Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Central Brooklyn
Rendering of BQX. (Credit: Handout)Yesterday, riders across the subway system were slowed down in their commutes—but one station agent had a scare themselves, when a giant rat chased them from their booth. [https://6abc.com/pets-animals/massive-rat-chases-ny-subway-agent-out-of-station-booth/4822454/] There has been a rise in hate crimes across Brooklyn
Arts & Culture
BUSHWICK – In bodegas across Bushwick this holiday season, neighbors and shoppers will find something new among the quick-stop staples they shop for: art. The Bodega Advent Project [http://www.bodegaadvent.com/], a joint undertaking between Bushwick Abbey and Iglesia de la Santa Cruz, will be creating a living advent calendar
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A FedEx truck had its windows smashed after a road rage brawl between employees and mourners outside a funeral (Via Loudlabs NYC)SUNSET PARK – A brawl erupted in the streets of Sunset Park yesterday when a FedEx driver struck a congregant leaving a mosque after a funeral. The fight broke
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Police are searching for the man who raped a 20-year-old woman in a Brownsville park over the weekend. Around 2:20 am on Saturday, December 1, the victim was near the intersection of Herzel Street and Dumont Avenue at Betsy Head Park when she was approached by the suspect,
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The corner of Shore Parkway and East 28th Street, near where the hit-and-run took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A hit-and-run killed a Staten Island man after he was hit by a car on East 28th Street over the weekend. Iosef Morgenshteyn, 65, was struck by the driver
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – A man was shot and killed in the early hours of this morning, Monday, December 3, police confirmed. Around 5:30 am, police responded to a 911 call for an unconscious man discovered by EMS at Blake and Van Sinderen Avenues in East New York. On arrival,
brownsville
WILLIAMSBURG – A Williamsburg church was vandalized in the early hours of Sunday, December 2, police confirmed. The suspect allegedly urinated on two angel statues outside the Our Lady of Consolation Roman Catholic Church, at 184 Metropolitan Avenue, before pushing them over, where they smashed on the ground. Police said the
Central Brooklyn
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Bed Stuy
CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Governor Cuomo has announced the organizations chosen to develop 2,700 units of affordable housing in Central Brooklyn as part of his Vital Brooklyn initiative. The four companies will develop the 100% affordable units in Central Brooklyn for residents making less than 80% of the Area Median Income.
brighton beach
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with an assault and attempted robbery of a boy on the Q train earlier this week. The incident took place around 3:00 pm on Monday, November 26, on a southbound Q train headed from Sheepshead
Central Brooklyn
A night in Coney Island from over the summer (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The major news of the day is Lyft’s $100 million investment in expanding Citi Bike. [/citi-bike-announces-100-million-expansion-following-acquisition-by-lyft/] Though a scoop from Gothamist suggests that the “vast majority” of the new bikes will be electric pedal-assist bikes. [http://gothamist.
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The Emmanuel Episcopal Church church burned down last night in Sheepshead Bay, the FDNY confirmed, after the historic church caught fire for the second time in 11 years. The fire broke out after midnight, with firefighters responding to the scene by 12:30 am on Thursday, November 29,
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Electric scooters may soon be a part of the city’s expanding network of alternative transportation (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Two City Councilmembers have introduced new legislation to legalize a variety of electronic transportation alternatives in New York, a move which could help Brooklyn residents from busy delivery-riders to displaced L
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerFLATBUSH – The gunman who killed two people outside a funeral in 2015 has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, the District Attorney announced. Fritz Celestine, 43, of Georgia, was attending the April 27, 2015 funeral of 38-year-old Jose Luis Robles at the Emmanuel
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A surveillance still released by the police of the suspect entering the subway (Via DCPI)PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – A man from Queens has been arrested and charged in connection with the rape in Prospect Park earlier this month [/police-searching-for-man-who-raped-and-robbed-woman-in-prospect-park/], police announced. Mowngly Lucas, 28, was arrested by NYPD on Wednesday,
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Police have released new video of the suspect wanted in connection with a rape that occurred in Prospect Park earlier this month. [/police-searching-for-man-who-raped-and-robbed-woman-in-prospect-park/] In addition, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has added $1,000 [https://twitter.com/BPEricAdams/status/1067784573935919110] to the $2,500 reward being offered