kensington
KENSINGTON – A man attempted to force open a laundry room change machine on Tuesday. Around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, a man entered a residential building in the vicinity of Albemarle Road and East 5 Street. The man gained entry to the building’s laundry room by forcing open the
Announcements
Photo: Liena ZagareThanks to the request by Prospect Park South Neighborhood Association, Albemarle Road finally has all-way stop signs at one intersection. “In June the Department of Transportation determined that the corner of Argyle met criteria for signs in the west and east directions,” Community Board 14 told us, and
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDHelp cops find an elderly man who’s been missing from his Albemarle Road home since last night. George Dames, 68, was last seen on Monday, June 26 at 9:15am leaving his home, said cops. He is described by police as a white man and was last
Arts & Culture
With the return of nice weather, the film crews are out in full force from Downtown Brooklyn to edges of Flatbush. While it is impossible to get a full list of who’s filming where ahead of time, the companies are required to post notices requesting folks to move vehicles
Central Brooklyn
Sunday, November 27. (Photo by Don Cohn)This week, two car crashes only blocks from each other in Prospect Park South left neighbors rattled and calling for a deeper investigation into what could be a dangerous collision trend. On Sunday, November 27, a major crash between two cars left a
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Albemarle and Buckingham Roads where a loaded gun was found in front of a home on Monday morning. (Photo: Google Maps)A loaded gun was found hidden in yard plants in front of a Prospect Park South home Monday morning, police confirmed. A loaded 45 caliber handgun
Central Brooklyn
(Photo Courtesy: Zillow [http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1305-Albemarle-Rd-Brooklyn-NY-11226/30666281_zpid/] )Another iconic Prospect Park South Historic home was listed yesterday for $2.9 million, according to Zillow, joining this summer’s $2 million club [/blog/real-estate/looking-fixer-upper-121-marlborough-road-sale/] — and almost toppling over into the $3 million dollar club. This 10,
News
(Photo Courtesy: Zillow [http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1305-Albemarle-Rd-Brooklyn-NY-11226/30666281_zpid/] )Another iconic Prospect Park South Historic home was listed yesterday for $2.9 million, according to Zillow, joining this summer’s $2 million club [/blog/real-estate/looking-fixer-upper-121-marlborough-road-sale/] — and almost toppling over into the $3 million dollar club. This 10,
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Dahill and Albemarle Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)Van Break-In On Dahill Road Two thieves broke into a van parked on Dahill Road (at Albemarle Road) around 5am last Thursday, April 14. This is the second time thieves have broken into the van in the last 6 months,
994 Flatbush Avenue
Photo by Mike WrightUpdated 5:15pm: Police have arrested the driver of the Nissan Sentra who jumped the curb and flipped onto the sidewalk on Flatbush Avenue killing 50-year-old Charles Kinyeti on Monday evening. 58-year-old Paul Omoregie of Avenue C has been charged with driving without a license and aggravated
Transportation
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerCBS’s Elementary [http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/] is filming in our neighborhood again tomorrow. We noticed the pink film shoot signs along Church Avenue and Albemarle Road. The show, a modern take on Sherlock Holmes starring Lucy Liu, has filmed in the area a
green
Photo courtesy Friends of the EndIf you’ve walked past the dead end where the subway tracks cut through Albemarle Road recently, you’ve probably noticed how much nicer it’s looking these days — which is thanks to a new group of neighbors who just formed the “Friends of the
accident
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advertising
Deutsch [http://www.deutschinc.com/], a Manhattan-based advertising company, will be filming a “web video interior” for PNC Bank on Marlborough Road, between Albemarle Road and Beverley Road, from 6am to 8pm on both Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15 – which means you’ll need to move your car
Albemarle Road
To address traffic safety issues [/news/report-albemarle-traffic-problems-online] raised by over 100 Kensington neighbors in a survey conducted by Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/], the Department of Transportation now proposes a multi-part safety plan for a five-block stretch of Albemarle Road, from McDonald to Ocean. It will present its plan
Albemarle Road
Albemarle Road from McDonald to Ocean Avenue, a stretch that’s panicked neighbors [/news/report-albemarle-traffic-problems-online] (or worse, if they’ve been involved in accidents [/crime/overturned-ambulette-on-albemarle-sends-three-to-hospital]) for years, is finally getting some safety improvements thanks to the Albemarle Neighborhood Association, Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org], Councilmember Brad Lander