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Paul Stremple

Paul Stremple

Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Jun
25
Weekend Crime Blotter: A Stun-Gun Wielding Burglar, A Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect & More

Weekend Crime Blotter: A Stun-Gun Wielding Burglar, A Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect & More

SUNSET PARK – After a horrifying knife assault that severed a woman’s arm and two of her fingers in Sunset
4 min read
Jun
22
The Weekly News Quiz: June 22, 2018

The Weekly News Quiz: June 22, 2018

Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept
1 min read
Jun
22

Friday Crime Blotter: Attempted Rape in Greenpoint, A Severed Limb in Sunset Park & More

GREENPOINT – Police are looking for the suspect who assaulted and attempted to rape a woman yesterday afternoon in Greenpoint. The
3 min read
Jun
21
Today’s Links: Subway Ceiling Tumbles Down at Borough Hall Stop, Concerned Citizens Suspect Fowl Play Over Seven Missing Swans & More

Today’s Links: Subway Ceiling Tumbles Down at Borough Hall Stop, Concerned Citizens Suspect Fowl Play Over Seven Missing Swans & More

A very good boy on a skateboard in Coney Island last weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Earlier this week, Crown Height’
2 min read
Jun
21
Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Protestors brought the last CB 4 meeting of the season to a halt in opposition of gentrification (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
3 min read
Jun
21
Silvershorted! How A Tenant Shamed One of NY’s Worst Landlords Into Returning His Security Deposit

Silvershorted! How A Tenant Shamed One of NY’s Worst Landlords Into Returning His Security Deposit

142 Grove Street in Bushwick, a Silvershore Properties building where a tenant took an unusual approach to getting his security
2 min read
Jun
20
Two Men Charged With Assault in Hate Crime Attack on Rabbinical Student

Two Men Charged With Assault in Hate Crime Attack on Rabbinical Student

The hate crime took place as a 22-year rabbinical student was making his way from the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters on
2 min read
Jun
20
Is Marijuana Legal Now? Not Quite… What The Mayor’s Announcement Means

Is Marijuana Legal Now? Not Quite… What The Mayor’s Announcement Means

For most New Yorkers, smoking marijuana in public will now result in a ticket instead of an arrest (Photo by
2 min read
Jun
20
Wednesday Crime Blotter: Deadbeat Cop Avoids Child Support Payments, A Bloody Beach Brawl on Coney Island & More

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Deadbeat Cop Avoids Child Support Payments, A Bloody Beach Brawl on Coney Island & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – NYPD
2 min read
Jun
19
Today’s Links: Toxic Algae Blooms in Prospect Park Lake, Fort Greene Neighbors Get Smoked Out & More

Today’s Links: Toxic Algae Blooms in Prospect Park Lake, Fort Greene Neighbors Get Smoked Out & More

Prospect Park’s Long Meadow on a clear Sunday afternoon (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Despite the sunny weekend perfect for park
2 min read