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Billy Richling

Billy Richling

Billy Richling is a staff reporter for Bklyner, covering politics, real estate and everything else. He lives in Flatbush, and previously worked for the Times Square Alliance.
Jan
11
Two Murders in East New York on Sunday

Two Murders in East New York on Sunday

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Jan
11
Protestors and Public Officials Demand Trump’s Removal, But Malliotakis Is Unswayed

Protestors and Public Officials Demand Trump’s Removal, But Malliotakis Is Unswayed

Protestors gather outside Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ office in Bay Ridge on Saturday, January 9th. (Photo: Billy Richling/Bklyner)Just days
5 min read
Jan
08
Brooklyn Attendees at Capitol Riot Include Supreme Court Judge’s Son and Boro Park Provocateur

Brooklyn Attendees at Capitol Riot Include Supreme Court Judge’s Son and Boro Park Provocateur

Aaron Mastofsky speaking in a video interview while at the US Capitol building on Wednesday.The large crowd of Trump
2 min read
Jan
08
19 Members of “900” Indicted for Gang-Related Murders and Shootings

19 Members of “900” Indicted for Gang-Related Murders and Shootings

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez speaking at a virtual press conference on Wednesday, January 7th. To Gonzalez’s right stands NYPD
5 min read
Jan
07
One of Every Ten Brooklyn Chain Stores Closed in 2020

One of Every Ten Brooklyn Chain Stores Closed in 2020

Chain stores on Kings Highway in 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerMore than one in every ten chain stores across Brooklyn closed
3 min read
Jan
06
Brooklyn Lawmakers and Residents React to Chaos on Capitol Hill

Brooklyn Lawmakers and Residents React to Chaos on Capitol Hill

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who represents parts of north Brooklyn as well as Manhattan and Queens, spoke in a video she
5 min read
Jan
06
DUMBO Tops List of Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home Sales in Complicated Year for Real Estate

DUMBO Tops List of Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home Sales in Complicated Year for Real Estate

Manhattan Bridge. Photo by Miltiadis Fragkidis via Unsplash.DUMBO was the priciest neighborhood in Brooklyn in 2020. That’s according
3 min read
Jan
06
Confusion After New York Democrats Facebook Page Endorses Brooklyn Council Candidate

Confusion After New York Democrats Facebook Page Endorses Brooklyn Council Candidate

City Council candidate Steven Patzer (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)The Facebook page is called “New York Democrats [https://www.facebook.
5 min read
Jan
05
New Seven-Story Condo Building Coming to 429 Tompkins Ave

New Seven-Story Condo Building Coming to 429 Tompkins Ave

Rendering of a new seven-story condominium building planned for 429 Tompkins Avenue. (Rendering from Isaac & Stern Architects)A new
2 min read
Jan
04
Mariya Markh, Former Council Staffer, Announces Run for Southeast Brooklyn Council Seat

Mariya Markh, Former Council Staffer, Announces Run for Southeast Brooklyn Council Seat

Mariya Markh, a political liaison who previously worked for several Brooklyn Council Members, announced her campaign for the borough’s
2 min read