Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
News
CONEY ISLAND – A subway-surfing teenager was seriously injured after falling from an F train yesterday afternoon. The 13-year old grabbed onto a southbound F train at Neptune Ave, near W 6th Street, and rode the length of the platform before striking a “Do Not Enter” sign and falling to the
brownsville
Youth attending a previous Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow training (Photo via OBT)BROWNSVILLE – A new work training program is giving Brownsville youths hope for a brighter future, despite the histories they have with the justice system. The initiative is a collaboration between Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow [http://obtjobs.
Bushwick
The Inca Chicken at 122 Wyckoff Ave, where the robbery took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Police are on the lookout for a man who stole money from the register of a Bushwick restaurant yesterday. At 9:15 am on Monday, September 18, an individual entered the Inca Chicken
East New York
The 99¢ Tower on Linden Blvd, where the charges were made (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – A $321 trip to the dollar store on a stolen credit card has police searching for a man and a woman in connection with an East New York burglary. The two individuals
Arts & Culture
Representatives from Mayor De Blasio’s office testified before the Committee of Consumer affairs last week in support of a bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3086319&GUID=6FDA3305-06B3-47B3-9DF6-21B605C5A8EE&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search=cabaret] that would allow public dancing in New York City
Police & Fire
The Dunkin’ Donuts on the corner of Avenue U and Bedford, where the attempted robbery took placeSHEEPSHEAD BAY – He didn’t come for the donuts or the coffee, he came for the cash—and he still managed to leave empty handed. At around 6:20 am on the morning of
East New York
The grocery store on the corner of Hegeman and Van Siclen Aves, where the incident took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – Police are looking for a woman in connection with a beating and robbery outside an East New York grocery store last month. On August 25th, around
Bensonhurst
Nicholas Gervasi, 94, missing from his Bensonhurst home since FridayBENSONHURST – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 94-year old Nicholas Gervasi, missing from his home since Friday, September 15. Last seen at 1:00 pm Friday near his residence—the 1500 block of West 3rd Street—
Central Brooklyn
(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. -Pizza Festival Attendees Cry Scam After Being Served Tiny Slices in Bushwick [ NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-food-festival-ignites-outrage-charging-75-tiny-pizza-article-1.3488264] ] -Rats Swarm Around
News
NORTH BROOKLYN – Spectrum internet went down in North Brooklyn overnight on Friday, September 15th, leaving residents without connectivity—or real answers—for hours. Somewhere around 1:00 am, customers began to report losing internet service from Spectrum. The problems persisted throughout the morning, with the company announcing an “outage due
northern brooklyn
The burglaries took place in the area around Berry & South 5th Streets (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – The NYPD has identified a pattern of bike burglaries from residential buildings in Williamsburg. A thief has been gaining access to the bike storage rooms of buildings in the vicinity of Berry
northern brooklyn
Joe’s Pizza at 216 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg (Screenshot via Google Maps) WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for help identifying two men who stole delivery bikes and batteries from Joe’s Pizza at 216 Bedford Ave earlier this summer. At 5:30 in the morning of Friday, June 23, a man