Anna Conkling is a reporter at Bklyner. She is a senior at The New School majoring in Journalism and Design.
Business
Foster Sundry’s storefront. Anna Conkling/BklynerSmall businesses throughout Bushwick have become victims in a string of burglaries that took place between December and January. These break-ins throughout Bushwick follow a strain of recent hate crimes against women in the neighborhood, and at a time when burglaries in the neighborhood
fire
FDNY respond to the call at 6:12 pm / FDNY’s Instagram.Last night, FDNY worked for almost four hours to extinguish a five-alarm fire in East Williamsburg. It is under investigation what exactly started the fire that started on the top floor of 244 Montrose Ave, a three story
Arts & Culture
Pat and Paulette Martin lost 56 years collectively. Photo by Karsten Thormaehlen [https://www.karstenthormaehlen.com/]On Jan 19, an exhibit on 12 LBGT+ seniors will premiere at the Brooklyn Heights Art Gallery at The Watermark. “Not Another Second” [https://www.notanothersecond.com/] is a collaborative exhibit between SAGE [https:
history
The Three Kings, Mary, and José. Anna Conkling/ BklynerThis past Saturday, a float which held the Three Kings, the Virgin Mary, José, and a parade princess, drove up and down Grand St and Graham Ave in Williamsburg, handing out presents to any child that approached it. The float was organized
fire
One man has died, as a result of a boat fire at Pier 5 Marina in Brooklyn Bridge Park, cops say. Last Saturday, January 9, 86-year-old Archie Joyner of Brooklyn Heights was found unconscious and unresponsive on the 52-foot Jefferson Recreational boat as the FDNY extinguished the fire. After Joyner
Arts & Culture
Greenpoint Library via BPL’s websiteIn response to the invasion of the Capitol on Jan 6, Brooklyn Public Library has put together a list of books for [https://borrow.bklynlibrary.org/booklist/january-6-2021]Brooklynites to read to better understand the historic moment. The list includes both modern and historical fiction
affordable housing
Flatbush District #1 School Building in 1931. (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library) The city is looking to develop the former site of P.S. 90 at the corner of Church and Bedford avenues in Flatbush into affordable housing and community space. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Bushwick
Police outside th Morgan Ave station. Anna Conkling/BklynerA new suspect has been apprehended in connection with the recent attacks [/six-women-have-been-attacked-at-the-morgan-ave-l-station-since-nov-17/] on women at the Morgan L train station in Bushwick yesterday. NYPD confirmed that they had arrested Khari Covington, 29, who lives in Bushwick. Covington was arrested on eight
missing person
Please help find: 14-year-old Marisol Rivera form Brownsville Marisol RiveraPolice are asking for help finding 14-year-old Marisol Rivera, who was last seen around 11 pm on Jan, 3 2020 in Brownsville. According to police, Marisol is 5’6 tall and weighs 110 pounds. She was last seen wearing all dark
Health
Police outside the Morgan Ave stationSix women have reported being attacked while at the Morgan Ave L stop in Bushwick since Nov 17. The first victim of these assaults was a 24-year-old woman who reported she was approached by an unknown man on the stairs at the station and punched
Announcements
Via Old Stone House.Christmas approaches this year as the city heads for yet another lockdown, and the holiday season could not be more different from the years past – even Dyker Lights are not shining as bright, in an attempt to keep the virus from spreading. For many families this