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NYPD ‘Accidental’ Killer Cop’s Rise to Brooklyn Chief Questioned

NYPD Chief John Chell in a picture celebrating a previous promotion, dated May 3, 2019. | @NYPD84Pct / TwitterBy Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/4/15/22386871/nypd-accidental-killers-rise-to-brooklyn-chief-questioned] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Mayor Bill de Blasio this week weighed in

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Brownsville Comes Together to Heal After the Triple Homicide at Van Dyke Houses

Kathleen, a survivor of gun violence, speaks at the Van Dyke Community Center on Friday, April 9. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFollowing the fatal shooting at the Van Dyke Houses [/four-dead-in-tragic-van-dyke-houses-shooting/] that left a nine-year-old orphaned, community organizations from Brownsville and around New York gathered at the Van Dyke Community Center to

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Four Dead In Tragic Van Dyke Houses Shooting

Yesterday evening, April 5, shortly before midnight cops were called to 362 Sutter Avenue, the Van Dyke Houses, where they found three women shot inside an apartment. A short while later another 911 call came in of a man with a seemingly self-inflicted gunshot wound nearby, NYPD informed. Local TV

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Brooklyn’s Largest Vaccine Site, At Medgar Evers College, Opens Wednesday

Governor Andrew Cuomo at Medgar Evers College on Monday. (Image: Governor’s office)A mass vaccination site at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights will open on Wednesday, February 24rd, at 231 Crown Street between Rogers and Nostrand Avenues. The site will be able to administer up to 3,000

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Remembering Jah Hammed: Musician, Bike Shop Owner, Brownsville Staple

Cleveland Smillie, also known as Jah Hammed. (Image courtesy of Quardean Lewis-Allen/Youth Design Center)Cleveland Smillie, a laid-back Jamaican reggae singer known as Jah Hammed whose beloved Brownsville bike shop anchored the corner of Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard for nearly 40 years, passed away earlier this month.

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After Over a Decade in the Job, Executive Director of Pitkin Avenue BID Moves On

Daniel Murphy, executive director of the Pitkin Avenue BID, at the Pitkin Avenue Halloween Parade in 2017. (Image provided by Murphy)After more than ten years in the job, Daniel Murphy has left his role as the executive director of the Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District [https://www.pitkinavenue.nyc/

Boerum Hill

Openings: Cheese Plates, Chicken, and Chickpea Salad

Welcome back to another iteration of Openings and Closings, or as it should be called this week, Openings. Take the week and support a new business— try an empanada with your coffee, a slice of Detroit, or watch a game in a heated cabana outside. As always, let us know

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Allegations Of Embezzlement — And A Brawl — At A Brownsville Church

Calvary Unified Freewill Baptist Church at 1520 Herkimer Street in Brownsville. Liena Zagare/BklynerA Brownsville church congregation has sued its long-time former pastor in Brooklyn Supreme Court, demanding he repays over half a million dollars he allegedly embezzled from the sale of the church parking lot in order to buy

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After $30-Million Renovation, Betsy Head Park in Brownsville Re-Opens to the Public

The newly-renovated Betsy Head Park. (Image: Pavel Bendov/ABB)After a multi-year, $30 million upgrade, Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park [https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/betsy-head-memorial-playground] has opened to the public with a new event space, athletic fields and a parkour fitness course for teenagers. The redesign of the 10.

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Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

Brownsville resident Debra King uses the oven to help heat her home because the boiler in her building has not been working, Jan. 25, 2021. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2021/2/1/22257006/freezing-brooklyn-tenants-still-waiting] by THE

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NYPD Precinct Commander Ousted After Brutality Video Shows up in de Blasio Slideshow

NYPD Deputy Inspector Craig Edelman (middle) makes an appearance in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2021 State of the City video. Screengrab/NYC Mayor’s Office/YouTube By Greg B. Smith and Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/1/22261453/nypd-brutality-video-de-blasio-precinct-reform-slideshow]

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Chancellor To Appoint Trustees To Restore Order to Brownsville’s CEC23

Community Education Council 23 [http://www.d23rising.nyc/] (CEC23) which covers Brownsville, Ocean Hill, and parts of East New York, has only four members out of six required to have a quorum and thus find themselves in the peculiar position of being unable to even restore quorum. The Schools Chancellor

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How Candidates for East New York’s 42nd Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

Amidst the well-documented increase in gun violence across New York City last year, one area stood out: the NYPD’s 75th Precinct, which includes the neighborhoods of East New York and Cypress Hills, had both the most shooting incidents and the highest number of police misconduct complaints [/what-will-it-take-to-fix-the-citys-most-troubled-police-precinct/] of anywhere

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Letting Kids Down: Dysfunctional Brownsville Community Education Council Has Lacked Quorum Since October

CECs, which are part of the Department of Education’s governmental structure, are meant to be the parent advocates for their districts. The Councils are “charged with promoting student achievement, advising and commenting on educational policies, and providing input to the chancellor and the Panel for Educational Policy,” [https://www.

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Five Days Without Cops: Could Brooklyn Policing Experiment be a ‘Model for the Future’?

Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Yoav Gonen and Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/3/22211709/nypd-cops-brooklyn-brownsville-experiment-defund-police] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn community’s experiment to deal with a longstanding crime hotspot in a busy commercial corridor took

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Suspended Attorney Charged With Stealing Deeds To Brooklyn Homes Worth $7.8 Million

Photo by Bill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/gavel?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] MIDWOOD – An attorney was arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with stealing

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Friday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Robbery, Forcible Touching & Public Lewdness

BROWNSVILLE – Police are asking for help finding 14-year-old Kayla Gonzalez, who has been missing since Wednesday, November 11. Photo of Kayla Gonzalez. Courtesy of DCPI.Gonzalez was last seen leaving her residence around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Brownsville. Cops say Gonzalez is a Hispanic girl, approximately 5’

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Man Dead After Motorcycle Collides With SUV In A Hit And Run

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROWNSVILLE – Last month, a 29-year-old man was riding his motorcycle when it collided with an

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Zion Triangle Plaza Expansion Completes A Beautiful Redesign Of The Public Space

Yesterday officials announced the completion of 5,200 square feet, $5.7 million expansion of Zion Triangle Plaza, located at the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and East New York Avenue in Brownsville. The Plaza was given to the City of Brooklyn in 1896 by landowner Peter L. Vandeveer, and was

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45-Year-Old Woman Fatally Shot In Brownsville

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROWNSVILLE – A 45-year-old woman was fatally shot this morning just before 5:45 a.m.

Borough Park

Six Missing Neighbors – Have You Seen Them?

Photo of Hussain Munasr. Courtesy of DCPI.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are asking for help finding 26-year-old Hussain Munasr, who has been missing since yesterday, November 4. Munasr was last seen leaving his residence around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Sheepshead Bay. Cops say Munasr is 5’4 tall,

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Fighting Hunger in Brooklyn: One Food Pantry At A Time

Over 100 residents in Brownsville wait for bags of fresh produce on a ‘pantry day’ at the Salvation Army. Denny Jacob/BklynerOver 100 people lined up outside the Salvation Army Brooklyn Brownsville Corps Community Center on a recent Friday as workers handed out plastic bags filled with fresh produce. Nearly

Arts & Culture

Amboy Neighborhood Garden Reopens With Music, Art, And High Hopes For The Future

Charles Joyner’s guiding principles for reopening the Amboy Neighborhood Garden in Brownsville are simple. “All you need is hands, effort, and a desire to want to help the community,” he says. The work of Joyner, Tammy Hall, and a few dozen other volunteers culminated in the Amboy Neighborhood Garden

Bay Ridge

Openings and Closings: Cookies, Coffee, and Chicken

This week we say hello to lots of exciting new spots, including gooey cookies just in time for Halloween, a new Palestinian spot, and lots of interesting new sweets. Sadly, we also say goodbye to a classic Park Slope Diner and several Bay Ridge Italian institutions. As always, let us

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Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Location Specific Interactive Exhibits Contemplate Art And Community Across Eight Neighborhoods

Papergirl-Brooklyn installing the Bushwick exhibit at Mayday Space. Courtesy of Lanna Apisukh.The team behind Papergirl-Brooklyn [https://www.papergirlbk.com/], an interactive art project currently on display in six Brooklyn neighborhoods, believe that art needs to be more accessible. The project brings together work by 80 artists from ten countries.