Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
canarsie
At the scene of the crash last night (Via NYC 911 News Service)CANARSIE – A tragic car crash injured a young child and took his mother’s life just doors down from their home near Canarsie Park last night.Shaena Sinclair, 33, and her six-year-old son were walking along Remsen
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – NYPD Police Officer Ernesto Marks, who was arrested last week [/friday-crime-blotter-12/] and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing for allegedly choking his girlfriend during a fight, has notched another arrest in less than a week’s time. Around 2:45 am on Wednesday, June 13, Marks was arrested once
Central Brooklyn
Brooklynites enjoy the last light at Transmitter Park last week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last summer’s transit story was the “Summer Of Hell” with trains in Manhattan, but it might be the unsafe streets of Brooklyn that dominate the headlines in the hot months this year. A reckless driver left
Bushwick
The North Williamsburg traffic study is finally here… almost. While the final report is due to be released by the Department of Transportation in the near future, the DOT has already begun presenting the findings to a community that has waited patiently for results since the study was first announced
Announcements
This summer, the New York Blood Center [http://nybloodcenter.org/] is in desperate need of donors, to the tune of 1,500 more per month. The situation is dire enough that the center has declared a “blood emergency” in New York. Residents are urged to make a donation [http://nybloodcenter.
Nonsponsored
The latest look at the development coming to 510 Driggs Avenue (By Woods Bagot) UPDATE (7/12/18): Updated renderings for the building at 510 Driggs have been revealed, as seen above. First picked up by YIMBY [https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/06/exclusive-rendering-revealed-for-510-driggs-avenue-williamsburg-brooklyn.html] , the new design shows developers switching
Bushwick
The North Williamsburg traffic study is finally here… almost. While the final report is due to be released by the Department of Transportation in the near future, the DOT has already begun presenting the findings to a community that has waited patiently for results since the study was first announced
Bensonhurst
The 64,000 pound truck came to a rest after pancaking a number of parked cars (NYC911News LLC)BENSONHURST – Early in the morning on Saturday, June 9, residents of Bensonhurst were greeted by a horrifying sound: a 32-ton private sanitation truck plowing into parked vehicles, crushing and crunching nine cars
mill basin
MILL BASIN – Yesterday, a body was spotted floating in the waters of Mill Basin near the Kings Plaza Marina, the NYPD confirmed. Officers from the 63rd Precinct responded to a call of a person in the water at 3:00 pm on Sunday, June 10, said police. FDNY units removed
Bay Ridge
CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Over the weekend, NYPD Detective Derrick Tatum was arrested in the 70th Precinct, police confirmed. Detective Tatum, 52, was off-duty when he was arrested and charged with assault. SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Police arrested another off-duty city employee the same day, this time an FDNY firefighter in the 68th Precinct.
Central Brooklyn
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mill basin
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Almost two weeks have passed since three of the Sheepshead Bay party boats were scheduled to arrive in the waters of Mill Basin, off Flatbush Avenue, but the boats have yet to be relocated. Residents aren’t complaining about the delay—they’ve been very much opposed to