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Two Women Struck by Train at Broadway Junction, One Dead

The A train yesterday. (Photo via Loudlabs)CYPRESS HILLS — Two women were struck by a train. One died and the other is injured. According to witnesses, they were intoxicated. On Sunday, December 8 at around 12:20 a.m., two young women ages 23 and 24, walked out of a

Off-Duty Train Conductor Assaulted A Homeless Woman On The Train

Photo via Flickr Creative Commons/mstearne.DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – An off-duty train conductor was arrested after punching a woman on the subway over the weekend. On February 23 at around 2 a.m., 44-year-old Twain Glover was on the Manhattan-bound A Train coming to the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station. The Daily News reported

Friday Crime Blotter: “Hangry” Man in East Williamsburg Deli, Hit-and-Run in Carroll Gardens & More

DOWNTOWN – A 14-year-old boy was robbed while changing trains in the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station last week and police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the culprit. The robbery occurred around 10:40 am on Thursday, November 29, police said. The victim was transferring from the A

Weekend Crime Blotter: Statues Smashed at Williamsburg Church, Cuffed Con Escape Cops in Brownsville & More

WILLIAMSBURG – A Williamsburg church was vandalized in the early hours of Sunday, December 2, police confirmed. The suspect allegedly urinated on two angel statues outside the Our Lady of Consolation Roman Catholic Church, at 184 Metropolitan Avenue, before pushing them over, where they smashed on the ground. Police said the

Weekend Crime Blotter: A Serial Sprayer on Brownsville Buses, Shots Fired in a Crown Heights Robbery & More

CROWN HEIGHTS – After a fight at the Farmer’s Market in Crown Heights last week, police are on the lookout for two men who assaulted an employee. The incident occurred on Friday, August 24, around 11:00 pm, police said, at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue. Two

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Express Beating on the Late Night Subway, Bringing a Gun to a Sneaker Sale & More

WILLIAMSBURG – A man pretending to have a gun robbed a chicken spot on Broadway over the weekend—now, police are looking for help tracking him down. Around 10:30 am on Sunday, August 12, the suspect entered the Chicken Express at 582 Broadway, near Lorimer, said police. With his hand

Weekend Crime Blotter: Dramatic Open-Water Rescue, A Big Bank-Robbery Score & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BOERUM HILL – Can I speak to your manager? That’s what a bank robber asked a Chase Bank teller before robbing the place on Friday. The bank robbery took place around 5:45 on Friday, June 29, at the Chase Bank on 192 Smith Street in Boerum

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Multiple Shooting Assaults, Bed-Stuy Burglars Charge Stolen Credit Cards & More

CONEY ISLAND – A New York firefighter was arrested last night at his home in Coney Island, said police. Nelson Merizalde, 43, an off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested last night around 11:40 pm, said police. Merizalde was charged with assault after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the floor during an

Weekend Crime Blotter: A Stun-Gun Wielding Burglar, A Scooter-Riding Sexual Assault Suspect & More

SUNSET PARK – After a horrifying knife assault that severed a woman’s arm and two of her fingers in Sunset Park [/friday-crime-blotter-14/] last week, police have arrested the alleged perpetrator. Yong Lu, 35, was arrested yesterday on Sunday, June 24, said police. Lu was charged with attempted murder, two counts

Here Are Your Weekend Subway Changes

Awaiting the F Train. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)TGIF and you know what that means? Subway changes! Here’s what’s happening this weekend, so plan your commute! Due to construction, M train shuttle buses will now be running from Willoughby Ave (Eastbound) and Hart St. (Eastbound) from 6 AM