Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Bed Stuy
A Bird electric scooter parked in the plaza, ready to ride (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BED-STUY – On a blazing day in Bed-Stuy, a cool new piece of technology was making its Brooklyn debut, with politicians and passers-by zipping to and fro on silent, electric scooters. The demonstration was sponsored by Bird
kensington
Unveiling the PX Forward study, which looked at ways to improve neighborhoods affected by the Prospect Expressway (Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)The Prospect Expressway cuts through South Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Greenwood Heights, into Kensington, carving up the communities and impeding connectivity, a reminder of the ambitious and
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – After a man died in the hospital following an assault in Brownsville, police are asking for the public’s help in identifying those responsible. On Tuesday, August 21, police responded to a call of a man assaulted outside of the Mucho Loco Deli Grocery at 441 Sutter Avenue, at
Central Brooklyn
EAST NEW YORK – A teenager was accosted by two men in an East New York L train station over the weekend and police have now released video of the robbers. The incident took place on Saturday, August 25, around 2:45 pm at the Livonia Avenue station. As the 18-year
Central Brooklyn
A weekend ferry ride from Brooklyn into the city (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)It looks like the Pacific Park/Atlantic Yards project is going to take a little longer to complete than planned—like 10 years! [https://thebridgebk.com/developer-admits-pacific-park-project-will-take-until-2035/] When the 11 towers are finished in 2035, it will have
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A rendering of the office project going in at 96 North 10th in Williamsburg (Via wHY Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – Another day, another office space headed to North Brooklyn. This time, it’s a commercial/office combo coming to 96 North 10th Street, between Berry and Wythe. The lot is currently occupied
Bed Stuy
The apartment building at 791 Lexington, where an alleged con man wrongfully evicted two tenants early this year (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – A forged eviction notice. A fraudulent 911 call. And now, an indictment. A Bed-Stuy man is being charged after wrongfully evicting tenants from their apartments on Lexington
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerA month after speed cameras shut down across New York, a deal to turn them back on has been brokered between the City Council, the Mayor and the Governor—just in time for students to return to school. Council Speaker Corey Johnson said over the weekend that
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Industrial-inspired office space planned for 71 North 7th Street in Williamsburg (By Jeffrey Cole Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – Renderings have been revealed for another office space planned for North Brooklyn, this one in Williamsburg near the East River State Park. 71 North 7th Street, between Kent and Wythe, will turn a single-story
Bed Stuy
Photo by BKLYNERBED-STUY – A 79-year old woman was killed when a fire broke out in a Bed-Stuy brownstone over the weekend. Elizabeth Mahone lived in the basement unit at 479 Quincy Street. She was found unconscious and unresponsive in the unit by firefighters and pronounced dead at the scene by
brownsville
CROWN HEIGHTS – After a fight at the Farmer’s Market in Crown Heights last week, police are on the lookout for two men who assaulted an employee. The incident occurred on Friday, August 24, around 11:00 pm, police said, at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue. Two
Central Brooklyn
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