Here is up-to-date information from the 66th Precinct for burglaries committed last week in Kensington sectors G (Beverley Road to Avenue F; 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue) and K (Caton Avenue to Beverley Road; 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue). Police report there were no robberies, grand larcenies, or
Here, thanks to 66th Precinct Commander Michael Deddo, his officers, and local demand, is an up-to-date summary of felonies and petit larcenies committed in Kensington’s sectors G (Beverley Road to Avenue F, 37th St to Coney Island Ave) and K (Caton Ave to Beverley Rd, 37th St to Coney
On Thursday, November 21 at 7:30pm, our 66th Precinct Community Council holds its regular monthly meeting at the Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/] office at 5910 13th Avenue, which is, as always, open to the public. The Commander, Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, runs the meeting himself and
The 66th Precinct’s CompStat unit sent us a report of two auto felonies in Kensington for the week of October 21-27. Both of these occurred in sector G, defined by the NYPD as the area from Beverley Road to Avenue F, and from 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue.
Brad Lander
Nearly one and a half years ago, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] of District 39, members of Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/], and Parks and Recreation [http://www.nycgovparks.org/] Brooklyn Chief of Staff Martin Maher held a “visioning session” at PS 179 inviting Dome Playground [http:
66th precinct
It popped up Monday afternoon at 3pm on the Albemarle Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/albemarleplayground/], behind PS 230. With few signs of what was to come in the next five hours, the 66th Precinct Community Affairs staff arrived, unfolded a rock face, set up tables and a tent
flowers
Fall showcase as Sue Braverman’s work with the kids at the Windsor Terrace Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace] (160 E 5th St) hits its high notes. Sue is a Kensington resident and horticultural therapist in charge of the plantings and vegetable gardens at back of the library.
It’s a good walk from Kensington, but the Sunday PS 154 Greenmarket [/category/greenmarket-csa], at 11th Avenue, is definitely worth a detour. I went for the fish, of which American Seafood [http://www.grownyc.org/farmers/american-seafood], from Suffolk County, has a good selection, including whole porgies at $4/
It was only last weekend. Summer is so over now. Take a photo recently in the neighborhood? Send it to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it on the site! Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], Twitter [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], and check out our
Kensington Plaza
Was it a strong work ethic or just a big heart that prompted the district Sanitation Supervisor John Imbriale to volunteer his laborers, Jeff and Meziane, to clear Kensington Plaza’s tree pits of weeds? Passersby (and the Kensington Plaza stewards) gave the new clean-shaven look a big thumbs up
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Was I dreaming? There’s Officer Salem standing at the F train exit at Church and McDonald Avenues today, Friday, around noon. His assignment was to watch that corner. Permanently? He couldn’t say. He awaits further orders. Then his supervisor, Sergeant Solomon, arrived in the squad car, checking on
Carnival Market
New McDonald’s Fruit Corner has a new owner, Ilker Karakaya (pictured on the left, with manager Jose Hernandez) and soon a new name: Carnival. A veteran of 15 years in the business, the 41-year-old Ilker tells us he’s also the buyer for 50 Manhattan fruit vendors, enabling him