Red Hook Parents Rally Over PCB Contamination in NYC Schools
About 50 parents and community groups rallied in front of The Brooklyn New School and Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies to demand immediate DOE action on PCB in light fixtures. The event drew NY Lawyers for the Public Interest, local politicians, and health professionals amid broader concerns about a decade‑long remediation plan across 700 city schools.
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Teen muggers target woman in Coffey Park and other city crimes
A June sequence reports three teens attacking a 26 year old woman in Coffey Park near 7 25 pm June 3. One mugger bitten on the pinky finger, victim sustained minor elbow injuries. Suspects described as two 15 and 17 year old black males in blue shorts white shirt yellow shorts with third unidentified. Police later arrest a 16 year old male and 26 year old female for a separate Walcott Otsego assault. A 35 year old man was arrested for threatening his girlfriend and stealing her phone at 80 Bush Street after the incident. Officers also charged two men, ages 35 and 42, with firearm and drug offenses after finding a loaded handgun crack cocaine and marijuana on Columbia Street. Community pressure prompts truck enforcement with 39 summonses on Van Brunt Street on June 12. Tip line and email provided for 76th Precinct.
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Brooklyn car thief captured after midnight attempt near Henry Street
Police observed 24 year old Efrain Gauthier attempting to open cars near Henry Street in Brooklyn at 2 am on May 23. He resisted arrest by fleeing on a bike but was pursued and detained. Gauthier has 25 prior convictions and is held on $10,000 bail.
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