Irina Groushevaia is the Managing Editor and covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, and beyond. Questions & tips: Irina@bklyner.com
homicide
RED HOOK — A dead woman was found early today at the Red Hook Houses NYCHA Complex. Today, at 2 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person in front of 11 Loraine Street at the Red Hook Houses NYCHA complex. A witness told police they saw
Announcements
Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. Openings Bond Townhouse & Garden [https://www.bondtownhouse.com/] @ Boerum Hill The Garden Suite at the Bond Townhouse. Courtesy of The Bond Townhouse.A landmark townhouse in Boerum Hill was
Bay Ridge
95th Street subway station in Bay Ridge. Via Wikimedia Commons. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bay_Ridge%E2%80%9395th_St_td_(2018-09-19)_01.jpg] BAY RIDGE — A woman was sexually assaulted in a subway bathroom on Monday morning. Yesterday, around 10.15 a.m., a 31-year-old woman on
Announcements
West 6th Street and Avenue S. Via Google Maps.GRAVESEND — A pedestrian passed away after being struck by a car mid-January in Gravesend. On Tuesday, January 14, around 10.30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian struck at West 6th
News
Espinal. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Brooklyn Councilmember Rafael Espinal announced on Sunday his resignation from office to join the Freelancers Union, a New York non-profit, serving the independent workforce. Espinal was the Councilmember representing the 37th district, which serves Cypress Hills, Bushwick, Brownsville, Ocean Hill and East New York. In
Announcements
New York style arepa with ham, egg, and cheese. Courtesy of Love, Nelly.BED-STUY — This spring, the team behind the boozy milkshake and dessert bar in Crown Heights, Butter & Scotch [https://shop.butterandscotch.com/], will bring a new bakery focused on Colombian and Latin American treats to the border
Announcements
SUNSET PARK — Two elderly people were attacked and robbed in Sunset Park in mid-December, cops said. On Wednesday, December 18 around 1.50 p.m. inside of a multi-unit residential building in the vicinity of 4th Avenue and 58th Street, two men gained entry to an apartment by forcing a
affordable housing
Vitagraph Studios in Midwood. Via Wikimedia Commons.MIDWOOD — A historic film site in Midwood bought in 2014 is now a luxury residence, The Vitagraph [https://www.thevitagraphbk.com/brooklyn-apartment-availability/], with 91 affordable units up for a housing lottery. In 2014, we reported the purchase of the old Vitagraph studios site
Bensonhurst
Congressman Max Rose and Councilmember Mark Treyger viaTwitter. [https://twitter.com/MarkTreyger718]BENSONHURST — This morning, local elected officials and advocates called for justice for the victim of a fatal hit-and-run that happened yesterday in Bensonhurst. At the site of yesterday’s incident, at the corner of 86th Street and Bay
Police & Fire
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — On Saturday evening a man repeatedly hit a woman with a broken kick scooter in Downtown Brooklyn. On Saturday January 11, around 7 p.m., a 44-year-old woman, who was walking on Fulton Street near Bridge Street, was hit in the head repeatedly with a broken kick scooter
Announcements
Welcome to our business column, where we’ll share news on expansions, new biz, pop-ups, art shows, and recent closures. Openings Vacation Planet @ Williamsburg “Vacation Planet” exhibition at 25 Kent. Photo courtesy of Anne Spalter Studios. Digital and mixed media artist Anne Spalter is taking over 8,300-square-feet to bring
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Screenshot from a video of the collision scene. Courtesy of Citizen. [https://citizen.com/-Lyige9VfhbRa81qDE-T]FLATLANDS — This morning a woman was fatally hit by an MTA bus in Flatlands. Around 9 a.m. today, a woman was fatally struck by a B41 bus around Flatlands and Flatbush avenues, just hours