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Kadia Goba

Kadia Goba

Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
Mar
23
Man Shot And Killed Outside Brooklyn Baby Shower

Man Shot And Killed Outside Brooklyn Baby Shower

CROWN HEIGHTS/PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A man was shot and killed outside of a baby shower Friday night at the border
2 min read
Mar
22
‘You should probably move to Florida’ – East Flatbush Residents Disagree

‘You should probably move to Florida’ – East Flatbush Residents Disagree

EAST FLATBUSH — When Allyson Martinez bought her home in 2017, she already knew of the incessant badgering some neighbors received
2 min read
Mar
22
Crime So Low Folks Are Leaving Their Cars Unlocked

Crime So Low Folks Are Leaving Their Cars Unlocked

Cars parked in Brooklyn. Kadia Goba /BklynerEAST FLATBUSH — The decline in crime at the 67 pct. seems to be causing
2 min read
Mar
21
Williams Announces Transition Team, Malliotakis Tours NYCHA & More Politics

Williams Announces Transition Team, Malliotakis Tours NYCHA & More Politics

On his first day as a city-wide elected official Public Advocate Jumaane Williams stopped by the Community Board 17’s
2 min read
Mar
21
EXCLUSIVE: Friends Of NRA To Hold Fundraiser In Brooklyn

EXCLUSIVE: Friends Of NRA To Hold Fundraiser In Brooklyn

BOROUGH PARK/BENSONHURST — It’s fundraising time for the NRA, and they’re making their usual rounds—among them, Southern
2 min read
Mar
20
Purim Is Here!

Purim Is Here!

BROOKLYN — It’s that time of the year. Purim’s here! Coined the most “joyous date on the Jewish calendar,
4 min read
Mar
19
Summerhill Is Closing (2017 – 2019)

Summerhill Is Closing (2017 – 2019)

Update March 20: New York State Liquor Authority [https://sla.ny.gov/] (SLA) confirmed owners surrendered their license one day
2 min read
Mar
19
Till Friday To Apply for Six Affordable Units in Flatbush

Till Friday To Apply for Six Affordable Units in Flatbush

146 Linden Blvd. (2019) Photo: Kadia Goba/BklynerFLATBUSH — Developers are currently accepting applications for six affordable apartments at a new
2 min read
Mar
18
New Law Recognizes Racial Bias When Identifying Witnesses

New Law Recognizes Racial Bias When Identifying Witnesses

BROOKLYN – New York courts institute a “cross-race identification” rule after a wrongfully convicted Brooklyn man serves seven years in prison,
2 min read
Mar
18
Man Found Dead Behind Brooklyn NYCHA Building

Man Found Dead Behind Brooklyn NYCHA Building

BEDFORD STUYVESANT — Police are looking for suspects involved in a shooting that resulted in a dead body behind Marcy Houses
1 min read