Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
Bed Stuy
Outside 896 Park Avenue, where Theodore Smith was shot to death last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – A man was shot and killed last night at the Sumner Houses in Bed-Stuy, police confirmed. Around 7:30 pm on Monday, November 12, police received a 911 call of a man
Coney Island
By Albin Lohr-JonesCONEY ISLAND – The weather has finally turned cold in Brooklyn, and that can only mean one icy cold tradition in the forecast—the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge! Registration is now open [http://www.polarbearclub.org/] for the 2019 event, which will take place on Tuesday, January 1,
Bushwick
Outside the building on Menahan Street, where the shootings took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – On Friday, two people were found shot dead inside a Bushwick apartment in what could be a tragic murder/suicide. A call of an assault in progress was made to 911 around 8:15
Bed Stuy
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for a man in connection with a seemingly unprovoked assault of an off-duty cop walking his dog on a Sheepshead Bay street last week. On Thursday, November 8, around 9:00 am, police said the suspect walked up to a 29-year-old man near Williams Court
Central Brooklyn
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News
DOWNTOWN – An long-standing fixture of Brooklyn’s Downtown, the Macy’s on Fulton Mall had years ago fallen into disrepair, but this morning, a gleaming new version of the store opened to eager customers. Macy’s CEO Jeffrey Gennette and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams were on hand to cut
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN – Two individuals have been arrested and charged after the shooting death of Carlton Spencer at the City Point Target [/city-point-shooting/] store on Wednesday night, police announced. After an altercation that began outside made its way into the shopping center on Albee Square around 11:15 pm on Wednesday, November
Bed Stuy
A zoning and design study submitted by Morris Adjmi Architects for the 1215 Fulton Street parcel in Bed-StuyBED-STUY – A t-shaped lot between Fulton and Halsey Streets could potentially be filled by a combination of office space, retail and residential units, based on a recently submitted zoning and design study. The
Downtown Brooklyn
City Point, Downtown BrooklynDOWNTOWN – A man was shot and killed at the Target store in City Point last night, police confirmed. Around 11:15 pm on Wednesday, November 7, police received a call of a shooting at 445 Albee Square, the new City Point shopping center and residential high-rise. On
Coney Island
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)CONEY ISLAND – The Coney Island man who beat his 16-month-old daughter to death last year on Father’s Day has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Shaquan Taylor, 20, was sentenced today
Big Story
After an election day marred by long lines [/sloppy-start-on-election-day/], malfunctioning ballot scanners [/ballot-scanners-down-throughout-brooklyn/] and confused poll workers [/opinion-we-need-better-trained-poll-workers/], Brooklyn politicians have set their sights on serious election reform. This morning, Borough President Eric Adams took to the steps of the Brooklyn Board of Elections (BOE) building downtown to call for
Bed Stuy
A luxury development near the East River waterfront in Williamsburg has a handful of affordable units up for grabs (Via 56North9 [http://56north9.com/gallery/])All across Brooklyn, major luxury rental developments are rising—and so are rents. Many Community Boards are fighting for higher and higher percentages of affordable