Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
News
WILLIAMSBURG – A person was pulled from under the L Train at the Bedford Avenue station today, the FDNY confirms. Fire officials said they received a call at 11:19 am of a person trapped under the train and responded to the scene, where they were able to remove the victim
Events
The panel, titled A Century of Striving, will be held tonight at the YWCA in Boerum Hill (Flyer via YWCA)Tonight, some of Brooklyn’s leading women politicians will hold a talk at the YWCA designed to engage with young women from the local community on the importance of women
Downtown Brooklyn
The cantilevered section of the BQE in Brooklyn Heights, under the promenade. (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)As the prospect of $1.7 billion dollars worth of rehabilitation work on the BQE [/brooklyn-heights-section-of-infamous-bqe-slated-for-major-re-build/] looms, State Senators and Assemblymembers from Brooklyn and Staten Island have come together to write an open letter to
Business
When Yair Reiner got up in front of the “sharks,” all the nervousness left him. “Up until I got in there, I was nervous,” he said. “It was a little like an out-of-body experience for me.” Yair Reiner was pitching a panel of investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank” [http:
Bed Stuy
The Dime Community Bank on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint was robbed yesterday (Screenshot via Google Maps)GREENPOINT – Police are looking for the man who robbed a Dime Bank in North Brooklyn just after midday yesterday. At 1:10 pm on Tuesday, January 9, a man entered the Dime Bank at
Central Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of Sam PolcerThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories and other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Dramatic Video Shows Fight and Shooting During a Rollercoaster Deli Robbery [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Dramatic-Video-NYC-Deli-Owners-Fight-Robber-With-Gun-Undercover-Cops-Pass-By-468371143.html?amp=y&__twitter_impression=true] [NBC NYC] Check Out a Map of NYC
News
Clearing a Brooklyn sidewalk during a snowstorm (Photo: Nathan Haselby)After last week’s bomb cyclone and freezing weekend, things are finally heating up a bit—and so is the conversation over who is responsible for keeping New York’s sidewalks clear from snow. Southwest Brooklyn politicians got vocal on
Announcements
Three new residential buildings are coming to neighborhoods across North Brooklyn, as renderings are released and permits for old building demolition are filed. Each six-story building promises modern design and ground-floor commercial retail space, along with plenty of new apartments in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Greenpoint. A rendering
Central Brooklyn
EVENING COMMUTE UPDATE: – B trains are still suspended in both directions, with no service from Brighton Beach to 145 St in Harlem – Some southbound F trains will make D stops from W4/Washington Square all the way to Coney Island – Expect extensive delays in D and F service – Northbound C
Announcements
The Pink Houses in East New York will be included in the upgrades to heating systems (Source: NY District Attorney’s Office)Public housing residents in New York will be receiving efficiency upgrades to their buildings, just not the most needed ones. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced
Bed Stuy
WILLIAMSBURG – Police have released surveillance video of the suspects wanted in connection with the shooting at 160 Havemeyer Street [/wednesday-crime-blotter-shooting-death-in-williamsburg-hit-and-run-in-madison-and-more/] on Wednesday, December 20. According to the NYPD, two unknown Hispanic men approached the victims at the above location, firing multiple shots before fleeing in a white sedan. The shooting
Bushwick
From December and into the New Year, some major changes have come to the North Brooklyn bar and restaurant scene. Check out our roundup of openings and closings in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Bushwick! Today marks the opening of a new Super Burrito outpost, located at the Brooklyn Bazaar on Greenpoint