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Legislators Collected Over 1,000 Signatures Opposing Bragg Street Halfway House

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein holding petitions opposing the Bragg Street halfway house. (Photo provided by Weinstein’s office)Local lawmakers announced Tuesday that they had collected more than 1,000 of signatures opposing a proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Community leaders were blindsided in December [/local-pols-outraged-over-planned-halfway-house-near-schools-senior-centers/] when they received a

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Opposition To Bragg Street Halfway House Gathers Steam

The former synagogue at 2261 bragg street. (Photo: Google Maps)Elected officials are moving quickly to mobilize community opposition to the proposed halfway house on Bragg Street. Three southern Brooklyn politicians — Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Helene-E-Weinstein/story/67295/], Councilman Alan Maisel [http://council.nyc.gov/

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Fatal Shooting Outside Nostrand Houses, Police Say

The Nostrand Houses. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A 36-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday night outside the Nostrand Houses, according to the NYPD. Police say they received a call about the shooting just after 10pm and arrived to find Darnell Warren, a resident of the Nostrand Houses, unconscious in