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Elevator Repair Service, the idiosyncratic little theater troupe that previously enthralled us with a seven hour-long adaptation of The Great Gatsby, is finally getting with the 21st century.

A Brooklyn teen accused of beating up a fellow classmate in a jealousy-fueled padlock attack lost her no-jail plea deal today by enraging the Judge with her "brat"-like behavior.

Police say that registered sex offender Nashbert Smith "repeatedly swung the dog by its leash against a wall, then choked it to death" in their apartment on Vanderbilt Avenue near Prince Street on Wednesday.

"I don't beat my children, so I don't expect people to beat my children. When I saw him, it hurt. I work with children in two places. I don't appreciate it," said mother Elizabeth Pena.

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