Animals
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Last Three, the 17-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicting the last three northern white rhinos in the world stacked atop one another has been relocated from Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn. The Last Three by Gillie and Marc Schattner, MetroTech Commons (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Originally installed at Astor Place
Bushwick
Two Brooklyn men in two neighborhoods died over the weekend from gun violence—one in a Bushwick shooting Saturday night, the other from injuries sustained in a shooting the weekend before. In Bushwick, the shooting took place at the intersection of Bushwick Avenue and Beaver Street, a few blocks from
Police & Fire
SUNSET PARK – Seven firefighters were injured battling a blaze in Sunset Park early Saturday morning. 4815 6th Avenue via Google MapsTwenty-five units and 106 firefighters responded to a call received at 3:45am at 4815 6th Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets, a three-story residential building, an FDNY representative said.
brighton beach
BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for a group of teens wanted in a string of snatch-and-grab robberies along Brighton Beach Avenue. From April until June, the crew of robbers struck at least five times, usually around midday. They targeted the elderly, and mostly women, approaching from behind and grabbing wallets
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
RED HOOK – Council Member Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) has released a statement regarding Thursday night’s two-alarm fire at the historic S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse [/fire-tore-through-historic-s-w-bowne-grain-storehouse-thursday-night/] located at 595-611 Smith Street. S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595-611 Smith Street (Photo taken June 15, 2018,
Central Brooklyn
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Boerum Hill
[UPDATED: Monday, June 18 at 9:45am] In response to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ recommendations, Alloy Development CEO Jared Della Valle said, “We appreciate that the Borough President took the time to review our application and that his decision acknowledges the pressing need for the public benefits included in
Bay Ridge
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Announcements
[UPDATED: Tuesday, June 19 at 12:45pm] According to the New York City Department of Sanitation, at the end of Fiscal Year 2017, approximately 10.6 percent of the organic waste produced by residents with access to the curbside program was recycled. The three percent previously reported reflects both those
Animals
MARINE PARK – Infant mosquito killing will commence in select areas across the city on Tuesday, June 19, and continue through Thursday, June 21 between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., weather permitting. The city will apply a larvicide called VectoMax® FG, which contains naturally occurring bacteria
Bushwick
RiseBoro will provide individualized health care for those using its housing and senior centers with the new grant (Via RiseBoro)BUSHWICK – The RiseBoro Community Partnership will be able to bring individualized health care to the people utilizing the organization’s housing, community, and senior centers thanks to a grant of