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Consignment Boutique Shuts Down Abruptly Angering Clients in Brooklyn and Manhattan

Eleven Consignment Shop in Park Slope. Via Google Maps.PARK SLOPE — Eleven Consignment Boutique, with Brooklyn store located at 70 Fifth Avenue, and Manhattan store in East Village, shut its doors abruptly sometime in October (Brooklyn) /November (Manhattan) with no notice to its customers, leaving many puzzling over what has

Coney Island

Making Strides: Walk, Eat & Drink To Fight Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness. Courtesy of Salman Asif.BROOKLYN – More than 30,000 New Yorkers are expected to participate in Sunday’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Brooklyn 5k walk on Coney Island. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and local breast cancer survivors, families, caregivers, and volunteers will

North Western Brooklyn

Two Attempted Sexual Assaults In Park Slope

PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the video below in connection to two attempted sexual assaults Monday night. The first incident happened on July 29 at approximately 11:50pm near 8th Avenue and 12th Street. Police say the suspect approached

North Western Brooklyn

Police Searching For 2 Suspects In String Of Robberies In & Near Prospect Park

PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two men seen in the photos and video below in connection to a trio of recent robberies in, or a few blocks away from, Prospect Park. Via NYPDPolice say the first incident occurred at approximately

North Western Brooklyn

Man Wanted For Repeatedly Dumping Trash Onto Subway Tracks

PARK SLOPE/SUNSET PARK – The NYPD is requesting the public’s help in identifying the man seen in the photo and videos below in connection to four incidents of debris being thrown onto subway tracks in Brooklyn. Via NYPDThe first incident occurred at approximately 12:30am on Thursday, May 9

hate crimes

Man Steals And Trashes Statue From Park Slope Church

PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is searching for a man who stole a statue from Saint Thomas Aquinas Church and then dumped it into a nearby trash can. Surveillance video taken at approximately 11:10am last Wednesday, February 20, shows a man walking out of the church at 249 9th Street

North Western Brooklyn

Boy And 3 Teen Girls Assault And Rob Woman At 4th Ave-9th Street Subway Station

PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is searching for three teens and a young boy who reportedly beat and robbed a woman inside the 4th Ave-9th Street subway station last week. At approximately 9:30pm on Wednesday, January 30, the four suspects approached a 22-year-old woman on the southbound “R” platform of

Announcements

Meet The 78th Precinct’s New Commanding Officer

PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PARK SLOPE – Residents of the 78th Precinct were introduced to their new Commanding Officer at last Tuesday’s Community Council meeting. Captain Jason Hagestad, a self-proclaimed “Brooklyn boy,” has lived in Bay Ridge his entire life and has served in several precincts across the borough. New Commanding Officer

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Build The Block: 78th Precinct Holds Neighborhood Policing Meeting For Sector A

PARK SLOPE – Officers from the 78th Precinct held the first “Build The Block” Neighborhood Policing and Safety meeting for Sector A (Adam) yesterday evening at the Premier Eglise Methodist Church at 424 Dean Street. 78th Precinct’s Crime Prevention Officer Brian Ferguson (left) and NCO Officer John Sears (right) at

News

Driver Strikes And Kills Two Children On 5th Ave At 9th Street

[UPDATE: Monday, March 5 at 2:30pm] According to a tweet by Council Member Brad Lander, the two children who were killed were 2 and 4 years old. Truly the worst nightmare imaginable. A 2-year-old & a 4-year-old were killed. Their pregnant mom is in critical condition. Driver is in

North Western Brooklyn

Shots Fired On Sackett Street Early Monday

PARK SLOPE – Several gunshots were fired on Sackett Street between 4th and 5th Avenues early Monday morning, police say. Sackett Street & 4th Avenue via Google MapsAt approximately 2am on February 26, a witness inside a residential building on the southern side of Sackett near 4th Avenue called police after

community

Citi Bike Thefts On The Rise Due To Improper Docking, Cops Warn

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Commanding Officer Frank DiGiacomo warned attendees at the 78th Precinct’s Community Council meeting Tuesday night that there has been a recent increase in Citi Bike thefts in Park Slope due to users not docking bikes properly when they are through with their rides. I docked a bike

community

Halloween: A Frightening Visit To The 78th Precinct

PARK SLOPE – The officers of the NYPD’s 78th Precinct want to scare you—but all in good fun. For the past three years, Commanding Officer Frank DiGiacomo has been the mastermind behind transforming the precinct’s basement into an elaborate, multi-room haunted house for Halloween. “Each room has its

community

NYPD’s 78th Precinct Rolls Out Neighborhood Coordination Officer Program At Brooklyn Museum

Chief Terence Monahan at the 78th Precinct’s NCO Roll Out Event at the Brooklyn Museum (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The lobby of the Brooklyn Museum was a sea of blue Tuesday evening as the NYPD’s 78th Precinct hosted an event to roll out its Neighborhood Coordination

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NYPD’s 78th Precinct Will Roll Out NCO Program Next Month

78th Precinct, 65 6th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – The NYPD’s 78th Precinct announced that it will launch a Neighborhood Coordinator Officer (NCO) Program next month at the Brooklyn Museum. NCOs are officers assigned to specific sectors in their precincts who dedicate their time in engaging with

North Western Brooklyn

Bloody Brawl On Flatbush Avenue Thursday Night

PARK SLOPE – A reader wrote in to say that he witnessed a scary incident on Flatbush Avenue between Bergen Street and 6th Avenue on his way home Thursday night. As he exited the Bergen Street subway station at approximately 11:45pm on September 21, he says that he saw “a

News

Man Gropes 12-Year-Old Girl At Washington Park

PARK SLOPE – Police are searching for the man seen in the below surveillance video and photos who they say forcibly touched a young girl in Washington Park last week. At approximately 7:45pm on Thursday, September 14, the man approached the 12-year-old female victim inside Washington Park, located on 3rd

North Western Brooklyn

Woman’s Cellphone Snatched From Her Hand Onboard ‘Q’ Train

PARK SLOPE – Police are searching for the man seen in the below photos who they believe stole a commuter’s cellphone on a subway last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10am on Tuesday, August 15, a man walked up to the 23-year-old female victim onboard a southbound Q train as it

North Western Brooklyn

[UPDATE] Teen Sexually Assaulted In Park Slope/Gowanus Area Park

Prospect Park woods (Photo: BKLYNER)[UPDATED: 10:30am, Monday, August 21, 2017] The NYPD says that officers identified and spoke with the man they were seeking in the surveillance video released last week. He is no longer a person of interest in this case. The man was cooperative with officers,

North Western Brooklyn

Teen Sexually Assaulted In Park Slope/Gowanus Area Park

https://youtu.be/zN90kFW-Udw Park Slope – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in finding the man seen in the above video who they say sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl within the confines of the 78th Precinct. The 78th Precinct covers Park Slope and includes Prospect Park and parts

North Western Brooklyn

Actor Donal Logue’s Missing Daughter Is Safe And Back At Home

Good news! Actor Donal Logue’s 16-year-old daughter, Jade, is safe at home after being reported missing on June 27. The Gotham and Law & Order actor tweeted several messages asking the public’s assistance in finding his daughter and directly asking her to return home. Signs were also posted

North Western Brooklyn

Brawl Breaks Out At John Jay Educational Campus Graduation

Photo by brooklynworks via InstagramA twenty-year-old man attending a high school graduation at the John Jay Educational Campus this morning attacked three others attending the ceremony. A police representative told BKLYNER that at approximately 11:30am this morning, the suspect, who was attending the graduation with his girlfriend, got into

North Western Brooklyn

Actor Donal Logue Tweets 16-Year-Old Child Is Missing

Gotham and Law & Order actor, Donal Logue, took to Twitter Tuesday to report that his 16-year-old child is missing. Please repost this ASAP for my friend Donal Logue whose son Jade has gone missing in NYC. Please repost and say prayers he makes it home ?? pic.twitter.com/SYoIOs72UY

North Western Brooklyn

Police Release Photos, Name Of Suspected Park Slope Serial Burglar

Photos via NYPDPolice released the above photos and name of the man they suspect of committing a recent series of residential burglaries around Park Slope. At the 78th Precinct’s Community Council meeting Tuesday night, the NYPD said they are looking for Robert Stevens in connection to several break-ins that

Police & Fire

Police Identify Teen Found Dead In Prospect Park Lake

Photo via Prospect ParkThe 19-year-old found dead in Prospect Park Lake on Monday night was a Brooklyn neighbor. Police identified the deceased teen as Daniel O’Keefe. They have not released his address due to issues of privacy. Although the cause of death has not yet been determined by the