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Sunday Shooting In Brownsville Kills One Young Man

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashBROWNSVILLE – A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed over the weekend. The suspect is now in custody. On Sunday, October 18, just before 1:00 a.m., 22-year-old Luis Caballero was shot near Watkins Street and Livonia Avenue. The Prospect Lefferts Gardens

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Activists And Lawmakers Call To Abolish City’s Tax Lien Sale

Brother Paul Muhammad (right) and his son, Chris. Jeff Winter/BklynerActivists, advocates, and elected officials stood in the wet cold outside City Hall Tuesday morning, October 13, calling to abolish New York City’s tax lien sale. The rain was appropriate, organizer Albert Scott said, “These are the tears of

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One Dead, Three Injured In Brownsville Shooting

BROWNSVILLE – One person is dead and three are injured after a shooting that took place last night around 10:40 p.m. According to the NYPD, four men were shot on Hegeman Avenue near Osborn Street. One of them was found with a gunshot wound to the chest, and died

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Three People Shot & Killed In Two Separate Monday Shootings

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashBED STUY/BROWNSVILLE – Three people were shot and killed in two separate shooting incidents yesterday. On Monday, September 28 just before 2:30 p.m., cops found 25-year-old Jaylen Flowers unconscious and unresponsive in the rear courtyard of Howard Houses on Mother Gaston Boulevard.

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“Brownsville is not a sacrifice zone,” Activists Cry At Protest Against North Brooklyn Pipeline

The crowd took to the streets to rally neighbors around putting an end to the North Brooklyn Pipeline and associated National Grid rate hikes. North Brooklyn Pipeline Protest. Audrey Carleton/BklynerLatrice Walker, assemblywoman for New York State’s District 55, still distinctly remembers what it was like growing up with

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Three People Shot, One Killed In Brownsville

Cops believe the suspects fled in two cars, including this one.BROWNSVILLE – Cops are looking for suspects who shot three people, injuring two and killing one, early yesterday morning. On Thursday, September 10 at around 1:30 a.m., three people were shot on Blake Avenue in the Van Dyke

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Last 24 Hours: Two Murders, One Body In Water

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashButtermilk Channel – Just after 1:30 pm today, Thursday, August 13, a call came in to 911 about a person in the Buttermilk Channel (between Governors Island and Brooklyn) within the confines of the 76 Precinct. The NYPD Harbor Unit pulled the body of

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East Flatbush Man Arrested For Two Murders This Month

NYPD announced the arrest of Hason Rink, 41, of Wingate. Rink was arrested and charged yesterday, July 28, at the 73rd Precinct with murder, attempted murder, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon (loaded gun) in the July 2 shooting in front of 41 New Lots Avenue which

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A Shooting & Stabbing In Ten Hours

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – In a span of just ten hours, two neighbors were killed, one by gun, one by knife. If you think all we are doing is reporting crimes, please note that there have been 84 murders this year so far in Brooklyn, compared to last year’s

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A Brownsville School Brings Conversation Of Race Inside The Classroom, Empowering Students

Jamel Floyd protest. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)BROWNSVILLE – To bring the conversation of race inside the classroom and to give a platform for the community to voice their feelings and be heard, students, mental health counselors, and the administration at Brooklyn Collegiate Preparatory High School created a social justice task

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Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Signs at the Brownsville Market. Photo courtesy of Seeds in the Middle.On Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, there are five fast food restaurants in a small stretch. Lifetime neighborhood resident Nora Rodríguez Cortez says that there are far fewer supermarkets, only around three, and that at the bodegas fresh produce

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Man Found Dead Inside His Bathroom Last Night

BROWNSVILLE – A 27-year-old man was found dead inside his bathroom last night. On Monday, July 6 at around 7:30 p.m., cops found Josiah Forde unconscious and unresponsive inside the bathroom in his home on Hull Street near Broadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. As of now,

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Juneteenth in Brooklyn: Activism, Education, And Other Ways To Participate

This year June 19th – Juneteenth – is marking the 155th years since the last proclamation of the end of slavery, as America is enveloped in nationwide protests over the treatment of Black people in the country today, sparked by the recent murder of George Floyd. “I think that this year has

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Brownsville Shooting Leaves One Dead

BROWNSVILLE – A 47-year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times last night. On Wednesday, June 17 at around 9:06 p.m., cops found a 47-year-old man on Osborn Street near Thatford Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital where he was

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Three Shot & Two Killed In Two Separate Shootings In Brooklyn Last Night

EAST FLATBUSH/BROWNSVILLE – Three people were shot and two killed in two separate shootings in Brooklyn last night. First, on June 2, at around 6:05 p.m., cops arrived at the intersection of East 92nd Street and Church Avenue to find a 58-year-old man and a 66-year-old man inside

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Brownsville’s Collective Fare Is Feeding Thousands of Food Insecure New Yorkers

A Collective Fare employee prepares meals for the Meals For All initiative. Courtesy of Collective Fare.When COVID-19 hit the city, the founders of Collective Fare, an education and catering company in Brownsville, knew that something would have to give. “We lost over $150,000 worth of catering contracts,” Collective

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Murder on Sutter Avenue Yesterday Afternoon

UPDATE: 39-year-old Gregory Spears was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Angel Medina, 62, was shot and killed inside his home on Sutter Avenue on Tuesday, May 19 just before 3 pm. NYPD responded to a 911 call about a men shot inside of 301

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Bus Driver Suffers Medical Episode Resulting In Terrifying Crash

Bus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver

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5th Murder in 6 Days in Brooklyn

Bernardo Bernard, 31, of Avenue N was gunned down in the street on May 13, 2020, at approximately 8:23 pm. Police found the victim with a gunshot wound to his chest near 93rd Street and Clarkson Avenue within the confines of the 67 Precinct. Bernard was taken to Kings

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Four Murders In Five Days In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – There were six deaths in five days in the borough. Four of them were murders, and two are yet to be determined. We wrote on Monday about two that occurred on Mother’s Day, and now there are three more. According to NYPD data, shootings in the borough have

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48-Year-Old Man Dead After Being Shot In The Chest

BROWNSVILLE – A 48-year-old man is dead after being shot in the chest last night. On Thursday, May 7 at around 10:10 p.m., cops arrived in the hallway of Seth Low Houses on Powell Street near Pitkin Avenue to find a 48-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the

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Brooklyn is in Danger of Being Dramatically Undercounted in Yet Another Census

Census 2020 Graphic. Via the U.S. Census Bureau.Brooklyn was undercounted in the 2010 census, and it’s in danger of being undercounted again. Brooklyn in general, and the neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic are already lagging behind the rest of the country in their responses. Only 38%

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Two Assaults In Red Hook And Brownsville

Cops are looking for three suspects involved in two assaults that took place in Red Hook and Brownsville. RED HOOK – On Saturday, April 4 at around 10:15 a.m., an unknown individual approached a 34-year-old employee at Hicks Mega Laundromat, located at 779 Hicks Street. They both engaged in

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Drive Through Testing Facility To Open Tomorrow In Flatbush, Walk-In In Brownsville Next Week

Sears in Flatbush. File photo/BklynerGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced five new testing facilities, of which one – a drive-through mobile testing facility – will open at the Sears Parking Lot at 2307 Beverly Road in Flatbush tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. (Its the large lot behind Kings Theater). Next

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Crime Blotter: 70-year-old Woman’s Death Ruled to be a Homicide, Stolen iPhone and Deli Assault

EAST FLATBUSH/BROWNSVILLE — Seventy-year-old Queens resident Evelyn Lynch’s death was ruled a homicide yesterday. Lynch died on November 10 of last year after being attacked on the job at Brookdale Hospital six years ago. On February 7, 2014, 4:25 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of