Police & Fire
Photo: TheRealSappy/TwitterPolice are investigating the cause of a Saturday evening accident [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9039066], in which a car veered onto an Ocean Avenue sidewalk and struck three people. The accident happened at approximately 4:30 between 5:00
Source: Julia Fredenburg / FlickrNothing mucks up a weekend like trying to get home late at night with too many pints in you, discovering that the subway skips your stop because of a service change, and then you pass out and wake up in the train yard. To ensure you don’
Source: Julia Fredenburg / FlickrWe hope everyone has a terrific weekend, and by terrific, we mean not screwed up by unexpected subway service changes. To make sure you achieve that goal, here are the following changes that you should be aware of: Q TRAIN Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from
2790 west 5th street
Borough President joined the Warbasse Congregation leadership to celebrate Hannukah in December. (Source: Gabrielle Shnayderman)The Warbasse Jewish Heritage Congregation, located inside the hard-hit Warbasse housing complex, continues to bounce back from Superstorm Sandy – this time by helping their Jewish neighbors with free food for Passover this weekend. The congregation
19th ave
Source: mikey_k via FlickrPolice have identified the Bensonhurst woman killed by a gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday as Maryanne Rinato, 48. Police found Rinato dead in the bed of her apartment at 19th Avenue near 67th Street with a single gunshot wound to the head. She was
282 beaumont st
Built for expansion: This owner of this Beaumont Street home violated the terms of their special application, so they tore down their home and rebuilt this structure so they could apply again. (Source: CB15)“Bullet Points [/tag/bullet-points/]” is our format for Community Board 15 meeting coverage, providing takeaways we
18th ave
Source: lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.comThe Salvation Army has bought the former Cotillion Terrace catering hall at 7309-7321 18th Avenue for $12.75 million [http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Salvation-Army-Pays-$128M-for-Brooklyn-Lodge-Meeting-Hall/146655] , with plans to make it a large retail location. The two-story building boasts 39,000 square feet, and was
arrests
BaslanAuthorities busted a Midwood couple [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-sicko-plotted-setup-cover-baby-sitting-biz-sexually-abuse-kids-article-1.1294718] Tuesday, claiming the duo was scheming to sexually abuse three children – one as young as two months old – at a Jersey City hotel. Bebars Baslan, 35, and Kirsten Henry, 25, were nabbed at the hotel where they had
1821 emmons ave
Photo by Erica ShermanIt has been a rumor for as long as I’ve been alive that El Greco, the Sheepshead Bay staple, is for sale, sold, closing, moving, evaporating, burning, building, growing, shrinking and whatever else. Well, for once, one of those is actually true. El Greco, recently named
open threads
I don’t have time to write an open thread today because Optimum Online makes me return their modem to their “store,” or else they won’t stop billing me – and of course their store is in a location without mass transit. Shysters. The open thread is now open.
armed robbery
[/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/robbery.jpg]Robbery suspect. Click to enlarge [/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/burglar.jpg]Burglary suspect. Click to enlarge Police are seeking the following two men, wanted in connection to a robbery and burglary – both unrelated – in the 61st Precinct. The first suspect, featured in the sketch
public transit
Source: Mr. Inky / FlickrWell, the situation looks better than last week. But, hey, it’s the MTA, and there are still some things to watch out for. Here are this week’s advisories. D Line Starting at 10 p.m., evening service on D trains will run local in both