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Home » Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez

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Posted inCrime

Brooklyn DA and NYPD to Hold Gun Buyback in Flatbush

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

On Saturday, Jan. 15, a gun buyback event will be held in Flatbush, where anyone can turn in a working handgun or assault rifle in exchange for $200 and an iPad, with no questions asked. The event will run from 10:00am until 4:00pm at Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church, and is being held by Brooklyn […]

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Posted inCrime

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by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 5, 2022January 5, 2022
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Gov. Hochul Visits GodSquad in East Flatbush, Announces $23.7M in Anti-Violence Funding

by Jessy Edwards September 15, 2021September 28, 2021
Posted inCrime

14 Alleged ‘Babiiez’ Gang Members Charged in Indictment That Includes 11 Shootings

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader July 2, 2021July 5, 2021
Posted inCrime

Brooklyn Teen Charged After 5-Year-Old Girl Playing on East New York Sidewalk Shot in the Head

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader June 9, 2021June 9, 2021
Posted inCrime

‘We Can’t Arrest Our Way Out of This Problem,’ BK DA Announces New Community Partnerships to Reduce Gun Violence

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 25, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Illustrate Against Hate, BK District Attorney Launches Art Contest for Middle and High Schoolers

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
Posted inCrime

Brownsville Man Indicted for Murders of 3 Women in NYCHA’s Woodson Houses

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 2, 2021March 3, 2021
Posted inCrime

Brooklyn Gun Buyback Gets 48 Guns Off the Streets

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader February 1, 2021February 1, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Four Men, Including MTA Subway Conductor, Indicted for Trafficking Guns to Sell on Brooklyn Streets

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader November 12, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Gun Buyback To Take Place in East New York This Weekend

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader September 10, 2020January 28, 2021
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Saturday Night Soccer for Bklyn Kids Is Kicking off in Brownsville, East Flatbush

by Andrea Leonhardt September 12, 2019January 28, 2021
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NYPD Reveals Plan to Combat Surge in Brooklyn Homicides

by Andrea Leonhardt March 11, 2019January 28, 2021
Cornegy is initiating a partnership between sharing economy businesses like Lyft, and local small businesses to show how they can benefit from each other.
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Adams, Cornegy Call for Investigation into City Seizures of Brooklyn Homes

by Andrea Leonhardt November 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive, Policy & Government

Brooklyn Elected Officials Respond to de Blasio’s Pledge to Curb Marijuana Arrests

by Andrea Leonhardt May 16, 2018January 28, 2021
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