Park Slope Cell Phone Snatchers
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are searching for two female suspects in connection with snatching a cell phone from a woman’s hands as she sat on the subway in Park Slope, Brooklyn. One suspect...
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Safety Among Concerns For Gowanus Residents Protesting Parole Facility
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — A huge new parole facility in Brooklyn opens in a few weeks, and neighbors say they had no idea it was coming. If the state has its way thousands of state parolees will start...
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Gowanus Home Housing Dozens Of Rabbits Concerns Neighbors
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Residents of a Brooklyn neighborhood are concerned over dozens of out of control rabbits. As CBS2’s Meg Baker reported, what looks to be your average block in Gowanus, has a...
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Wall Collapses In Gowanus; 1 Person Taken To Hospital With Injuries
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – One person was injured after a wall collapsed along 12th Street in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn between Second and Third avenues, CBS2 reported. Debris crashed down onto a...
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Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty For Allegedly Keeping Nearly 200 Rabbits In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police have arrested and charged a Brooklyn woman after nearly 200 rabbits were found in the backyard of a tire shop in December. Dorota Trec, of Gowanus, faces charges of...
View ArticleNational Grid Customers Could See Rate Hike Over Cleanup Of Gowanus Canal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — National Grid customers could soon see an increase in their bills. The Gowanus Canal has been polluted for decades due to dumping from utility companies, and now residents might...
View ArticleTwo Dozen People Arrested When Police Raid Brooklyn Motorcycle Club
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two dozen people were arrested when police raided a Brooklyn motorcycle club Saturday morning. A tip led police to the God’s Only Demons Motorcycle Club on Butler Street in...
View ArticleBrooklyn Artist Furious As Muddy Water Floods Home, Studio
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn artist is fighting to save her home and her artwork from a messy situation. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, mud keeps gushing into Yan Kong’s studio, and she can’t...
View ArticleRelentless Rain Causes Retaining Wall To Collapse In Gowanus, Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The weekend is starting with a wet, muddy mess following the relentless rain Friday. For one family on Staten Island, the rain invaded their bathroom, before flowing into the...
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Decapitated, Dismembered Woman’s Body Found Floating In Gowanus Bay
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD wants your help identifying a woman whose decapitated and dismembered body was found floating in the water near Gowanus Bay and Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn. A couple...
View ArticleReal Estate Developers Eye Streets Around Notoriously Toxic Gowanus Canal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — From toxic to trendy — the area around the Gowanus Canal is suddenly hot. The pollution of the canal is well documented. Decades of chemicals from manufacturing plants seeped...
View ArticleMan Claims State Senator Impersonated Cop During Brooklyn Bike Lane Dispute
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New York state senator is being accused of posing as a police officer. It all started in Brooklyn over a familiar argument for New Yorkers — a dispute with a car over a bike...
View ArticleBrooklyn Restaurant Tags Sidewalks To Let Neighbors Know They’re Open For...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Creative advertising or vandalism? A new Brooklyn eatery is using public property to spread the word that it’s open. Instead, it’s spreading anger. Walk around Gowanus, Sunset...
View Article‘Like Darts, But On Steroids’: Axe-Throwing Hits Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Axe-throwing has arrived in New York. A popular event in lumberjack competitions, the sport began in Canada before making its way across the U.S. and U.K. “It’s like darts but...
View ArticleSubway Rider Slashed In Face Waiting For G Train In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A man was slashed in the face while waiting for the train early Thursday morning in Brooklyn. It happened around 2:45 a.m. at the Smith and Ninth Street subway station in...
View Article1 Stabbed In Chest Outside Brooklyn Whole Foods
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — One person was stabbed outside a Brooklyn grocery store on Monday night. It happened around 9:45 p.m. in the Whole Foods parking lot at the corner of Third Street and Third...
View ArticleE-Bike Rider Critically Hurt After Being Struck By Garbage Truck In Gowanus
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Another cyclist has been injured after colliding with a garbage truck in Brooklyn. The accident is highlighting an alarming trend throughout the city. According to police, the...
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NYPD: Officers Shoot And Kill Suspect In Brooklyn Days After He Was Released...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A shooting suspect succumbed to his injuries and died overnight after being shot by officers in Brooklyn, police said Wednesday. The NYPD said two plainclothes officers were...
View ArticleGroup Accused Of Attacking Laundromat Workers In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are searching for a group of suspects they say attacked two laundromat workers in Brooklyn. The assault took place on Sept. 27 at EZ Laundromat on Fourth Avenue in...
View Article4 People Struck And Killed By Vehicles Within 24 Hours In NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Four pedestrians were struck and killed within 24 hours in separate incidents across New York City. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported, three of the victims were hit by large...
View ArticleAt Least 4 Injured In Brooklyn Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — At least four people were injured after a shooting in Brooklyn on Saturday. It happened around 4 p.m. outside the Warren Houses in Gowanus. A doorman working across the street...
View ArticleBrooklyn Building Manager Arrested After FDNY Finds Over 900 Propane...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The manager of a Brooklyn building was arrested Friday after over 900 propane cylinders were found stacked in a warehouse. The FDNY says fire protection inspectors were...
View ArticleEPA Checking For Possible Contaminants In Water After Barge Sinks In Gowanus...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A barge that sank in the Gowanus Canal may be spilling contaminants into the water. The Environmental Protection Agency says the barge was moored in the bay but somehow went...
View Article3 Injured When Car Crashes Into Building In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are looking for a driver who slammed into a storefront in Brooklyn then took off on foot Tuesday morning. It happened around 7:45 a.m. at 4th Avenue and 3rd Street in the...
View ArticleThousands Show Up For Event Showcasing Gowanus Artists
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A beloved art event was back this weekend in Brooklyn. Thousands of people checked out Gowanus Open Studios, which returned after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19,...
View ArticleNew York City Council Approves Mayor De Blasio’s Rezoning Plans For Gowanus
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The New York City Council has given the go-ahead to Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s plan to make some big changes in Brooklyn‘s Gowanus neighborhood. Council members approved the...
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