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Anna Conkling

Anna Conkling is a reporter at Bklyner. She is a senior at The New School majoring in Journalism and Design.

One Dead in Boat 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

Your Booklist in Response to Capitol Invasion, Courtesy of BPL

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 To Be Built At The Site of Former 19-Century School Building

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

New Suspect in Morgan L Assaults Apprehended, Charged With Assaults As Hate Crimes

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

Six Missing Neighbors – Have you seen them?

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

Six Women Have Been Attacked at the Morgan Ave L Station Since Nov 17

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

Toy Drives During The Pandemic Holiday Season

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