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canarsie

Canarsie Woman Dies In Fatal 3-Car Wreck, Driver Charged A Year Later

UPDATE: Following an investigation, police arrested and charged the driver, Justin Guillaume, 20, of Flatlands. Guillaume was charged with Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving, Traffic Device Violation Stop Sign, Traffic Device Violation Disobey Red Light, Speeding (3 Counts). He was arrested on Friday, January 17, 2020. CANARSIE

Central Brooklyn

Four Dead, Three Wounded in Crown Heights Gambling Den Shooting

CROWN HEIGHTS – Four men are dead and three others wounded, after one or more men opened fire in a gambling den early Saturday morning police said. The Crown Heights social club is a block from the 77th Precinct. At least two guns were recovered at the scene police say, but

Animals

‘Best Dog Day Ever’: Pups Dress Up For Halloween Pop-Up

WILLIAMSBURG – Imaginations went wild at The Dodo‘s pop-up Halloween bash last weekend where dogs and their owners could bond and share experiences in a creative environment. Dogs turned out for The Dodo’s Best Dog Day Ever pop-up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Jada, a Yorkshire terrier, looks precious

Central Brooklyn

Police Seek Suspect In Fatal East Flatbush Fire Deemed A “Homicide”

EAST FLATBUSH – Police are seeking a suspect in the death of a 64-year-old man in his East Flatbush apartment on Monday in what police are now saying was a “homicide.” NYPD Crime Scene Detectives search for evidence after a fire that killed a man on Monday. (Photo by Todd Maisel)

Central Brooklyn

[UPDATE] Man Killed in East Flatbush Basement Fire

Firefighters stand outside the fire ravaged home on East 96th Street. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)[UPDATED: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:45am] The NYPD has deemed this incident a homicide. No arrests have been made yet. The investigation continues. EAST FLATBUSH – A 64-year-old man living in a basement

fire

As South Slope Fire Rages, Cat Hangs By A Claw

SOUTH SLOPE – An apartment fire in South Slope damaged a building and ended with one of two cats hanging by a claw from a second floor window in a desperate attempt to escape the smoke and flames, officials said. Ban Chan hangs on to a ladder in a panic after

Boerum Hill

Truck Mishap Floods Warren Street With Gasoline

BOERUM HILL – A thousand gallons of gasoline flooded Warren Street off Fourth Avenue in Boerum Hill Saturday afternoon, after a gasoline truck glanced off a concrete jersey barrier next to a construction site, rupturing a valve on the truck, fire officials said. Firefighters and officials check the foam coating on

Borough Park

House Explosion Injures 4; City Orders Building To Be Demolished

KENSINGTON – A Kensington house that suffered a massive explosion in the basement that injured four people will have to be demolished, city officials said following the incident Monday afternoon. Firefighters battle explosion in Kensington house but keep their distance as the threat of collapse endangered rescuers. (Photo by Todd Maisel)

Development

11th Hour Plea To Stop Demo Of ‘Abolitionist Place’ House

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – It’s a three-story brick building, its windows broken, roof sagging, and façade weather-beaten. But a bold group of 15 protesters stood outside the more than 150-year-old house surrounded by newly-constructed skyscrapers on Saturday in a last ditch effort to stop the demolition of 227 Duffield Street on

News

Desperate Communications: Gunman Ties Up Employees Of A Phone Store On Kings Highway

T-Mobile where it all took place. Todd Maisel/BklynerTwo gunmen tied up employees at a T-Mobile store on Kings Highway Friday afternoon in a brazen robbery of cash and phones from the busy store, police said. The gunman, described only as two black men by cops at this time, entered

Central Brooklyn

Two Women Shot In Flatbush, Gunman Sought

FLATBUSH – Two women were wounded in Flatbush Monday night after a gunman opened fire, hitting one woman in the leg and the other in the arm, police said. Police investigate scene of the shooting on Ditmas and East 21st Street. (Photo by Todd Maisel)Police believe the women were innocent

Big Story

Thousands of Brooklyn Students Strike Against Climate Change

Thousands of school children went on a day strike and instead went on a climate march, thousands of those from Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan.Thousands of Brooklyn students joined others from around the tri-state area in walking out of school today,  going on a “global climate strike”

Bay Ridge

More Speed Cameras for School Zones Are Here

BAY RIDGE – Brooklyn officials and the NYPD gathered at Fontbonne Academy Hall in Bay Ridge on Wednesday, September 4, to hail the installation of additional school zone speed cameras to both slow down drivers and decrease crashes. This is the new speed camera now located at 3rd Avenue and 99th

Arts & Culture

J’Ouvert, West Indian Day Parade Joyful Despite The Rain

The West Indian Day Parade was a soggy affair as rain poured on revelers, but didn’t dampen spirits. Todd Maisel/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – The Labor Day streets of Crown Heights were jammed with people attired in elaborate and colorful costumes at the West Indian American Day Parade. Revelers at the

brownsville

Three Dead in Labor Day Violence Across Brooklyn

Police engaged in a running gun battle with a man who began shooting at them in Brownsville Brooklyn early this morning, just before the start of the annual JÕOvert and West Indian Day Parade.Three people are dead, two others critically wounded as a result of gun violence early Labor

News

Hundreds Ride To Honor Jose Alzorriz And Call On Safety For All

Hundreds of bicyclists rode down Coney Island Avenue to the site where Jose Alzorriz was killed. (Photo by Todd Maisel)PARK SLOPE – Hundreds of bicyclists from throughout the city jammed Bartel-Pritchard Square on Sunday to follow one rider who was pulling a white bicycle, a “ghost bike,” representing Jose Alzorriz,

Education

Battle of Brooklyn Raged at Greenwood Cemetery This Weekend

Greenwood Cemetery Commemorates the Battle of Brooklyn. Patriot soldiers fire on the British forces approaching. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY – During the Revolutionary War, the patriots of Brooklyn fought a pitched battle with superior British forces on what is now Green-Wood Cemetery. Patriot soldiers fire on the British

Development

Crane Collapses into Midwood Synagogue Construction Site

A crane involved in building a massive synagogue in Midwood Brooklyn, overturned this morning on Avenue U and Ocean Parkway. Todd Maisel/BklynerMIDWOOD – A crane-truck collapsed into a massive construction site on Avenue U and Ocean Parkway shortly before noon this morning. The crane was apparently lifting large pallets of

Business

Di Fara Pizzeria in Midwood Vows To Re-Open

MIDWOOD – The state came for the dough, but the owners of famed Di Fara pizzeria in Midwood were only half baked. So New York State served them with a large “SEIZED” sticker and tossed them out the door of the Avenue J landmark Tuesday afternoon. The much touted Di Fara

Arts & Culture

29th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpture Competition: Photos

29th Annual Sand Sculpture Competition Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – The 29th Annual Sand Sculpture competition in Coney Island attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the beach to see sand sculptures that told stories from participants from around the country, according to the organizers, Brooklyn Community Services and the Alliance

Neighbors

Bicyclist Injured in Sunset Park Hit-and-Run

Bicyclist struck by hit-and-run driver at Fourth Avenue and 49h Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Todd Maisel/BklynerSUNSET PARK – A Sunset Park bicycle rider was injured Saturday on Fourth Avenue at the intersection of 49th Street by what police from the 72nd Precinct at the scene described as a hit-and-run

Coney Island

Worker Stable After Falling At Coney Island Construction Site

CONEY ISLAND – A 45-year-old worker had to be rescued from a “confined space” after falling several feet into an excavation at a Coney Island construction site Saturday morning, officials said. Firefighters remove the injured man via ladders to the ground below. (Photo by Todd Maisel)The worker suffered head, back,

Coney Island

Man Found Dead Under Boardwalk – Gate Underneath An Ongoing Issue

[UPDATED: Wednesday, August 7 at 2:15pm] The NYC Parks Department provided the following statement regarding the gate beneath the Coney Island Boardwalk: “Keeping the underside of the boardwalk safe and secure is a priority for us, but in this instance, the fencing was illegally breached. We conduct weekly inspections

Big Story

Local Heroes: They Saw, They Stopped, They Helped

GRAVESEND – Yesterday afternoon neighbors across the borough were sharing messages hoping to help identify a 4-year-old girl that was found wandering on her own on Shore Parkway. The girl, who is only identified as Nicole, was discovered on Shore Parkway at about noon yesterday by two Department of Environmental Protection

Animals

The “Great Dog Wash” Raises Funds To Fix Sean Casey Adoption Van

WINDSOR TERRACE – Not only were Brooklyn dogs the cleanest in the city on Saturday, but they were the coolest in the 85 degree heat as they were cleaned up during the 7th annual Great Dog Wash at the Sean Casey Animal Rescue in Windsor Terrace. Sponsored by Brooklyn Bark, the