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Residents: Strong winds caused metal construction material to blow off Brooklyn Heights Library roof

Residents say that the strong winds in the area caused large metal shards to blow off the roof of the Brooklyn Heights Library. They say the shards came from an unsecure construction area atop the

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Nov 21, 2016, 9:14 PM

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