Sam Raskin has reported for Politico New York, Gotham Gazette, Gothamist and Curbed New York.
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS—The NYPD has sent dozens of additional police officers to a pocket of Brooklyn that in recent months has seen an increase in shootings and homicides, a department official said Monday. NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, First Deputy Police Commissioner Benjamin Tucker, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and
Central Brooklyn
Picture of the empty lot where 54 Crown Street is planned (Image via Google Maps)CROWN HEIGHTS — Another new building will soon go up in Crown Heights by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Permits have been filed with the Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – A man lost control of his car in Crown Heights after being shot early Friday morning, the NYPD says. Photo BklynerWhile driving away after being shot once in the stomach at around 3:30 a.m., the victim’s car, a Nissan Maxima, flipped over after hitting a
Central Brooklyn
Borough President Eric Adams talks about Meatless Mondays. Todd Maisel/Bklyner BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Wednesday defended his calling for the city’s police officers to receive a raise, arguing keeping crime at bay is an “economic stimulus.” “Public safety is a prerequisite to prosperity,” Adams, who
Bushwick
Man at the vigil speaks to a truck driver (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner WILLIAMSBURG — Participants in a vigil held for a cyclist who was recently killed by a cement truck in Williamsburg fumed on Wednesday at two truck drivers at the scene of the crash. Council Member Antonio Reynoso
Feature
PARK SLOPE – New York’s senior senator doesn’t have to look very far to see the frustration he’s generated among progressives. Protesters at Prospect Park (Sam Raskin/Bklyner)Hundreds gathered across the street from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s home Tuesday evening, castigating him for what demonstrators
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testing out dockless bikes in the Rockaways (Via Mayor’s Office)Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said the city is in the midst of an “emergency,” following a series of bicycle fatalities. “We absolutely have an emergency on our hands,
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS — A man was shot in the Lincoln Terrace/Arthur S. Somers Park Tuesday morning, according to police. Lincoln Terrace/Arthur S. Somers Park via Google MapsFollowing a dispute, at approximately 5:10 a.m., a 47-year-old man was shot twice in the left leg, the NYPD says. The
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — Local politicians, cycling advocates and family members of the victim of a recent fatal cycling crash gathered Monday to mourn and call on the mayor to improve street design across the city. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerOn Thursday, June 27, 54-year-old Ernest Askew was struck and killed [/cyclist-death-brownsville-ernest-askew/] by a
Central Brooklyn
The Department of Transportation’s Acacia Dupierre explains the bike lane proposal at a Community Board 9 meeting, as the board’ chair, Patricia Baker, looks on (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Brooklyn Community Board 9 [http://www.communitybrd9bklyn.org] gave mostly warm responses last Wednesday to a street
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Rings displayed at Barclays Center Plaza, Saturday, June 15 for Arianna Grande concert (Photo: Nathan Haselby)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A pair of NBA stars is moving to Brooklyn (well, at least that’s where they’ll be working). Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be joining the Brooklyn Nets for the
Borough Park
Simcha Felder. (Photo: NY Senate)BOROUGH PARK— A partyless Brooklyn lawmaker has picked a side. State Senator Simcha Felder, who represents Borough Park and parts of surrounding neighborhoods including Midwood, is joining the Senate Democrats, The State of Politics reported [https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2019/07/felder-joins-senate-dem-fold/#.XRn5odFCNxI.twitter] Monday.