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Coney Island

“Keep Our People from this Deadly Virus,” Assembly Staffer Fired Over Racist Coronavirus Remarks

Assemblywoman Frontus’ office at 8525 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn. Image via Google Maps.SOUTHERN BROOKLYN — New York State Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus fired her receptionist on Wednesday for making racist remarks about Chinese New Yorkers related to coronavirus. As the number of confirmed coronavirus [/briefly-noted-second-coronavirus-case-pedestrian-death-protest-and-more/] cases in the New York area

brownsville

Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Pizza Man Assaulted, and Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Wednesday, February 26, just after 3:30 p.m. a man entered Chase Bank at 975 Bedford Avenue and handed a note to a teller. The teller did as the note said, and the suspect left the bank with $1,000. No injuries were reported. Investigation is ongoing. Surveillance

East New York

7-Year-Old Boy Killed, Mother Injured After Being Struck by SUV in East New York

The intersection where the accident occurred has a four-way crosswalk. Photo via Google Maps.EAST NEW YORK — A young boy and his mother were struck by an SUV this morning in East New York. This morning, around 8:15 a.m., 7-year-old Payson Lott and his 39-year-old mother were struck

Announcements

Fears of Coronavirus Bring Business Down in Sunset Park Chinatown

Businesses on Sunset Park’s 8th Avenue are open and welcoming customers. Ana Lucia Murillo/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Sunset Park’s Chinatown’s main stretch along 8th Avenue in Brooklyn is typically bustling with shoppers and diners. But in the past month, local businesses say traffic has been slower than

Central Brooklyn

Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

CYPRESS HILLS — Police are looking for four people they suspect of being involved in a string of robberies over the past two weeks in Cypress Hills. Cops compiled surveillance footage from the vicinity of each incident into the video below. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/

News

Blotter: A Stabbed Pizza Deliveryman, A Stolen Bible, Park Slope-Carroll Gardens Burglar and more

Police have released additional footage of suspects in various recent robberies, and are looking for help from the public. PARK SLOPE/CARROLL GARDENS — Police are asking for help identifying a man who they suspect may have robbed at least six homes across Park Slope and Carroll Gardens this winter. Police

Central Brooklyn

Public Charge Rule Takes Effect Today, Some Helpful Info

By Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe federal public charge rule takes effect today, February 24, 2020. The rule will make it harder for people who have used public benefits in the past to get their green cards going forward. “This rule I think is going to radically transform who gets to get

brownsville

Man Shot In Brownsville Friday Morning

BROWNSVILLE — On Friday, February 21, 2020, just after 10:00 a.m. police got a 911 call about a man shot in front of 183 Herzl Street. When they got to the location, police found a 38-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was

Arts & Culture

“SalviYorkers”: The Story Of Salvadorans In New York City

The cover of “SalviYorkers” displays a photo of Geronima Campos, a Salvadoran woman who lived in New York. Courtesy of Carmen Molina-Tamacas.They’ve filled jobs in media [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7L0LhEd0GI] and construction [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/business/economy/salvadoran-immigrant-workers.html] , here in

Bensonhurst

Woman’s Car And Son Were Stolen. She Only Got Her Son Back.

BENSONHURST — At 10:00 a.m. yesterday, a woman parked her 2002 Toyota RAV4 outside a commercial strip in Bensonhurst. She entered a store near 2211 86th Street, leaving her 11-year-old son in the back seat with the car still running. Photo of car from surveillance footage. Courtesy of DCPI.

Central Brooklyn

19-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Flatbush

Barbershop on Church Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATE – 2/20/2020 – This stabbing has been reclassified as murder, NYPD informs. FLATBUSH — Someone stabbed 19-year-old Mamadou Bah of Beverly Road in Flatbush last night. On Tuesday, February 18 at 8:00 p.m. police received a 911 call from an employee of

brownsville

Man Arrested For Raping 11-Year-Old Daughter Of Woman Who Had Protection Order Against Him

Andre Clarke. Courtesy of DCPI.BROWNSVILLE — On Sunday morning, cops arrested 45-year-old Andre Clarke of Staten Island and charged him with brutally raping an 11-year-old girl in Brownsville. Clarke was found at a hotel in Queens after calling himself in. Clarke is accused of raping the 11-year-old daughter of the

brownsville

Woman Raped On Street In Brownsville

Suspects were caught on video near the site of the crime. Courtesy of DCPI. BROWNSVILLE — Police are looking for two men who raped and assaulted a 34-year-old woman on Saturday, February 1, 2020, around 9:45 p.m. near Williams Avenue and East New York Avenue in Brooklyn. The suspects

brownsville

Three Brooklynites Go Missing Around Valentine’s Day

Three people went missing in Brooklyn over the holiday weekend. Cops are asking anyone who has seen these people to come forward with any information that may help bring them home. BROWNSVILLE — A 13-year-old girl went missing on Valentine’s Day last week. Unique Beyah of Amboy Street in Brownsville

homicide

Photo of Bed-Stuy Homicide Suspect Released 9 Years Later

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Almost a decade after a Bed-Stuy homicide, police released a photo of a suspect. On September 19, 2011, around 9:45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about a man shot in front of 977 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn. That man was 22-year-old Jamal Singleton. He was

Arts & Culture

Extraordinary Nonprofit Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Latinx Community

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workshop participants at Mixteca’s mural. Courtesy of Mixteca.SUNSET PARK — Veronica Rosales was born and raised in Sunset Park. She first heard of Mixteca [http://www.mixteca.org/] when she was about 10 years old and her mom signed Rosales and her sister up