Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Greenpoint
A schematic of the new plan for McCarren Park’s soccer field (Via NYC Parks Department)WILLIAMSBURG – After two years of planning and procurement, the reconstruction of McCarren Park’s synthetic turf soccer field is about to kick-off. The only downside? The field and track will be closed for at
Announcements
The expansion store is located at 76 North 4th Street in Williamsburg (Photo via McNally Jackson)WILLIAMSBURG – After more than a decade as an independent bookselling icon, McNally Jackson [http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/] has finally made its way to Brooklyn. Over the weekend, their new shop quietly opened its doors
News
The building at 126 Boerum Street has some pricey apartments available in the housing lottery (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Three new one-bedroom units became available on the NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html] website this morning, though they may stretch some applicants’ definition of “affordable.
Bed Stuy
UPDATE (1/31/18): The victim of Monday’s fatal shooting has been identified as Ernest BrownLee, 55, a resident of the nearby Sumner Houses on Myrtle Avenue, said police. The NYPD has reiterated its request for public assistance in tracking down the suspected shooter, releasing surveillance video from a
Bay Ridge
State Senator Marty Golden has been under fire for comments he made regarding the opioid epidemic (Photo: NYS Senate)BAY RIDGE – In response to State Senator Marty Golden’s racist comments about the opioid epidemic [/local-politicians-respond-to-senator-goldens-ghetto-drug-comment/] made last week, a group of local progressive politicians and community activists protested outside
East New York
The Breukelen Houses on East 108th Street, near where the victim was shot in his car (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – A man was found shot dead inside a car outside the Breukelen Houses in East New York over the weekend. Responding to a call of an assault
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] On Sunday afternoon, January 28, three men went on an armed crime spree in Brooklyn, robbing corner stores at gunpoint across four police precincts, said the NYPD. First, the suspects hit Ralph
News
A man in handcuffs, surrounded by police, at the scene of this morning’s violent attack in Sunset Park (Photo via @NYC911NEWS)SUNSET PARK – A verbal altercation between two men on 56th Street this morning turned violent, sending one man to the hospital and the other to jail. The incident
Business
Local business owners celebrate advertising on LinkNYC kiosks along the Graham Avenue BID (Via NYCDoITT)WILLIAMSBURG – LinkNYC kiosks have been popping up across the five boroughs for the last few years, replacing outdated phone booths with free calling and phone charging while showing big, glowing ads. Now, they’re opening
midwood
The 2300 block of Olean Street in Midwood, near where the deceased woman was found (Screenshot via Google Maps)MIDWOOD – After responding to a 911 call about an assault in progress around 6:30 am yesterday morning, police arrived outside 2317 Olean Street to find a woman’s body. Officers
brighton beach
The Chase Bank at Avenue U and E 18th Street was the latest in a pattern of robberies (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A man wanted by police for robbing a Park Slope bank [/wednesday-crime-blotter-another-bank-robbery-a-southern-brooklyn-crime-spree-and-more/] earlier this month has struck again, attempting to rob a bank in Sheepshead Bay
Central Brooklyn
A delivery man takes a break to watch a protest march in Downtown Brooklyn (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Fellowships Available for East Brooklyn Artists [https://www.caribbeanlifenews.com/stories/2018/1/cl-arts-east-new-york-fellowships-2018-01-19-bk.html] [Caribbean Life] * Brooklyn Tech Cooks Up Next Generation of Hospitality Managers [https://thebridgebk.com/college-where-students-get-to-taste-work/] [The Bridge] * Pioneer
Bed Stuy
Governor Andrew Cuomo (Source: Philip Kamrass / Times Union)Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced $664 million in funding for a new, unified healthcare system in Central Brooklyn that would improve access to healthcare and create new jobs in an area of the city that needs it most. The money is part of
Nonsponsored
MTA and DOT staff manned stations of informational posters at the open house, helping explain proposed plans to attendees (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, the MTA and DOT held the first of four open house meetings about the L train closure. At Grand Street’s Progress High School,
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – Yesterday, an NYPD cop was arraigned on a 14-count indictment for a gunpoint robbery outside a Bushwick nightclub. Officer Anthony Delacruz, 34, allegedly pistol-whipped and forced his victim to strip after robbing the man of cash, jewelry and a cell phone in May 2016. According to the investigation, at
News
U.S. Sen. Chuck SchumerGRAND ARMY PLAZA – Last night, national political drama came home to Brooklyn for Senator Charles Schumer, as protestors gathered in Grand Army Plaza, near his apartment, protesting his vote to end the government shutdown without securing protections for “Dreamers.” “Dreamers” are those protected under the Deferred