assaults
Source: NYPDA girl believed to be around 15 years old pummeled a 53-year-old woman on the streets of Gravesend, swiping her pocketbook before running off, cops say. Now authorities are looking for help identifying the girl, whose image was captured by surveillance cameras at a nearby store. The incident took
safety tips
It’s cold out there. Looking out at the snow from a window in Fort Greene. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera. ["http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocabreraphotos/]As forecast yesterday, the powdery white is here and sticking, so we figured we’d make clear what’s required of you, and
arson
Source: DCPICops are turning to the public to identify an arsonist caught on camera setting fire to bushes in front of a Marine Park Home. The perp was strolling along East 56th Street when he casually pulled out a lighter and ignited the leaves of shrubs in front of the
carjacking
Source: DCPIAn attempted carjacking on East 6th Street near Avenue Z was stopped in its tracks when the suspect was scared off by a passenger’s screaming. Cops say a 59-year-old woman was parking her car at the intersection just after 3pm on Thursday, January 1, when a man jumped
coney island polar bear club
Photo by Albin Lohr-JonesThe ball may drop at midnight, but it’s not the New Year until hundreds more shrivel in icy water. At least that’s the feeling held by members of Coney Island’s Polar Bear Club [http://www.polarbearclub.org/], which took to the frigid winter waters
Photo by Albin Lohr-JonesThe ball may drop at midnight, but it’s not the New Year until hundreds more shrivel in icy water. At least that’s the feeling held by members of Coney Island’s Polar Bear Club [http://www.polarbearclub.org/], which took to the frigid winter waters
2702 knapp st
A masked man robbed the 2702 Knapp Street 7-Eleven Wednesday morning, threatening to shoot the convenience store’s clerk if he failed to cooperate. The suspect, wearing a ski mask, strolled into the store at 3:11am, pulled a gun and kept it trained on the clerk as he demanded
2014
Photo by Dmitri KalininWith another trip around the sun notched in the belt loop of life, the residents of Sheepshead Bay look to the future. Superstorm Sandy ravaged our neighborhood two years ago, and although we have cautiously moved on, subtle signs of the one-in-a-lifetime catastrophe still linger in the
Livery Cabs
A dimwitted thief entered a livery cab at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue X, pressed a gun against the driver and demanded cash, jewelry and a free ride to Brownsville on Monday, fleeing after a feeble attempt to destroy the video evidence of his crime. Now cops, with clear photos in
olga filkin
A ski lift at Hunter Mountain (Source: Hunter Mountain Ski Resort)Neighbor Olga Filkin, of Midwood, died on Sunday after falling more than 20 feet from a chair lift at Hunter Mountain Ski Resort, authorities announced yesterday. Filkin, 44, a wife and mother of two, fell from the ski lift
quentin rd
A car collision yesterday afternoon caused one of the vehicles to veer off the road, slam into a traffic signal and burst into flames on Ocean Parkway. The dramatic accident left two in critical condition. Firefighters pulled them from the burning wreckage and transported them to Staten Island University Hospital,
alex kaplan
Local cops enjoy a luncheon at Signature Restaurant, organized by Be Proud Foundation.Even before two police officers were tragically gunned down while on patrol in Brooklyn, locals from around Sheepshead Bay have been showing support for officers from the New York Police Department amid citywide turmoil. Groups, businesses and