Irina Groushevaia is the Managing Editor and covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, and beyond. Questions & tips: Irina@bklyner.com
brighton beach
Suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.BRIGHTON BEACH — A man broke into multiple Brighton Beach homes on Thursday, but did not steal any property. On Thursday, January 30, there were three incidents of a man breaking into apartments in Brighton Beach. He gained entry by damaging the door locks and forcing the
News
Suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.SHEEPSHEAD BAY — A young boy’s phone was stolen on the street in Sheepshead Bay. On Saturday, January 25, around 6 p.m., in the rear of Coyle Street nearby Avenue U, a 12-year-old boy was walking home from a bus stop, with his iPhone X
homicide
BED-STUY — Friday afternoon a woman was brutally attacked in a domestic dispute in Bed-Stuy. On Friday, January 31, shortly after 4 p.m., a 32-year-old woman was slashed several times in the neck and chest, during a domestic fight on Hancock Street near Throop Avenue, cops said. A resident said
brownsville
Police officers are parked in front of Goldmine Nail Salon in Brownsville after shooting. Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.BROWNSVILLE — Police body-camera footage was released from an October incident, where a bystander got involved in an arrest of a disorderly man inside of a nail salon and was shot to death by
homicide
RED HOOK — Yesterday, a suspect was charged with murder after pushing his girlfriend out of a car in front of Red Hook Houses NYCHA complex. On January 29, the victim, 27-year-old Tatiana Walton who resided at the NYCHA complex, was found unconscious and unresponsive [/dead-red-hook-houses/] outside of the Red Hook
Announcements
EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Yesterday, a truck driver making a reckless U-turn killed a bicyclist riding on Vandervoort Avenue. On Thursday, January 30, just after 2.30 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a collision involving a bicycle, in front of 305 Vandervoort Avenue in East Williamsburg, cops said.
Business
99¢ Tower in East New York. Via Google Maps.EAST NEW YORK — Two people broke into a general store in East New York, robbing over $4,000 in early January. On Wednesday, January 8, around 05.15 a.m., a couple broke into 99¢ Tower, a general store at 2526
East New York
EAST NEW YORK — A mother was slashed in the face with a knife after her child threw up on an MTA bus. On Tuesday, January 28, around 6.20 p.m., a 31-year-old woman was riding a city bus with her two children, cops said. Her youngest child got sick
canarsie
CANARSIE — Two young men tried to gain entry into a Synagogue in early January, fleeing after breaking a window and urinating on the front door. On Saturday, January 11, around 7.52 p.m., two young men approached the front door of the Young Israel of Canarsie synagogue located at
Announcements
Gowanus Canal. Photo by Udi via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/udi/8145783849/]GOWANUS — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of an administrative order requiring the start of the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site. Designated a Superfund site by the EPA in
Central Brooklyn
George’s Diner on Coney Island Avenue with shattered storefront. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.FLATBUSH — Yesterday, around 10.30 a.m., at 753 Coney Island Avenue right at Cortelyou Road, a police car swerved into George’s Diner, a local neighborhood staple, shattering the business’ front window. “We’re eating over
fire
FORT GREENE — A man was arrested and charged in connection with the death of a Brooklyn man in a house fire. On Monday, January 20, just after 3 a.m., a suspicious fire broke out at 248 Adelphi Street in Fort Greene. Upon extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered a man