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Assemblyman Dov Hikind

MTA pro-Palestine billboard

Lawmaker: MTA’s New Pro-Palestine Billboards ‘Very, Very Dangerous’

New billboards went up across New York City on Wednesday night with a message that could have subway riders doing a double-take. They’re paid for by a group that wants the U.S. to stop funding for the Israeli military.

2011/09/14

David Weprin  (L), Anthony Weiner (C), Bob Turner (R) (credit: CBS 2)

Battle For Weiner’s Seat In Congress Turns Into Referendum On Obama Policies

The gloves are off. The special election to replace Congressman Anthony Weiner has turned downright nasty.

2011/09/07

Borough Park traffic island

Exclusive: Victory! Dangerous Borough Park Traffic Island Removed By DOT

It was a rare mea culpa from the New York City Department of Transportation. On Tuesday it began jack-hammering traffic islands in Borough Park that blocked ambulances, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.

2011/08/23

Levi Aron (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, Pool); Leiby Kletzky (handout)

Borough Park Still Reeling 3 Weeks After Slaying Of Leiby Kletzky

The abduction and killing of Leiby Kletzky has Borough Park so wounded, families have vowed never to speak of it again — only to break the vow.

2011/08/03

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NYPD Commissioner: Suspect Panicked, Killed 8-Year-Old Leiby Kletzky

An intense two-day search for a missing Borough Park boy has ended in the arrest of a 35-year-old man who is suspected of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky after his dismembered body was found in two different locations by police.

2011/07/13

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NYPD: Missing Brooklyn Boy Leibby Kletzky May Have Gotten Into Man’s Car

The search for Leibby Kletzky continued Tuesday night more than a day after the 9-year-old boy from Borough Park went missing. A new surveillance video is being seen as a possible lead in the disappearance.

2011/07/12

Borough Park traffic island

Exclusive: NYC DOT To Remove Borough Park Traffic Islands

The Borough Park traffic islands that CBS 2 first told you about six months ago, the ones that caused such chaos, are apparently going to be removed.

2011/05/31

Assemblyman Dov Hikind

Controversy Surrounds Renaming Of Brooklyn Street After Italian Community Activist

A proposal to rename a street in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn in honor of a longtime Italian community activist has run into a roadblock.

2011/05/30

Assemblyman Dov Hikind

FBI Probes Theft Of Donation Checks To Synagogues

The FBI is investigating the theft of checks for charity that were sent to dozens – possibly even hundreds – of synagogues.

2011/01/17

Borough Park traffic island

Brooklyn Residents Want ‘Hazardous’ Traffic Islands Gone

Snow isn’t the only neighborhood nuisance many residents want removed from a street in Brooklyn. They want the City to jackhammer newly installed traffic islands they say are wreaking traffic havoc.

2011/01/06

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