Irina Groushevaia is the Managing Editor and covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, and beyond. Questions & tips: Irina@bklyner.com
Bushwick
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
homicide
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
gravesend
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
Announcements
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/
Announcements
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
Announcements
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
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — Today the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that 34 alleged members of two rival Brownsville-based street gangs were variously charged in a 122-count indictment, including attempted murder and criminal possession of weapons. An indictment is an accusation and not proof
Announcements
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea hold a media availability on crime statistics. Police Athletic League, Inc. Harlem Center, Manhattan. Tuesday, February 04, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeOverall crime numbers have risen citywide by 16.4% in January in comparison to last year, according to NYPD
East New York
EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday evening, a young man was shot to death in East New York. On Tuesday, February 4, around 6.45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call for a man shot at the intersection of Elton Street and New Lots Avenue. Witnesses told NBC New York
brownsville
Smoke Shop & Grocery on Church Avenue. Via Google Maps.BROWNSVILLE — A Brownsville bodega employee was shot in the face during an armed robbery in early January. On Friday, January 10, around 9.30 p.m., inside of a bodega named Smoke Shop & Grocery located at 9702 Church Avenue
Borough Park
13 Avenue and 53 Street. Via Google Maps.BORO PARK — Driver was arrested for striking an elderly man in Boro Park mid-January, who passed away from his injuries shortly after.On Tuesday, January 14, just before 10 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision
Central Brooklyn
A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerBROOKLYN — Back in October, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began to study Brooklyn’s bus network in preparation for a [https://new.mta.info/brooklynbusredesign]redesign and hosted 10 community open houses across the borough [/tell-the-mta-what-you-hate-about-your-brooklyn-bus-route-this-fall/] to solicit input on which routes to fix and