Briefly Noted: Boy Rescued From Subway Tracks, Woman Punched After 2 Train Altercation & More

5th Street, outside the EPA’s Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup staging site (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)

On Thursday morning the operator of a 5 train rescued a 12-year-old boy who was discovered on the subway tracks near Hoyt Street station in Downtown Brooklyn. In October, another quick-thinking MTA employee evacuated an entire N train after a rider poured gasoline on the floor of one of the cars in Sunset Park.
A woman’s nose was broken after a man punched her in the face outside of the Church Avenue subway station in East Flatbush. The woman got into an argument with the man on board a 2 train and the suspect followed her when she got off the train. Video footage shows the suspect punch the woman as she exits the station.
A longtime Brooklyn resident has been promoted to Executive Director of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. Among the projects she’ll work on in her new role is the list of sites that the Gowanus Landmarking Coalition proposed for landmark designation and preservation.
Check out a slideshow of some of “Brooklyn’s most endangered buildings,” including the S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, the 68th Police Precinct Station House, Flatbush Presbyterian Church, 200 Montague Street, and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
One of the many community members fighting to save the Promenade, Peter Bray, will be stepping down from his role as Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights Association in June. Bray, who’s held the position since 2015, is leaving due to a family health issue. BHA is looking for a replacement. See the job posting here.
Red Hook residents are concerned about a members-only karaoke club planned for 168 Van Dyke Street (between Conover & Barnell). The 21+ space will offer 26 private rooms, alcohol, and limo service that will shuttle drunken patrons home.
And lastly, the GoFundMe page set up by the Sunset Park Business Improvement District to help those impacted by Wednesday’s fire at 702 44th Street has raised more than half of its $100,000 goal. Click here to contribute.