Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
environment
Trees in Msgr. McGolrick Park (Via NYC Parks)GREENPOINT – As spring approaches, Brooklynites across the borough are looking forward to green on their streets as trees start to leaf out and bloom. But instead of just watching, get involved with making Brooklyn a more beautiful borough at the Street Tree
Central Brooklyn
A plan for a major housing development in Southern Brooklyn. Many new units are actually beyond the reach of local residents despite being listed as “affordable” (Rendering via the Prusik Group)According to data released by the New York Department of Housing Preservation, while the number of “affordable” units being
Central Brooklyn
The apartment building in Ditmas Park where the woman’s body was found (Screenshot via Google Maps)DITMAS PARK – A woman was found dead in her Ditmas Park apartment yesterday afternoon in a horrifying scene, police confirmed. NYPD officers responded to a 911 call of an unconscious woman inside 635
Greenpoint
Two townhouses are coming to Calyer Street in Greenpoint (Rendering by Design Studio Associates)GREENPOINT – Permits have been filed and renderings have been revealed for two new townhouses coming to Greenpoint’s Calyer Street. The two buildings, at 85 and 87 Calyer, will replace current multi-family buildings with two 4,
brownsville
CANARSIE – Police are on the lookout for the armed man who raped a 12-year old girl in Canarsie earlier this month. The suspect, armed with a knife, entered a home near Farragut Road and Remsen Avenue around 7:30 am on Monday, March 5, hiding behind a shower curtain in
Central Brooklyn
Park Slope St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Think you know all about Brooklyn news? Try this week’s news quiz and see how well you’ve kept up with all the coverage on BKLYNER! If you’re reading BKLYNER regularly, consider becoming a subscriber [/subscribe/]—you
News
Children led the march for safe streets in Park Slope last week, calling on the Mayor to act (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)In the wake of last week’s tragedy, change may come to Brooklyn streets. Yesterday, Mayor De Blasio put his support behind two new bills designed to keep the
brighton beach
BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint in Bushwick earlier this week. On Sunday, March 11, the suspect entered a taxi in front of the Big M Deli at Broadway and Granite, near Thomas Boyland park, said police. The 47-year old driver transported
Central Brooklyn
Looking fresh for the protest at the National School Walk Out Rally (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Brooklyn Road Crew Claims They Were Penalized For Raising Concerns About Hazardous Work Conditions [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-crew-claims-faced-retaliation-raising-red-flags-article-1.3869398] [NY Daily News] * More Than 111,500 New York Students Were Homeless Last Year
Central Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for the 15-story building seen at the rear of the Drill Shed (Rendering via BFC Partners)CROWN HEIGHTS – It’s actually happening. Earlier this week, the New York Economic Development Corporation filed permits [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320911670&passdocnumber=
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Students spoke out against gun violence at an afternoon rally in Prospect Park following the National School Walkout (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Additional reporting by Zainab Iqbal PROSPECT PARK – Yesterday afternoon, a couple hundred students gathered in the Prospect Park bandshell to continue protesting gun violence after the morning’s National
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] BED-STUY – A 60-year old man was bludgeoned to death earlier this week after making advances toward a potential love interest he met on a street corner shortly before 2:00 am, said
gravesend
The video game store on 57th Street in Sunset Park, where a robbery took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a package thief that struck a southside Williamsburg residence over the weekend. Just before 5:30 am on Saturday, March 10th, the suspect entered the building
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As students walk out to protest gun violence nationwide, we’ll update this page with info from Brooklyn schools: > A 5 second video of kids from @PS9BklynPTO [https://twitter.com/PS9BklynPTO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] chanting "Peace and Love" at their school's #MarchForOurLives [https://twitter.
brownsville
The Riverdale Towers on Thatford Avenue in Brownsville, where the quadruple murder took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – Four people are dead—including a 1-year old child—shot to death early this morning in a tragic quadruple murder that occurred in a Brownsville apartment, confirmed police. Around 5:00
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Children led the way during a march for safer streets in Park Slope last night (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – A crowd of hundreds gathered in Brooklyn to march for safer streets last night following a rally by local politicians in remembrance of the children killed by a driver last