Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Announcements
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)As part of National Voter Registration Day the New York Public Library is doing their party by allowing residents to register at any of their branches today! Make sure to check your local library’s hours
Greenpoint
A rendering of the transformed Greenpoint Hospital site, which will focus on affordable housing and senior living (By Magnusson Architecture and Planning / Architecture Outfit)GREENPOINT – Last week, there was movement in the decades-long effort to do something with the shuttered Greenpoint Hospital site: the city selected a developer to turn
News
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] Three deaths in three Brooklyn neighborhoods this weekend have police investigating, with one arrest, along with new information in a shooting from last week: BED-STUY – Around 2:15 am on Sunday, September
Bay Ridge
BED-STUY – Last Friday, an MTA bus crashed into a residential building in Bed-Stuy as the driver was turning to avoid construction at Ralph Avenue and St. Marks. The crash took place around 10:15 am. The B54 bus was empty at the time of the collision, but police reported that
Bay Ridge
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the suspect who assaulted two men in a homophobic, anti-gay attack over the weekend. Police said the attack occurred near the intersection of Union and Metropolitan Avenues, just before 1:00 am on Sunday, September 23. The suspect approached two men, ages 29 and 34,
Bay Ridge
Looking down 93rd Street from 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, near where last Friday’s fatal shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BAY RIDGE – After a fatal shooting in Bay Ridge last week, police have released the identity of the victim—but are a still looking for their suspect.
canarsie
Looking east on Flatlands Avenue from E 76th Street, near where the crash took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A Brooklyn man suffered a fatal heart attack behind the wheel last night on Flatlands Road, crashing his SUV into multiple cars, police confirmed. Osamah Saleh, 32, of Flatlands, was
Central Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN – A woman stole a credit card on a southbound 2 train earlier this month, then turned right around and headed for Madison Avenue! Police said the victim, a 57-year-old woman, first noticed her wallet was missing from her purse while aboard the 2 train at Borough Hall station, around
Bed Stuy
Near the corner of Myrtle and Broadway, where the weekend’s overdoses occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)Last Saturday, a suspected bad batch of the synthetic drug K2 sent at least 5 men to the hospital as overdose cases along the border of Bed-Stuy and Bushwick, at Myrtle and Broadway.
clinton hill
The lot at 445 Grand Avenue will soon see a nine-story residential development (Via PropertyShark)CLINTON HILL – Another major residential development will come to Clinton Hill, this time replacing a parking lot at the corner of Grand Avenue and Fulton Street. The permits filed for 445 Grand Avenue by Ranger
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Chun KitToday, New York solemnly remembers those lost 17 years ago in the 9/11 attacks—our hearts are with the families and friends who carry on their memories. Ahead of the Manhattan commemorations, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams held a 9/11 remembrance at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Announcements
While most customers won’t miss the air-conditioning now that the weather’s turned, Con Edison is asking residents of North Brooklyn to hold off on a variety of electrical-intensive activities while crews work on equipment problems. In a press release on Friday, the company announced it was reducing voltage