Todd Maisel is an award-winning photographer with more than 35-years, specializing in breaking news. He currently serves as vice president of the New York Press Photographers. He was honored by the Na
Education
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
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
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 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 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
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
[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
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
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 [https://www.nyanimalrescue.org] in Windsor Terrace. Sponsored
Education
A child is examined for injuries after the school bus crash on Avenue T. (Photo by Todd Maisel).SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Eight people, including six children, were treated for injuries when a car broad-sided their school bus this morning in Sheepshead Bay. The driver was picking up children on the way
Borough Park
Funeral for Tzvi (Hersh) Elimelech Yechiel Michel Grossman, 9, who was killed yesterday at the Sahara Water Park in West Berlin New Jersey yesterday on a day trip with his camp, was held today at his grandfather’s synagogue in Borough Park, Brooklyn. (Todd Maisel/Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK – It was
Feature
MARINE PARK – On Wednesday morning, elected officials toured the notorious Kings Highway and Nostrand Avenue intersection in Marine Park with the Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) borough commissioner to find safety solutions for both motorists and pedestrians. Officials watch as a
brownsville
SUNSET PARK/BROWNSVILLE – High temperatures made fighting a pair of two-alarm fires in two Brooklyn neighborhoods much more difficult this morning, injuring six people and leaving numerous homeless, fire officials said. Firefighter Jesus Sanchez of Ladder 176 cools down after fighting a fire on Pacific Street. (Photo by Todd Maisel)
Big Story
[UPDATE: Monday, July 29, 2019 at 11:35am] The deceased victim was identified by police as Jason Pagan, who was the intended target of the shooters. According to the New York Post [https://nypost.com/2019/07/28/deadly-brooklyn-block-party-shooting-may-have-begun-as-drunken-gang-brawl/] , he is a recently paroled member of the reputed Bloods gang
Arts & Culture
BUSHWICK – Scores of people stripped down to their birthday suits for artists to paint their bodies—head to toe in multi-colors, flowers, and messages of love—as part of NYC Bodypainting Day [https://humanconnectionarts.org/2019-nycbd/] this past Saturday, July 20, in Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick. A young woman
community
SUNSET PARK – Residents of Puerto Rican descent rallied on a hot summer night Friday to call for the governor of the island to resign over racially incentive remarks, alleged government corruption, and incompetence over aid distribution to those who still live in squalor a year and a half after Hurricane