Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Central Brooklyn
The corner of Nostrand and Ave D, where the shooting victim was found (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST FLATBUSH – A man is dead and his septuagenarian shooter charged with murder after a violent dispute in East Flatbush last weekend. Around 2:00 pm on October 20, police responded to a
Bushwick
Proposed bike lanes for Phase II of the DOT’s Bushwick Bike Network project (Graphic via DOT)BUSHWICK -After adding more bike lanes to Bushwick streets last year, the DOT has proposed expansion in Phase II of their Bike Network project in the neighborhood. Community Board 4—Bushwick—is considered
brownsville
Jacob Aristomene, missing from his Brownsville residence since 10/18 (Photo via DCPI)BROWNSVILLE – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 29-year old Jacob Aristomene, missing since Wednesday, October 18. Aristomene was last seen around 3:00 pm at his home on the 1800 block of
Central Brooklyn
Checking out the changing face of Downtown Brooklyn at 80 Hanson Place (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Gotham Market At The Ashland Up For Interior Design Award [http://nyrej.com/gotham-org-s-gotham-market-at-the-ashland-named-a-finalist-for-a-fx-international-interior-design-award]
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – The man wanted for a rape that occurred last weekend in Bushwick has been arrested and charged, police say. Jason Lasry, a 38-year old man from Bed-Stuy was arrested last night for the rape of a victim in Bushwick on Saturday, October 14, around 10:30 am. The victim
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Russian trolls tricked Americans into helping them sow divisions along racial lines leading up to the 2016 election and into 2017—even right here in Brooklyn. A phony website called “Black Fist” paid Bed-Stuy based activist Omowale Adewale to hold self-defense classes geared towards African-Americans, Buzzfeed News reports [https://www.
Bed Stuy
Police examine evidence marked by small blue bags laid on the street after the shooting. (Photo by Justin Hicks)BED-STUY – A man is dead after a shooting in Bedford-Stuyvesant last night, says the NYPD. At approximately 10:00 pm on Wednesday, October 18, police responded to a 911 call of
brighton beach
Thomas John, missing from his Brighton Beach Residence since Tuesday, 10/17 (Photo via DCPI)BRIGHTON BEACH – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 46-year old Thomas John, missing since Tuesday, October 17. John was last seen around 4:30 pm at his home at Brighton
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – The driver who killed a bicyclist in a hit and run last year has been sentenced to serve 5 to 15 years in prison, announced Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzales. Defendant Juan Maldonado, 57, of Williamsburg, was previously found guilty [/driver-found-guilty-williamsburg-hit-run-death/] of reckless manslaughter, leaving the scene of
Cypress Hills
The intersection of Hemlock and Liberty in Cypress Hills, near where the crime took place (Screenshot via Google Maps) CYPRESS HILLS – Police are searching for two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery that took place in Cypress Hills earlier this month. On Friday, October 6, just after 1:
Big Story
Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)Five years on from Hurricane Sandy, a new task force will prepare New York City for future natural disasters. Yesteday, on Tuesday, October 16, the City Council voted unanimously on Councilmember Mark Treyger’s (47th
Central Brooklyn
CENTRAL BROOKLYN – Police are seeking two teens for a pair of brazen cell phone thefts along the 2 train last Friday. Around 11:00 am on Friday, October 13, the thieves snatched a phone from the hands of a 32-year old male entering the Sterling Street subway station in Prospect
brighton beach
China Long Restaurant, at 197 Neptune Ave, where the burglary took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for a burglar who broke into the China Long Inc. restaurant at 197 Neptune Ave earlier this week. The cagey criminal lifted up the the grate to the restaurant
Arts & Culture
Meet Me Downtown is part of Culture Forward, and is on view this week at 80 Hanson Place (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)DOWNTOWN – The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership’s Culture Forward [http://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/cultureforward] festival launched last night with an exhibition of street photographs that documented the rapidly changing face
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A selection of guns the 83rd precinct recovered in Bushwick (Image via Twitter) The NYPD has been working hard to get guns off the streets of Brooklyn this October. In the first half of the month, precincts have been tweeting out pictures of confiscated guns under the #OneLessGun [https://twitter.
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Another Monday morning, another mess for the MTA. Signal and mechanical problems on the subway led to massive delays and service problems, delaying commuters across the city. > Canarsie bound L trains are running with delays because of a train with mechanical at DeKalb Av. Allow additional travel time. — NYCT