Central Brooklyn
By State Senator Kevin Parker Two recent shootings involving police officers – one of an emotionally disturbed man in the Flatbush section of my district, and the other of a police officer on tour in Cypress Hills, have once again given rise to the national debate about policing and the training
bath beach
BATH BEACH – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below surveillance video in connection to an attempted robbery last month. At approximately 7:50pm on Saturday, August 26, an 82-year old man in front of 8512 Bay Parkway, a frozen yogurt/
Business
DITMAS PARK – The weather was perfect for Flatbush Development Corporation’s (FDC) [http://www.fdconline.org/] 42nd annual Flatbush Frolic [http://www.fdconline.org/flatbush-frolic/] yesterday. > #brooklynlife #flatbushfrolic #soundandcolor [https://www.instagram.com/p/BZKeFoYlzDl/] A post shared by Beth Orchulli (@bwonderworld) on Sep 17, 2017 at 6:16pm
Bensonhurst
Nicholas Gervasi, 94, missing from his Bensonhurst home since FridayBENSONHURST – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 94-year old Nicholas Gervasi, missing from his home since Friday, September 15. Last seen at 1:00 pm Friday near his residence—the 1500 block of West 3rd Street—
community
SUNSET PARK – Locals and visitors alike partied into the sunset to cap the summer off. Sunset Park’s 5th Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) [https://www.facebook.com/SunsetParkBID/] hosted its annual street festival this past Sunday. Stretching from 44th Street to 59th Street along 5th Avenue it featured a
Central Brooklyn
Dean Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our daily newsletter [/]. And if you
Central Brooklyn
(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. -Pizza Festival Attendees Cry Scam After Being Served Tiny Slices in Bushwick [ NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-food-festival-ignites-outrage-charging-75-tiny-pizza-article-1.3488264] ] -Rats Swarm Around
fort greene
Brooklyn Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)FORT GREENE – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a Queens man was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to striking a man with a stick while shouting a homophobic slur earlier this year.
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Saturday is going to be a great day to check out art in the neighborhood created by local artists. After checking out an exhibit celebrating Mexican Independence Day and Frida Kahlo [/artists-celebrate-mexican-independence-day-frida-kahlo/] by artists Gabriel Rivera and Uta Brauser at 539 9th Street (between 8th Avenue and Prospect
Announcements
Photo: BKLYNERDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez, just released a statement [https://twitter.com/BrooklynDA/status/908730435504615426] on the three Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting four men, outside Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday. “It is outrageous that ICE is using courts to round up immigrants, a tactic that
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PLG – Citi Bike [https://www.citibikenyc.com] will roll out the final phase of the bike share program’s 2017 expansion plan over the next few weeks, fulfilling the company’s goal to increase the number of shared blue bikes across NYC to 12,000 before
News
NORTH BROOKLYN – Spectrum internet went down in North Brooklyn overnight on Friday, September 15th, leaving residents without connectivity—or real answers—for hours. Somewhere around 1:00 am, customers began to report losing internet service from Spectrum. The problems persisted throughout the morning, with the company announcing an “outage due