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resources to write a book that
netted him $5 million. The disgraced
former chief executive,
now embroiled in legal trouble
over his conduct, was replaced
by the lieutenant governor,
Kathy Hochul.
Horrifi c dog attack in
Flatbush leaves 19-monthold
boy dead: A rottweiler
mauled to death a toddler, the
youngest member of the dog’s
human clan, at the family’s
Flatbush townhouse in August.
The youngster was only
19-months-old.
Brooklyn’s population
increases by over 230k in
2020 Census results: Brooklyn’s
population increased by
over 230,000 people in the past
decade, marking the biggest
increase of any borough in
New York City, and far outpacing
expectations, according
to 2020 Census data released
over the summer.
The borough’s demographics
are also changing, the Census
revealed. Brooklyn’s Black
population shrunk between
2010 and 2020, while the
white, Hispanic, and Asian
populations all grew.
Coney Island’s Mermaid
Parade canceled:
Brooklynites had to return
their decadent sea creature
themed costumes to
the closet once again, as
Coney Island’s famed Mermaid
Parade was postponed
for a second year due to
COVID-19. Organizers had
hoped to stage an in-person
parade this year after 2020’s
cancellation, and postponed
it to September instead of
the traditional June, but
eventually elected to cancel
the soiree owing to the Delta
variant.
Reckless driver charged
after killing 6-year-old
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girl in Dyker Heights: A
reckless driver was charged
with manslaughter and negligent
homicide after hitting
and killing a 6-year-old girl
in Dyker Heights. The driver
was indicted in October.
SEPTEMBER
Hurricane Ida pounds
NYC: Hurricane Ida brought a
massive torrential downpour
to New York City, killing 13 city
residents including two Brooklynites,
fl ooding crucial infrastructure,
and causing billions
of dollars in property damage.
‘The Wire’ actor Michael
K. Williams found dead in
Williamsburg apartment:
The actor Michael K. Williams,
known for playing Omar on
HBO’s “The Wire,” was found
dead of a suspected drug overdose
in his Williamsburg apartment
in September, at the age
of 54. Widely acclaimed for his
performance as Omar, he was
well-known for giving back to
the community and was involved
in local civic affairs in
Brooklyn, particularly his native
East Flatbush.
Brooklyn Bridge bike lane
opens: The new protected bike
lane on the Brooklyn Bridge’s
Manhattan-bound roadbed fi -
nally opened in September, replacing
the notorious hybrid
bike path on the pedestrian
walkway. Since then, cycling
trips across the storied span
have doubled, the city says.
Driver charged with
manslaughter, faces 25
years for Clinton Hill crash
that killed 3-month-old: A
driver is facing up to 25 years
behind bars on manslaughter
and assault charges after
killing a 3-month-old girl
with his car on a Clinton Hill
sidewalk in September. The
driver, Tyrik Mott, was driving
at high speed in the wrong
direction along Gates Avenue
when he smashed his car into
another vehicle, which then
plowed into the infant, Apolline
Guillemin, and her family.
The mother suffered serious
injuries. Mott had racked up
dozens of speeding tickets over
the past few years, enough to
have his car impounded under
a law passed by the city before
the crash, but not yet implemented.
Robert Brennan named
Bishop of Brooklyn, replaces
longtime Bishop DiMarzio:
Robert Brennan was appointed
as the new Catholic Bishop of
Brooklyn, replacing the longtenured
Bishop Nicholas Di-
Marzio, who weathered child
sex abuse allegations near the
end of his term. He assumed offi
ce at the end of November.
OCTOBER
Thousands march across
Brooklyn Bridge protesting
vax mandate: Thousands
of municipal employees
and allies marched across the
Brooklyn Bridge in protest of
the city’s vaccination mandate.
Marchers fi rst gathered
in Downtown Brooklyn for a
rally, where they chanted their
intentions to “hold the line”
and not get vaccinated against
the coronavirus even if that
means losing their jobs.
Dumbo gets a new library,
Brooklyn’s fi rst
Robert J. Brennan was named the new Bishop of Brooklyn in September.
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