Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
brownsville
Pitkin Place and Rockaway Ave in Brownsville, where the victim was picked up (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for two men who flashed a badge and a gun before robbing a man of his cash, all while pretending to give him a ride home. On Friday, November
Bushwick
54 Himrod Street, where the body was discovered in the backyard in October (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – After identifying a body found in a Bushwick backyard last month as Daniel Rivera, police have now officially ruled his death a homicide. The body of Rivera, 41, was found in the
Announcements
Council Member Mark Treyger of the 47th District (Photo via Council Member Treyger’s Office)Today, Councilmember Mark Treyger unveiled new legislation aimed at making it explicitly illegal for law enforcement officials to have sexual contact with any person in their custody. The new law comes in the wake of
Announcements
Charlie Gaillard has been missing in Bushwick since 11/13 (Photo via DCPI) BUSHWICK – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 82-year old Charlie Gaillard, missing since Monday, November 13. Gaillard was last seen around 7:00 am at his home at 61 Beaver Street, near
northern brooklyn
The valuable stroller was stolen out of the foyer of 146 Middleton Street (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are on the lookout for the man who stole an expensive stroller out of the foyer of a Williamsburg apartment building last month. On Sunday, October 15, the 22-year old victim
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – Police are requesting the public’s help in locating two different missing persons reported missing from East New York locations: Lameshia Bayona, missing from her East New York home since 11/4 (Photo via DCPI) Lameshia Bayona, 15, has been missing since Saturday, November 4. She was
Bensonhurst
BENSONHURST – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a forcible touching incident on the B6 bus in Bensonhurst. While onboard the moving B6 in the vicinity of 70th Street & Bay Parkway, the individual rubbed his midsection up against the shoulder of a 20-year old female victim,
Cypress Hills
The 3000-block of Fulton Street in Cypress Hills, where the burglary took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for a thief who stole a pair of generators from a construction site on Fulton Street in Cypress Hills in a daylight burglary. On October 4, the 25-year
Bushwick
North Brooklyn’s Bushwick was named on of the hottest neighborhoods in America by a new study (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A new study from a rental agency [https://www.hotspotrentals.com/hottest-neighborhoods-america/] has named Bushwick as the second hottest neighborhood to live in America. The group analyzed walkability,
Announcements
245 Sullivan Place, in Crown Heights, is the worst building in Brooklyn, with almost 500 open, serious HPD violations (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, Public Advocate Letitia James released the annual list of 100 Worst Landlords in NYC, including the 10 worst buildings in Brooklyn. “No New Yorker should be
Bushwick
The DOT has announced another week of closure for the Grand Street Bridge (Photo via NYC DOT)NORTH BROOKLYN – The NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] has announced that the Grand Street Bridge closure has been extended, blocking it to all vehicle, bike and
Greenpoint
A new, faster ferry running a direct route from Greenpoint to Manhattan this week only (Photo via Mozilla)GREENPOINT – Northside ferry commuters are in for a treat this week, as a promotional campaign means a free, faster ferry connection to Manhattan. Advertising for a new Firefox [https://www.mozilla.org/