Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
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Electric scooters may soon be a part of the city’s expanding network of alternative transportation (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Two City Councilmembers have introduced new legislation to legalize a variety of electronic transportation alternatives in New York, a move which could help Brooklyn residents from busy delivery-riders to displaced L
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerFLATBUSH – The gunman who killed two people outside a funeral in 2015 has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, the District Attorney announced. Fritz Celestine, 43, of Georgia, was attending the April 27, 2015 funeral of 38-year-old Jose Luis Robles at the Emmanuel
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A surveillance still released by the police of the suspect entering the subway (Via DCPI)PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – A man from Queens has been arrested and charged in connection with the rape in Prospect Park earlier this month [/police-searching-for-man-who-raped-and-robbed-woman-in-prospect-park/], police announced. Mowngly Lucas, 28, was arrested by NYPD on Wednesday,
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH – Police have released new video of the suspect wanted in connection with a rape that occurred in Prospect Park earlier this month. [/police-searching-for-man-who-raped-and-robbed-woman-in-prospect-park/] In addition, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has added $1,000 [https://twitter.com/BPEricAdams/status/1067784573935919110] to the $2,500 reward being offered
Bay Ridge
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SUNSET PARK – After a burglary at a Sunset Park seafood restaurant, police are looking to question a possible suspect seen on security footage. Police said that around 5:00 am on Thursday,
Central Brooklyn
An urban cowboy parked amid the waterfront warehouses of Greenpoint (Photo Courtesy of Paul Stremple)You’ve probably noticed that it’s Giving Tuesday—we’re raising money ourselves—but there are plenty of causes worth supporting. For example, the Mosdos Satmar of Williamsburg is looking to raise $3 million
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FORT GREENE – Come discuss the future of Fort Greene’s second-biggest green space at a community visioning session for Commodore Barry Park tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 28. Hosted by the NYC Parks Department and local Councilmember Laurie Cumbo (D-35), the event will be held at the Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center,
Food & Drink
WILLIAMSBURG – Amid the highrises and hotels that are springing up everywhere on the North Brooklyn waterfront, a high-flying and high-priced cocktail bar has opened in a space inspired by old-school water towers. Perched atop the Williamsburg Hotel at 96 Wythe Avenue and North 10th Street, The Water Tower bar boasts
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(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)WILLIAMSBURG – What appears to be yet another anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish youth took place in Williamsburg over the weekend, following on the heels of a long string of hate crimes directed at the Jewish community across Brooklyn. [/anti-semitic-crimes/] The attack occurred over the weekend, when a
Greenpoint
A rendering of the six-story building planned for 996 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint (Via INC Architecture & Design)GREENPOINT – After the restaurant switched locations, neighbors knew the bright green storefront of Greenpoint’s old Jungle Café wouldn’t last forever—development certainly isn’t sentimental. But now that renderings have
Bushwick
The stabbing took place outside 140 Woodbine Street in Bushwick last week (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A 70-year-old livery cab driver was stabbed to death in broad daylight last week in Bushwick, and police have arrested and charged a local man with the murder. On the morning of Friday,
Central Brooklyn
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