Police & Fire
A violent rapist is on the loose and cops are hoping that we can help ID and find him. The suspect reportedly raped a 29-year-old woman at knife-point in the lobby of her apartment building on 50th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues on the border between Sunset Park and
Announcements
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerFree legal counseling is available to area homeowners who are in danger of losing their homes or have encountered changes in their financial circumstances. Councilmember David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] is partnering with Brooklyn Housing and Family Services [http://brooklynhousing.
Central Brooklyn
Demonstration for housing reform organized by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)As rents continue to rise, so too does crowding in apartments. A recent analysis by StreetEasy [http://streeteasy.com/blog/doubled-up-crowding-in-nyc/] found that rates of overcrowding — defined as more than one person per room, including living
Events
(Chinese New Year celebration on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn. Photo: Jole Carliner) Monkeys are smart, curious, innovative, and loveable, with an unruly temper and snotty attitude. This year the moon is in their house. Join the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration this Sunday, February 21 along Eighth Avenue, the borderline between
Central Brooklyn
(Chinese New Year celebration on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn. Photo: Jole Carliner) Monkeys are smart, curious, innovative, and loveable, with an unruly temper and snotty attitude. This year the moon is in their house. Join the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration this Sunday, February 21st along Eighth Avenue, the borderline between
Announcements
Captain Kenneth Quick of the 66th Precinct. (Photo: Jole Carliner)The 66 Precinct Community Council will NOT be meeting this Thursday. The next Community Council meeting for the 66th Precinct will be: Thursday, February 25, at 7:30pm Royal Community Care Center 818 Coney Island Avenue (and Dorchester Road) The
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in searching for suspects in two recent, unrelated cases involving battery of local residents. /wp-content/uploads/2016/02/460-16-HCTF-70-Pct-02-5-16.mp4The NYPD has released this video of the black man who allegedly punched a 44-year-old white man in the face and yelled
Central Brooklyn
A man was assaulted in the vicinity of 1522 38th Street on Monday night. (Photo: Google Maps)A 49-year old man was assaulted and robbed by three men on the border between Kensington and Borough Park last night, police said. The assailants put the victim in a chokehold and threw
Events
(Chinese New Year celebration on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn. Photo: Jole Carliner) Update [February 13, 11pm]: The parade has been postponed until Sunday, February 21 because of extreme weather [/blog/announcements/a-weekend-of-sub-zero-wind-chills-tips-to-stay-warm-and-safe/] headed our way. Monkeys are smart, curious, innovative, and loveable, with an unruly temper and snotty attitude. This year
Central Brooklyn
McDonald Avenue at Church Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)Kensington and Borough Park are at the top of the pack in several health categories despite the high poverty rate in our area. Department of Health data released last year [http://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/QuickView.aspx] found that we are doing
Central Brooklyn
862 50th Street in Borough Park. (Photo: Google Maps)A 31-year old man was fatally stabbed early Sunday morning in Borough Park, police said. The victim, Jonathan Rennie, was discovered by police around 3am after they responded to a call of a male stabbed at 862 50th Street, between 8th
Business
Franchezka Unisex Salon reopened on Monday, December 28 by Helen Figueroa, daughter of Francisca Figueroa. (Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope News)The lights were on at Franchezka Unisex Salon [http://www.yelp.com/biz/franchezka-unisex-brooklyn] (500 5th Avenue near 12th Street), a business which had been shuttered since early