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Headlines of the Week: Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

Remembering Ed Koch, IRS tips, an evacuated high school and other Brooklyn Patch stories.


We know you can't read everything, so we've gathered the most popular articles of the last seven from Brooklyn Patch sites. From police activity to politics, real estate and restaurants, find out what news had the borough buzzing.

Bed-Stuy Patch

IRS Tax Tip: Five Good Reasons to E-file Your Tax Return

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E-file is the best way to file an accurate and complete tax return. Tax returns that are incomplete or include errors take longer to process.

Carroll Gardens Patch

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PM Pediatrics, a provider of after-hours urgent care for patients ages "newborn through college," released an announcement on Wednesday that it will launch its seventh facility at 240 Atlantic Avenue in Summer 2013.

Ditmas Park Patch

Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Teenagers in 66th Precinct

A 33-year-old man was arrested and charged Wednesday night for sexually assaulting three teenagers within multiple precincts, police said.

Ft. Greene-Clinton Hill Patch

Brooklyn Technical H.S. Evacuated After Receiving Bomb Threat

“The NYPD got the anonymous tip and started the formal [bomb] search,” said Principal Randy Asher of Brooklyn Technical High School, explaining police started searching his school at around 6 p.m. “We cancelled all extracurricular activities, sent the kids home, and followed protocol.” 

Park Slope Patch

“Ed Koch was the people’s politician—‘How am I doing?’ he’d ask city residents. He was on the side of the people,” Eric Mudick said. “He wasn’t swayed by the other politicians, he had his own ideas, plans and was sincere." 

Prospect Heights Patch

Bar Corvo's Lincoln Station Opens

Al Di La's third venture, at Lincoln and Washington, opened this week for coffee and pastries. Full menu, beer and wine to come soon.

Windsor Terrace-Kensington Patch

Renderings of 23 Caton Place Revealed

Development site BuzzBuzz Home got its mitts on some renderings of the newly revived Karl Fischer building slowly but surely materializing at 23 Caton Place.


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