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Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Suspect in teen slaying fled in victim's sneakers
Police say a Brooklyn teenager was arrested wearing the sneakers she ripped off her cousin's feet -- after stabbing her 18 times and slashing her throat with a kitchen knife. Sixteen-year-old Shannon Braithwaite was found by her mother -- in a pool of...Tags: Crimes, Police Arrests, Police, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Murder
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TODAY AT BELMONT
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Elderly NY woman robbed of $900 gets donation
Eds: APNewsNow. NEW YORK (AP) _ A Brooklyn man touched by the plight of an elderly woman who was beaten in a Brooklyn elevator and robbed of $900 has led fundraising efforts to get more money for her. At an event Saturday, Keston Boyce,...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City)
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Arrest in killing of NYC teen
An arrest has been made in the death of a 16-year-old girl found stabbed at her family's Brooklyn apartment. Relatives say the body of Shannon Braithwaite was found by her mother around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at their home in the Crown Heights section....Tags: Crimes, New York Times, Murder
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Institutions of shorter learning
++++++++++++++++++++ || || Brooklyn Children's Museum || Chicago Children's Museum || || Founded: || 1899, the world's first museum for children || 1982, first occupying two hallways of the Chicago Public Library || || Location: || Crown Heights,...Tags: Navy Pier, Libraries and Museums, Chicago Public Library, Grant Park
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Some New Yorkers skip the doctor despite health insurance
Access to health insurance does not guarantee people will seek medical care. Here's a look at the numbers in some neighborhoods: Manhattan - Lower East Side and Chinatown -Have health insurance: 86.2 percent -Haven't received healthcare in last two...Tags: New York, Health Insurance, Lefrak City, Woodside, Lower East Side
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Voters say 'yes!' to another Bloomberg term
Many New Yorkers cast a "yes" vote Tuesday for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's presumed campaign for a third term. Whether it's Bloomberg's push for a healthier city, his campaign against smoking or innovations such as 311, New Yorkers are happy with what...Tags: Stuyvesant Town, New York, Laurelton, Local Elections, Little Neck
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Brooklyn girl hit by gunfire at block party
A 10-year-old girl is recovering after getting hit by gunfire at a Brooklyn block party. Denia Kearse was in the crowd on President Street in Crown Heights on Saturday night. Shots rang out, and she was hit in the shoulder. She was taken to a nearby...Tags: Police Arrests, Police
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Crowds revel at West Indian American Day Parade
Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn yesterday for the West Indian American Day Parade, a boisterous celebration of Caribbean culture featuring reggae beats, miles of food stalls and costumes with a 20-foot wing span. The annual parade takes...Tags: Marty Markowitz, National or Ethnic Minorities, New York, David A. Paterson, Local Elections
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A shout-out to the little guy
In the face of so much troubling economic news, I was very encouraged by your piece on entrepreneur Kevin Phillips ('Crown Heights open for business'). Stores like his and the other small businesses on Franklin Avenue may be the key to revitalizing...Tags: Starbucks Corporation, Kevin Phillips
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West Indian Day parade all about the costumes
Special to amNewYorkThousands of masqueraders dressed as warriors, African kings and queens as well as birds and flowers will parade down Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights Monday, cavorting to the sounds of soca, reggae and calypso music. The glittering showcase of...Tags: Forests, Popular Music, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Festive Event
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West Indian American Day Parade takes over Brooklyn
![Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn Monday for the West Indian American Day Parade, a boisterous celebration of Caribbean culture featuring reggae beats, miles of food stalls and costumes with a 20-foot wing span. [See this year's and past year's parade photos here]](http://www.amny.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-09/42025936-01140347.jpg)
Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn Monday for the West Indian American Day Parade, a boisterous celebration of Caribbean culture featuring reggae beats, miles of food stalls and costumes with a 20-foot wing span. [See this year's and...Tags: Marty Markowitz, National or Ethnic Minorities, New York, Local Elections, Labor Day
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