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• Kid busted in $1 muggings

  He just wanted a dollar, dollar bill y’all. Police nabbed a freckle-faced teen terror yesterday who allegedly was sticking up boys for single dollar bills in Carroll Gardens. The 15-year-old was busted at the Carroll Street stop near...  

• Can’t rain on Coney’s Mermaid Parade

  Organizers of Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade told The Post yesterday that the freakfest won’t be sunk this year after all. The march is all set for June 22,...  

• City beaches are back!

  Seven months after being pummeled by Hurricane Sandy, Coney Island and the city’s seven other beaches are back in business. Mayor Bloomberg officially opened...  

• Furor over cycle no-vote

  The Department of Transportation told Brooklyn Heights’ Community Board 2 not to hold an up-or-down vote on the contentious bike-share proposal — and “did not do enough to engage the public” about where the racks would be located, a...  

• B’klyn drug and gun raid

  Cops busted two heavily armed Brooklyn drug dealers yesterday, scoring three guns and a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said. David Etienne, 27, and...  

• Give us back our 30G: bank

  A bank that accidentally deposited over $30,000 in a Brooklyn man’s account is suing him because he quickly withdrew every last dime — and refuses to pay it...  

• Dollar-van crash chase

  A career criminal driving a dollar van in Brooklyn allegedly plowed into an NYPD scooter and sped off — leading cops on a dangerous chase, sources said...  

• Cops recover three guns, drug cache in Brooklyn bust

   Cops busted a pair of alleged Brooklyn drug dealers today, scoring three guns along with a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said. David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25, were caught off guard when officers from the NYPD’s...  

• Tot injured in stroller fall during robbery attempt

  A 2-year-old girl was injured when she fell out of her stroller during robbery attempt in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, cops said. The tot’s 29-year-old mother...  

• Sandy-damaged New York Aquarium reopens this weekend

  Playful sea lions and trusty penguins are welcoming visitors back to the New York Aquarium for the first time since the Coney Island marine haven was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The shorefront aquarium will partially reopen on...  

• Ringleader of burglary crew that murdered NYPD officer Figoski convicted

   The ringleader of a burglary crew that gunned down a NYPD cop was convicted of felony murder today after a Brooklyn jury decided the thug “had a very important role in the murder of the police officer.” Nelson Morales, 28, organized...  

• Hit-run chaos in Brooklyn hurts 4

   A hit-and-run accident in Brooklyn injured four people and created a chaotic, tense scene this morning. A red construction van T-boned a blue Chrysler sedan that had been seized by the TLC shortly before 7:45 a.m. in East Flatbush...  

• Officials to unveil Coney Island's new Steeplechase Plaza and restored, historic carousel

   There’s finally a reason to head to the western end of Coney’s Island’s fabled beachfront besides catching a Brooklyn Cyclones’ ballgame.  Workers yesterday were putting the final touches on Steeplechase Plaza, a long-anticipated...  

• 50-year-old man struck by Q train being treated for head trauma

   A man was struck by a train in Brooklyn this morning, authorities said. The 50-year-old was hit by a Queens-bound Q train about 10:30 a.m. at the Avenue J station near 15th Street, according to an MTA spokeswoman and FDNY. He is...  

• ‘Most wanted’ robber guilty

  A gunman who burglarized the home of a Brooklyn bishop and was caught after being featured on “America’s Most Wanted” was convicted yesterday. In 2010, Sadiq...  

• Six injured in Brooklyn school bus crash

  Six people were hurt in a school bus crash in Brooklyn this morning, authorities said. The accident happened about 7:30 a.m. in Kensington on 5th Street and Avenue C, according to an FDNY spokesman. Four patients were seriously hurt,...  

• Science project 'missile' causes scare at Brooklyn school

  A science project caused a scare at a Brooklyn high school this morning, cops said. An object that looked like a missile was found in the basement of...  

• Bourbon Outfitters: Hipster chain out to sell booze in Williamsburg

   Soon, the hipsters in Williamsburg will be able to down their Pabst Blue Ribbon while buying ironic T-shirts.  National hipster clothing chain Urban Outfitters is planning to soon open its latest outlet on North Sixth Street by...  

• NYPD captain arrested in alleged wife attack

  An NYPD captain was arrested early today after he repeatedly slammed a door on his wife’s arm after a fight over her son walking the family dog, sources said.  Daniel Sosnowik got into an argument with his wife, 52, about 11 p.m. at...  

• New seasonal Nets Shop by Adidas opening in Coney Island

  Sneaker-giant Adidas is partnering with the Nets to open a seasonal shop in Coney Island — marking the duo's second Brooklyn store that’ll offer fans the team...  

• $queezy money

  A Brooklyn boa-constrictor dealer is making tens of thousands of dollars a year from a Greenpoint basement despite a citywide ban on his slithering merchandise, The Post has learned.  Mark Scott, 46, raises and sells the reptiles for...  

• Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime

  A violent thug turned courtroom snitch fingered his former partners-in-crime today in the murder trial of two Brooklyn men accused of a botched robbery that led to the death of a NYPD cop. Ariel Tejada, 24, detailed the planning that...  

• Game of bones: Brooklyn bar hosting contest to find NY's smallest 'scepter'

  This could be some stiff competition!  A Brooklyn bar is hosting a contest to find the smallest endowment in New York — giving men used to coming up short a chance to rise to the occasion.  Kings County Bar in Bushwick is already...  

• Judge tells kook: No sue for you

  A Brooklyn judge got so fed up with the avalanche of frivolous lawsuits filed by a schizophrenic Midwood man that he forbade the man from suing anybody else,...  

• NY Schools Report Card

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