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A collection of 48 issues

Boro Park Leaders Silent As Residents Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

A fire that demonstrators started last night. (Photo via Citizen app)BORO PARK – Hundreds of Orthodox Jewish residents gathered in Borough Park near 46th Street and 13th Avenue late last night to protest Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new restrictions [/latest-on-southern-brooklyns-covid-cluster-return-to-lockdown/] on houses of worship, schools, and businesses after a spike

Local Pols Cut Locks on Playgrounds, Mayor Says Not So Fast

Photo via Simcha Eichenstein’s office.BORO PARK/MIDWOOD – The weather is getting nicer and kids are getting restless staying inside their homes. While public parks are open, playgrounds remain closed and there is no set date when the Mayor is planning to open them. But, some locals are not

Boro Park Man Hoarded Medical Supplies, Coughed On FBI Agents

BORO PARK – A man was arrested by the FBI for allegedly coughing on the agents and lying about hoarding ‘scarce medical equipment’ this morning. Baruch Feldheim, 43, allegedly hoarded and sold certain medical supplies like N95 masks to doctors and nurses for extremely high prices. According to the U.S

A Murder, Stabbing & Two Assaults

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A 21-year-old is dead and cops are investigating it as a homicide. On Thursday, March 26 at around 4:35 p.m., cops found Kiara Guadalupe, a Manhattan resident, unconscious and unresponsive inside the bedroom of an apartment in 250 Crowne Street. She was pronounced

Two Elderly Brooklyn Pedestrians Killed Crossing Streets this Week

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerSUNSET PARK/SHEEPSHEAD BAY — Two women, a 75-year-old and an 80-year-old, are dead after being struck by cars while crossing the street. Only one driver was arrested. On Friday, December 13 at around 10:24 p.m., a man driving a 2010 Toyota Rav 4 was headed

Man with Knife Breaks into Boro Park Home

BORO PARK — Cops are looking for a man who broke into a house early Saturday with a knife. On December 14 at around 1 a.m., a man entered a house on Fort Hamilton Parkway and 54th Street from an unlocked back door. He was carrying a knife and walked

Two Young Men Smash Teen Girl’s Phone During Robbery in Boro Park

BORO PARK — A teenage girl was robbed early Wednesday by two young men who smashed her phone in Boro Park. On Wednesday, November 27, around 1.25 a.m., in front of 1164 60th Street, an 18-year-old girl was walking home when two unidentified young men in their late teens

Lindsey Boylan Is Running for Congress in the 10th Congressional District

Lindsey Boylan. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/BORO PARK – The 10 Congressional District, which encompasses the Upper West Side in Manhattan and many Brooklyn waterfront neighborhoods as well as Bensonhurst and Boro Park, has been represented by Congress Member Jerry Nadler since 2013. Lindsey Boylan [https://lindseyboylan.com/] is looking

18-Year-Old Arrested For Throwing Eggs At Synagogue

BORO PARK/KENSINGTON – The person who cops suspect threw eggs both at a synagogue and at a woman over the weekend, a hate crime, has been arrested. On Saturday, November 3 at around 6:05 p.m., a teenager threw an egg in the direction of a 38-year-old woman on

Homeless Man Dies Under A Red Blanket In Boro Park

Alexander Rapaport placing a candle on the site of the man’s death. (Photo via Rapaport)BORO PARK – A homeless man died while sleeping on the streets in Brooklyn over the weekend. On November 10, a 46-year-old homeless man who was sleeping on a bench outside the Alben Triangle park