Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.
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Courtney Williams at a press conference in Brownsville (Image by Zainab Iqbal/ Bklyner)CLINTON HILL — A few years ago Courtney Williams was unemployed and about to leave New York City. “I remember putting up the posters trying to leave the city, trying to sell stuff out of my apartment, and
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Street where the victim was stabbed. (Image via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE — A woman was stabbed to death overnight in Brownsville, according to police. The victim was found just before 2:30 a.m. in front of 376 Mother Gaston Boulevard. The woman, who was 33 years old, suffered a stab
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Image courtesy of NYPD[UPDATE: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:15am] The police have arrested two suspects in connection with the below incidents. Deandre Diagle, 19, of East New York is being charged with four counts of robbery and four counts of assault. Michael Bellevue, 20, of Flatbush is
Central Brooklyn
Assembly Member Walter Mosley speaks at a press conference next to Pacific Park/ Atlantic Yards (Image by Sam Raskin)PROSPECT HEIGHTS — After elected officials and local residents demanded that the state halt the approval of recreation space at Pacific Park, an advisory board came to a deadlock on the proposal.
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State Senator Zellnor Myrie speaks at a press conference outside his office (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS — Brooklyn-based anti-gun violence groups need more money from the state, local elected officials said Friday. While announcing the allocation of hundreds of thousands in state funds to neighborhood-based anti-gun violence
Central Brooklyn
Vizel shows tour takers around Williamsburg (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner) WILLIAMSBURG / FLATBUSH — Frieda Vizel left the Satmar community roughly ten years ago. But these days, she is giving tours of Hasidic Williamsburg [https://friedavizel.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwyqTqBRAyEiwA8K_4O85xFy1mtKPWYfD66PYw4apt9okLvgAkxNxYeRCaZRt5vkHk0N6J2BoC11UQAvD_BwE] four days a week for a living. “I definitely never
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Assembly Member William Colton at a rally last summer (Image by Zainab Iqbal/ Bklyner)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN — A bill pushed by a Brooklyn politician that bans the possession and production of undetectable knives was signed into law Tuesday. The measure— which is aimed at preventing people from evading detection of metal
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill hold a media availability on crime statistics at One Police Plaza on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeAhead of the annual National Night Out Against Crime, the NYPD released statistics showing crime is still down 4% compared
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CROWN HEIGHTS — A 1-year-old boy who was in a stolen vehicle was found safe in Crown Heights Monday evening. At around 7 p.m. Monday, the boy’s mother left her child in a car in the area of Kingston Avenue and Dean Street as she went to buy groceries,
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Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a press conference at City Hall after an NYPD judge recommend firing Officer Daniel Pantaleo on Friday, August 2, 2019 . Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor Bill de Blasio is yet again facing scrutiny for his real estate dealings, but this time it’s about his
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Imago by BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS — Four people were shot at a vigil in Crown Heights early Monday morning, police said. At around 1:50 a.m. in the area of Buffalo Avenue and Sterling Place, four mourners were shot, two men and two women, all non-fatally, according to police. The NYPD
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Jasmine Robinson speaks into a microphone with a protester holding a sign that reads “Justice for Eric Garner Now! Your Silence is Violence” (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)After a police judge recommended the firing of Daniel Pantaelo, the NYPD officer who during an arrest killed Eric Garner five years