brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Police are seeking a man in connection with a shooting that occurred earlier this month near the border of Brownsville and East New York. In the evening of Saturday, August 19, Lyemel Summerville, 19 years old, engaged in a verbal dispute with a 20-year old man on the corner
Central Brooklyn
Brownsville – The Chicago and New York-based architectural firm, Studio Gang, is currently constructing a new firehouse and training center for the FDNY’s Brooklyn Rescue Company 2 [https://www.facebook.com/R2FDNY/]. > A post shared by Studio Gang Architects (@studiogang) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BOPzXacgzLb/] on Dec 20,
News
Via the Office of the Acting Brooklyn District AttorneyIn a joint statement, Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill announced today that nine alleged members of the Brownsville-based Loot Gang have been variously charged in a 69-count indictment with conspiracy
community
Photo via Nehemiah Economic Development Inc.“To have our own community we must own our community,” Mawuli K. Hormeku The race for City Council has begun. With city elections approaching in September, candidates from all 15 Brooklyn districts are trying to appeal to fellow Brooklynites. We got a chance to
fort greene
A scene from Victoria Nicodemus’ vigil. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.)Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced today that the driver charged with killing Victoria Nicodemus [/?s=nicodemus] was arraigned and has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and more. 39-year-old Marlon Sewell of Brownsville
Arts & Culture
As your kids grow out of some of their beloved books, other kids are looking to enjoy them as well. Senator Jesse Hamilton [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jesse-hamilton] has teamed up with community partners for a holiday book drive that lasts until Friday, December 31. The Book Drive is
brownsville
With Kensington’s average rent for a one bedroom apartment hovering around $1,730, our neighborhood remains less expensive than our neighbors to the north in Windsor Terrace, though we’re shelling out more for our homes on average than those in Flatbush or Borough Park, according to new numbers
anti-semitism
Source: CeCILL via Wikimedia CommonsBorough Park and Midwood are getting $1 million in security cameras installed on its streets in the coming months, and some are questioning whether taxpayer money should be diverted to an area with low crime rates. Gothamist is reporting [http://gothamist.com/2013/09/22/brooklyn_
61 precinct anti-crime
Lady Justice, atop the Fontaine de la Justice in Cudrefin, Switzerland. Source: Wikimedia. Click to enlargeBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: A 68-year-old former Brooklyn resident died of a heart attack a few weeks ago in a New Jersey nursing home, not far from where he lived until his late teens.
brownsville
(image by Galasso/North Jersey Media Group via Daily News)The Daily News says that the latest round of school budget cuts are hitting some areas worse than others, and that middle class neighborhoods like ours are being spared the deep cuts facing poorer school districts. The News reported last