Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Bay Ridge
CROWN HEIGHTS – An arrest has been made in the stabbing that took place outside the Bedford Armory men’s shelter in Crown Heights in February [/atlantic-shelter-stabbing/], police confirmed. Rickie Drawhorn, 38, of East Harlem, was arrested yesterday and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the stabbing
Downtown Brooklyn
Borough President Adams called for funding of the FastForward plan along with Brooklyn politicians and leaders at a press conference today (Via BP Adams Twitter [https://twitter.com/BPEricAdams])DOWNTOWN – After last week’s ceiling collapse at the Borough Hall subway station, Brooklyn politicians and local leaders gathered today to
Central Brooklyn
1921 Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)FLATBUSH – A community group is filing an appeal with the city in an attempt to save a historic church on Cortelyou Road that’s slated for redevelopment. The Baptist Church of the Redeemer, at 1921 Cortelyou Road, was built in 1919. Last
canarsie
The death of Brandy Odom, who was killed in April, has finally been ruled a homicide—but further information is in short supply (Via Facebook)CANARSIE – Today, police confirmed that the April death of Brandy Odom, 26, was indeed ruled a homicide. Officials gave the cause of death as strangulation.
Coney Island
Courtesy NYC ParksCONEY ISLAND – Don’t go in the water! At least, not yet… Would-be swimmers have complained about a lack of lifeguards between West 19th and 29th Streets at Coney Island that’s keeping them out of the water, the NY Post [https://nypost.com/2018/06/25/coney-island-has-a-major-lifeguard-shortage/
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – A New York firefighter was arrested last night at his home in Coney Island, said police. Nelson Merizalde, 43, an off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested last night around 11:40 pm, said police. Merizalde was charged with assault after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the floor during an
Central Brooklyn
A ivy-covered Flatbush facade (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)A Fort Greene deli owner has been getting a pretty good public response to his storefront political signs protesting Trump’s immigration policy [http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/38490168/fort-greene-deli-owner-blasts-immigration-policy-with-storefront-signs] —though with the Supreme Court upholding the “Muslim ban,” he may need to
Bushwick
The parking spaces outside Clean City Laundry in Bushwick, where a 4-year old was recently killed in a hit-and-run (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Just a day after a hit-and-run in Bushwick killed 4-year old Luz Gonzalez, the NYPD has declined to file charges against the driver of the car
Arts & Culture
The black-tipped reef shark is just one of the new species featured at the aquarium’s new exhibit (Via NY Aquarium)CONEY ISLAND – The sharks are almost here, and just in time for summer… The long-awaited Ocean Wonders: Sharks exhibit at the New York Aquarium opens this Saturday! The state
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn Eats (Photo by Paul Stremple)DOWNTOWN – Brooklyn’s biggest food expo is back in downtown at a new location—Brooklyn Eats will be showcasing food from 57 vendors at City Point this Thursday, June 28! Brooklyn Eats features locally owned businesses serving up locally-prepared products from the borough of
Bushwick
The parking spots at Clean City Laundry, where the driver was exiting when she struck Luz Gonzalez and her mother, killing the child (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A tragic hit-and-run in Bushwick killed at 4-year old girl and injured her 39-year old mother yesterday, police confirmed. The tragic pedestrian
Bed Stuy
The corner of Utica Avenue and Fulton Street, where last night’s fatal shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Last night, just before midnight, a shooting in Bed-Stuy claimed the life of a one man in a hail of gunfire and wounded another, police confirmed. Police responded to