Paul was a staff reporter at Bklyner, responsible for covering Northern and Eastern parts of Brooklyn between August 2017 and January 2019.
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are searching for two men in connection with a construction site burglary that took place earlier this month. Two men jumped the fence into a construction site at 642 Bedford Ave around 3:00am on August 15, according to police. Once inside, the two suspects stole roughly $6,
Central Brooklyn
This morning, President Trump called for an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/05/statement-president-donald-j-trump] immigration policy, commonly known as DACA. This afternoon, there are rallies across the city being planned in response. * The New York Immigration Coalition [http://www.thenyic.
northern brooklyn
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with the robbery of a Williamsburg liquor store Monday night. At 10:08pm on September 4, a man entered Mingstar Liquors (598 Grand St) and produced a firearm, demanding cash from the store clerk, police said. After the clerk complied,
Announcements
An ACE crew member cleaning the New York streets (Photo via ACE)Three City Council Members have allocated new funding to street cleaning efforts in their districts as part of the NYC Cleanup Initiative. Council Members Treyger, Greenfield and Gentile all announced funding secured through the City Council’s NYC
Bushwick
WILLIAMSBURG – At a town hall meeting in Williamsburg last night, Mayor de Blasio announced his administration’s support for a bill designed to limit the amount of city waste transported through North Brooklyn. Intro 495 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1937616&GUID=2680B9A0-32EF-4B2F-BFD3-85D48111006F] , co-sponsored by Council
Events
SUNSET PARK – The Queens Night Market [http://queensnightmarket.com/] is coming to Industry City [https://industrycity.com/] for some rock, roll and retail. “Rock, Shop and Roll” is a night market set for Saturday, September 9, touting shopping, food and entertainment, with a musical theme. A collaboration between the organizers
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for a man who robbed a Brownsville hotel Wednesday night. Just after midnight on August 30, a man pushed his way into the lobby of the Howard Johnson hotel at 524 Rockaway Ave, near Sutter Avenue, demanding an employee empty the register, said police. The suspect
Bensonhurst
Eid service in Bensonhurst Park (Photo via MAS Youth Center/Facebook)BENSONHURST – Muslims in Brooklyn are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/10382365/What-is-Eid-al-Adha.html] , which begins tonight at sundown. Eid al-Adha is one of the two main
Central Brooklyn
Two men embrace at the Festa di Santa Rosalia in Bensonhurst (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. -DOT Installs Free Bike Pumps for City Cyclists [Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2017/08/30/
Greenpoint
GREENPOINT – A suspect wanted in the murder of a Brooklyn man was arrested and charged today in Greenpoint. Gary Correa, 20, had eluded police for more than a week after witnesses identified him in the August 18 murder of George Carroll, a 42-year old actor. Gary Correa, suspect in the
Bushwick
The corner of Broadway and Arion Place, looking north (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A collision early this morning on Broadway left a Brooklyn motorcyclist dead. Police responded to a 911 call about a motorcycle accident at Broadway and Arion Place at 2:47 am, finding Habib Doukoure lying unconscious
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Police are seeking a man in connection with a shooting that occurred earlier this month near the border of Brownsville and East New York. In the evening of Saturday, August 19, Lyemel Summerville, 19 years old, engaged in a verbal dispute with a 20-year old man on the corner