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Irina Groushevaia

Irina Groushevaia is the Managing Editor and covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, and beyond. Questions & tips: Irina@bklyner.com

Briefly Noted: Bridges, Politics, and Free MTA

Brooklyn Bridge. Photo bytom coe [https://unsplash.com/@tomcoe?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn-bridge?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and the Van Alen Institute launched an

Three Truly Affordable Housing Lotteries Open in Brooklyn

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] here are a few new truly affordable Brooklyn housing lotteries currently open for applications. 672 Powell Street [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/951.pdf], Brownsville * The newly constructed residential building offers Bicycle Storage, Communal Laundry Room, Community Room.

14-Year-Old Boy from Cypress Hills Went Missing on Saturday

CYPRESS HILLS — A teenage boy from Cypress Hills went missing this weekend. On Saturday, February 8, Antonio Walker, a 14-year-old boy went missing. It was reported to police that he was last seen in his neighborhood at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Miller Avenue around 5 p.m. He

Cypress Hills Teen Missing Since January 30

CYPRESS HILLS — Police are searching for a missing teen from Cypress Hills. On Thursday, January 30, 13-year-old Victoria Masone, who lives on Glen Street near Autumn Avenue in Cypress Hills, was reported missing. She was last seen at 103 Canal Street in Manhattan on Thursday, January 30, at approximately 8.

NYC Parks Employee Arrested for Shooting Girlfriend’s Ex and Endangering a Child

BUSHWICK — A New York City Parks Department employee is facing numerous charges after allegedly shooting at his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in a car with a child inside on Saturday night. Saturday, February 8, just after 10 p.m., an off-duty City Parks employee, 46-year-old Bruce E. Hansley, shot at his

Man Found Dead Inside Burning Car in Red Hook

Court and Bay Streets in Red Hook. Via Google Maps.RED HOOK — A dead man was found in a burning car early Saturday morning in Red Hook. On Saturday, February 8, just before 2 a.m., a silver Ford Fiesta was on fire at the intersection of Court Street and

Suspicious Death at Marlboro Houses Deemed Homicide

GRAVESEND — An eldery man was found dead on Friday night at the Marlboro Houses NYCHA complex in Gravesend. On Friday, February 7, just after 11 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man inside of an apartment at the Marlboro Houses NYCHA complex at 2331 West

New Biz: Baku Grocery Store, Community Legal Services, Woman-Owned Boxing Club, and More

Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. Openings Standard Wormwood Distillery [http://www.standardwormwood.com] @ Sunset Park Another business has popped up at industry city, celebrating a once-forbidden bitter plant, Brooklyn Paper reported. [https://www.brooklynpaper.com/

Local Pols Demand Investigation into ICE Shooting of Brooklyn Resident

GRAVESEND — Yesterday morning, Eric Diaz, 26, of West 12th Street, was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during [/ice-shoots-man-in-gravesend-in-broad-daylight-protest-at-maimonides-hospital/] the detainment of Gaspar Avendano-Hernandez, 33, who ICE stated had been already once removed from the country, and was an illegal alien from Mexico. ICE officers

Queen: A Mediterranean Oasis Comes to Bushwick

Exterior of Queen. Photo by Kenny Rodriguez, Courtesy of Queen.BUSHWICK — Right off the Jefferson L stop in Bushwick, among the gray asphalt and re-purposed manufacturing giants, is a Mediterranean oasis, Queen [http://queen.nyc/], a new Moroccan-Israeli bar and restaurant lighting up the corner of Starr Street and Wyckoff