Irina Groushevaia

Irina Groushevaia

Irina Groushevaia is the Managing Editor and covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, and beyond. Questions & tips: Irina@bklyner.com
Feb
05
34 Members of 2 Brownsville Gangs Arrested

34 Members of 2 Brownsville Gangs Arrested

BROWNSVILLE — Today the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that 34 alleged
4 min read
Feb
05
Brooklyn Crime Statistics: Shootings and Robberies on the Rise, Murders and Rape Down

Brooklyn Crime Statistics: Shootings and Robberies on the Rise, Murders and Rape Down

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea hold a media availability on crime statistics. Police Athletic League, Inc. Harlem
2 min read
Feb
05
Teen Shot to Death Steps Away from Home in East New York

Teen Shot to Death Steps Away from Home in East New York

EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday evening, a young man was shot to death in East New York. On Tuesday, February 4,
1 min read
Feb
04
VIDEO: Masked Gunman Shoots Bodega Worker in the Face, Flees with Cash

VIDEO: Masked Gunman Shoots Bodega Worker in the Face, Flees with Cash

Smoke Shop & Grocery on Church Avenue. Via Google Maps.BROWNSVILLE — A Brownsville bodega employee was shot in the face
1 min read
Feb
04
81-Year-Old Pedestrian Dead After Boro Park Collision; Driver Arrested

81-Year-Old Pedestrian Dead After Boro Park Collision; Driver Arrested

13 Avenue and 53 Street. Via Google Maps.BORO PARK — Driver was arrested for striking an elderly man in Boro
1 min read
Feb
03
Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign: Riders Want Faster Routes, More Buses, and Better Connections

A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerBROOKLYN — Back in October, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began to study Brooklyn’s bus
3 min read
Feb
03
Man Breaks into Multiple Brighton Beach Homes, Doesn’t Steal Anything

Man Breaks into Multiple Brighton Beach Homes, Doesn’t Steal Anything

Suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.BRIGHTON BEACH — A man broke into multiple Brighton Beach homes on Thursday, but did not steal
2 min read
Feb
03
VIDEO: Man Snatches 12-Year-Old’s iPhone in Sheepshead Bay

VIDEO: Man Snatches 12-Year-Old’s iPhone in Sheepshead Bay

Suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.SHEEPSHEAD BAY — A young boy’s phone was stolen on the street in Sheepshead Bay. On
1 min read
Feb
03
Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Brutally Attacking Girlfriend

Man Charged with Attempted Murder After Brutally Attacking Girlfriend

BED-STUY — Friday afternoon a woman was brutally attacked in a domestic dispute in Bed-Stuy. On Friday, January 31, shortly after
1 min read
Jan
31
Body-Camera Footage Released of Police-Involved Shooting of Kwesi Ashun

Body-Camera Footage Released of Police-Involved Shooting of Kwesi Ashun

Police officers are parked in front of Goldmine Nail Salon in Brownsville after shooting. Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.BROWNSVILLE — Police body-camera
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