'John Doe Duffle Bag' Picked Up; Kids Can Go to School Online; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A Staten Island man in his 60s, dubbed "John Doe Duffel Bag," was picked up by police for questioning in connection with a series of shopkeeper slayings, ABC News reports.

- Kids affected by Hurricane Sandy can go to school online now. Brooklyn Eagle 

- Some local people protested the opening of the new Armani Exchange at the former Albee Square Mall on Saturday. The Local

- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley want a serious review of the New York City 911 system, which couldn't keep up with call volume during Hurricane Sandy. Brooklyn Eagle

- U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies. Reuters

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