![[Updated] Man Allegedly Murders His Cousin Inside Their Ditmas Park Apartment](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2584.jpg)
Police & Fire
380 East 18th Street, Jan. 25 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update 1/26 9:30am: Osama Osman, 42, has been arrested and charged with murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon.] This morning, cops found a man beaten to death inside his Ditmas Park apartment. The victim’s cousin,
Announcements
Kids enjoying the Kings Bay Y in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo via Kings Bay Y/Facebook)In January, the Kings Bay YM-YWHA unveiled its first auditorium renovation in 20 years at the main Sheepshead Bay branch. The auditorium upgrades feature a completely new stage, new flooring, curtains, storage, and a performance
Business
1446 Fulton Street on January 20. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The stage is set for the Fulton Ale House [https://www.facebook.com/fultonalehousebklyn/], a sports pub slated to open next week in Bed-Stuy, run by a well-loved Ditmas Park bar crew. Co-owner Diana King and her husband Mike
Kids & Family
Prospect Park on Saturday, Jan 21. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This weekend, Inauguration Day events [http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/], galas [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inaugural-balls-the-good-the-bad-and-the-american-carnage-of-last-nights-parties/2017/01/21/6c9d974e-df98-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html?utm_term=.e442412cd6dd] , and protests [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/
![Man Smashes Stolen Car Into Stoop In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens [Updated]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/16266214_10211739498553232_6401741689675771474_n.jpg)
News
(Photo by Martin Friedman)A 23-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on Monday after crashing a stolen car into a Prospect-Lefferts Gardens brownstone and trying to dash away from the scene. Police pulled over Anthony Hurry for a minor traffic infraction on Flatbush Avenue near Parkside Avenue around 10am, said cops.
Police & Fire
Gravesend Neck Road at East 14th Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)An elderly woman was struck and killed by a car in broad daylight on Gravesend Neck Road in Sheepshead Bay late last week. 90-year-old Wan Yeung was crossing Gravesend Neck Road when she was hit by an SUV turning
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Fairway grand opening (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if
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(Photo via kevis4celeencolby/instagram)Yesterday, City Council voted to limit the number of commuter vans on the road and crack down on illegal, rogue operators. The Commuter Van Safety Act, a package of three bills sponsored by Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane Williams and Queens Council Member Daneek Miller, will cap
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(Photo by Tom Prendergast)When news broke that The Pavilion was bought by Williamsburg’s Nitehawk Cinemas, we thought we were saying goodbye to the gum-spackled, rat-infested-yet-beloved theater [/exploring-the-pavilions-dark-secrets-one-last-time/]. But now it looks like the theater we love to hate is getting chewed out once again, this time by union
Police & Fire
Ambulances and cops on Caton Avenue the morning after Jan. 19 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A 40-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tractor trailer last night at a dangerous Flatbush intersection. The driver later claimed to have not noticed, and drove away with her body lying on
Business
Grand opening of Fairway, at 2149 Ralph Avenue, January 18. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)By 9am this morning, the new Fairway Market on Ralph Avenue was packed with customers, employees, and store executives ushering in the much-anticipated grocery store. The grand opening fanfare began by welcoming a line of
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Service road, Ocean Parkway and Avenue J, Jan. 17 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)As of January, new rules are changing traffic patterns along Ocean Parkway, despite fierce opposition from local politicians and some residents. New traffic signals unveiled last week ban right turns from four intersections along Ocean Parkway,