Irina Groushevaia is the Managing Editor and covers Bushwick, Williamsburg, and beyond. Questions & tips: Irina@bklyner.com
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HARLEM — Yesterday, a Brooklynite was struck to death in Harlem after collapsing in the street. On Thursday, December 26, 2019, around 6:50 p.m., Paul Cedres, a 58-year-old man residing in Cypress Hills, was struck near the intersection of 116th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem while crossing
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EAST NEW YORK — A group of men beat up a 59-year-old man with a broomstick in East New York. On Monday, December 23, around 11:50 p.m., a 59-year-old man was approached by six unknown men near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Cozine Avenue in a parking lot,
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CROWN HEIGHTS/BROWNSVILLE — A man who thought he was going to buy a few phones and earbuds from a man on Facebook ended up being robbed at gunpoint. On Wednesday, November 20, around 4:10 p.m. inside the lobby of a residential building at 1760 Park Place, the victim,
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SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG — A young man was shot three times on a subway train early on Christmas day. A 26-year-old man was shot three times on a Manhattan-bound M train around 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday, December 25. The suspect opened fire at the victim, wounding him in the right
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EAST FLATBUSH — Two men fired a gunshot in East Flatbush and are being sought out by the NYPD for questioning. On Tuesday, December 17, around 10:40 p.m., in front of 3017 Newkirk Avenue, a 35-year-old man was approached by two unknown men. One of the suspects displayed a
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Carla Vasquez. Courtesy of NYPD.SUNSET PARK — NYPD needs help looking for Carmen Vasquez, a 58-year-old woman from Sunset Park. Carmen Vasquez was last seen on Tuesday, December 24, at her residence on 29th street at around 7 p.m.; Carmen is believed to have Alzheimer’s. She is described
Coney Island
Deli at Neptune Avenue and W 31st Street. Courtesy of Google Maps.CONEY ISLAND — Two teenage boys were shot in front of a deli last night in Coney Island. On Monday, December 23, on the corner of Neptune Avenue and West 31st Street, two 16-year-old boys were shot around 9
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PARK SLOPE/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A pattern of robberies hit the Brooklyn subway in December. A group of four suspects is targetting newsstands in Brooklyn subway stations for money and candy, cops said. Two newsstands were hit in the last few weeks. The first incident happened on Monday, December 16, around
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Glady’s Laundromat and Dry Cleaners robbery. Courtesy of NYPD.BRIGHTON BEACH — A 24-hour laundromat was robbed at gunpoint in Brighton Beach. On Tuesday, December 17, around 2:15 a.m., Glady’s Laundromat and Dry Cleaners located at 412 Brighton Beach Avenue was robbed of approximately $500, cops said.
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The Douglas Bar. Courtesy of Google Maps.PARK SLOPE — A neighborhood bar was robbed of top-shelf liquor in Park Slope. On Tuesday, December 3, around 1.10 a.m., at The Douglass Bar [http://www.thedouglass.com/] at 149 4th Ave, an unidentified male gained entry into the location through
Arts & Culture
Ladies Life Draw sessions featuring Lovejoy on the left and Adesina to the far right. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — On the third floor of a 1931 walk-up on Irving Avenue in Bushwick lives an abstract artist. The lavender-painted stairwell leads to an old wooden bench from a theater with a
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Brooklyn Bagel Boys on Coney Island Avenue. Robert S./Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniepicso/23447131383/in/photolist-BHWFgV-aNgRpZ-aNgSza-P1kJKa-adBV2p-aNgXWk-2iBCfg-dH4e6Y-aew5bk-4JgkDC-dm1NcQ-9AsNCF-6pzqY-McNAa-eaDZD7-3DnNzB-D9AuMQ-6pzri-5B5J2j-a7SwE5-a6hkBN-711xWu-8Nq7G2-4xeEpd-7MjWrW-nEoiD-8Ntdxo-9hMe75-92Tajy-BucQsH-7JZPB8-64z6J4-hDYvWf-9SEXGk-4gxjvs-8mEhYy-4LCqqT-9JNP7-5DAYMm-8A2tXH-8A5ABq-atJ8UH-8A5Az1-8A2u22-8aPr3a-5xiWsd-Jrafh-cUmy8y-4LGABy-7ku286] SHEEPSHEAD BAY — A fight b