Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Central Brooklyn
P.S.6 in Flatbush was sent into lockdown this afternoon after a man was shot around the corner near Church and Flatbush (Screenshot via Google Maps)FLATBUSH – A man was shot today in the vicinity of Flatbush and Church Avenues, causing streets to be closed and and putting schools
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – The DOT is planning some major safety upgrades to the far end of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn as part of the $250 million Vision Zero “Great Streets” program, presenting the proposed changes at a Transportation Committee meeting for CB5 in East New York last night. In an
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – An off-duty NYPD officer committed suicide yesterday in Bushwick, possibly after a domestic dispute. Police responded to a 911 call to assist a police officer at 12:37 pm on Monday, February 26. The officer in question was found on the floor of her Troutman Street residence with a
canarsie
The intersection of Flatlands and East 83rd, and the Popeyes where the incident occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – After an altercation outside a Popeyes in Flatlands erupted in gunfire Monday evening, an 8-year old girl was struck by a stray bullet, said police. Today, a suspect is in custody.
Bushwick
Myrtle-Wyckoff Station in Bushwick (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Commuter bike parking will be coming to Myrtle-Wyckoff plaza this spring, giving Bushwick residents an opportunity to park their bikes securely, for a small fee. Further details about the pilot program were presented by a DOT spokesperson at the Community Board
Nonsponsored
The lot at 159 Broadway will soon host a towering hotel (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Building application permits have been filed for a new 26-story hotel and residential building in the heart of Williamsburg that will tower over the iconic Williamsburg Savings Bank nearby. Located at 159 Broadway, the
Central Brooklyn
The homeless shelter at Atlantic and Bedford Avenues in Crown Heights (Screenshot via Google Maps)CROWN HEIGHTS – A man was stabbed to death outside the Atlantic Armory homeless shelter yesterday, police confirmed. Miguel Acosta, 21, was outside the shelter, on Bedford and Atlantic Avenues, around 1:00 pm on Sunday,
Central Brooklyn
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bath beach
Brooklyn Subways (Via the MTA)Another weekend, another series of closures from the MTA. Here’s a quick rundown of the major changes that’ll affect Brooklyn this coming weekend: * No 2/3 trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn (Use 4/5 instead) * 2/3 trains won’t stop at Clark
Bed Stuy
Isaac Bryant was sentenced to 23 years to life in the shooting death of Jamaal Anderson (Via DA Office)BED-STUY – A Bed-Stuy man was sentenced today for the killing of a 31-year old man in a ambush attack in 2015, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday. Isaac Bryant, 37, was
Bay Ridge
The Chase Bank on Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill was almost robbed Wednesday by the same luckless thief (Screenshot via Google Maps)CLINTON HILL – Two times a loser, the failed bank robber from earlier this week tried to strike again, but once again left empty-handed. On Wednesday, the entirely ineffectual
bath beach
WEST BROOKLYN – Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-43) announced yesterday that New York’s neighborhood policing would start this year in West Brooklyn communities, covering the 62nd and 68th precincts. The 68th Precinct covers Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, while the 62nd Precinct covers Bath Beach and Bensonhurst. Additional officers will be