stabbings
The twisted saga of Maksim Gelman [/tag/maksim-gelman/] – the madman slasher who killed four people in a citywide rampage [/timeline-gelman-leaves-4-dead-4-injured/] last year – just keeps getting weirder and weirder. In two separate interviews from Rikers Island – first with the Daily News, and then the New York Post – Gelman claimed that he
burglary
UPDATE (11:55 a.m.): Looks like our original report was off the mark (and we’ve altered the headline to reflect as much). The incident above emerged from a dispute over money, with one arrest. Shortly before 2:00 p.m., a 42-year-old man and a 45-year-old man began
dov hikind
Source: Simone Weichselbaum via TwitterInvestigators from the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit are busy following up on yet another anti-Semitic incident in Midwood, after homeowners found their garage had been spray-painted with the words “Die Jews” and several swastikas. The graffiti was found Sunday morning on the East 5th Street
1801 ave y
The International Food market at 2899 Ocean Avenue has reopened under new management. The market has been closed for months as the new owners sought to renovate the space. I can’t say I was very familiar with the place before, but I can say that it’s very well-lit
bills
Source: Golden's officeWhen we published earlier in the week about Senator Marty Golden’s latest bill to eliminate a ban preventing religious groups from using public school space after hours [/golden-pushes-to-upend-ban-on-worship-in-schools/], many of our commenters seemed concerned that it was unclear on whether they would have to pay
Gravesend Race Track
We just stumbled across the above video, showing several horses racing in the Brooklyn Handicap [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Handicap] at the local Gravesend Race Track [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesend_Race_Track] 108 years ago in 1904. Sure, the race track wasn’t as famous as
It’s not every day that you see a politician get up before an audience and, totally unprovoked, declare himself a clean man. But, on Wednesday night, he came before the 61st Precinct Community Council and delivered the above statement in which he did just that. Furthermore, he called the
kindergarten
The following is a message from the New York City Department of Education: The kindergarten application period is open through March 2, 2012. You must submit an application in order for your child to attend kindergarten at any New York City public school in September 2012, even if you are
electrical power
Firefighters responded to the scene of what appears to be a downed power line on Nostrand Avenue near Avenue Y shortly before noon today, in an incident that left the area stinking like burned rubber. “It sounded like a small explosion,” said tipster Nick Rosen, who was in the area
61st precinct community council
With a crime-fueled 2011 in the rear view mirror, the leader of the 61st Precinct suggested much of the year’s crime was a statistical anomaly, but authorities are gaining ground where they can. Deputy Inspector Georgios Mastrokostas provided a year-end review for members of the 61st Precinct Community Council
b&r electronics & ac service
A new market serving halal products has opened at 2705 Avenue Z, off East 27th Street… you know, just a block away from the 2812 Voorhies Avenue mosque, an area that opponents claimed has no Muslim residents. Well, regardless, the Sheepshead Bay Halal Market has been open for a few
furniture zone
The site of the garbage fire. (Source: nolastname/Flickr)The burned remains of a human body were uncovered this morning in Marine Park, after firefighters responded to the scene of a trash fire. Authorities made the discovery at approximately 4:00 a.m. today, when they went to put out