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Jan
31
Body-Camera Footage Released of Police-Involved Shooting of Kwesi Ashun

Body-Camera Footage Released of Police-Involved Shooting of Kwesi Ashun

Police officers are parked in front of Goldmine Nail Salon in Brownsville after shooting. Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.BROWNSVILLE — Police body-camera
3 min read
Dec
30
Woman Shot in Brownsville; NYPD Seeks Suspect

Woman Shot in Brownsville; NYPD Seeks Suspect

BROWNSVILLE/EAST FLATBUSH — A 33-year-old woman was shot and killed yesterday on the border of Brownsville and East Flatbush. Cops
1 min read
Dec
26
Man Robbed at Gunpoint After Setting Up Meeting Through Facebook

Man Robbed at Gunpoint After Setting Up Meeting Through Facebook

CROWN HEIGHTS/BROWNSVILLE — A man who thought he was going to buy a few phones and earbuds from a man
1 min read
Dec
19
Three Large, New, 100% Affordable Buildings to Bring 348 Apartments to Brownsville

Three Large, New, 100% Affordable Buildings to Bring 348 Apartments to Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — L+M Development Partners [https://lmdevpartners.com/] who acquired the 625-unit Marcus Garvey Apartments, a former Mitchell Lama complex,
4 min read
Dec
09
Two Women Struck by Train at Broadway Junction, One Dead

Two Women Struck by Train at Broadway Junction, One Dead

The A train yesterday. (Photo via Loudlabs)CYPRESS HILLS — Two women were struck by a train. One died and the
1 min read
Nov
21
55-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brownsville

55-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brownsville

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Another pedestrian is dead after being struck by a driver while attempting to cross the middle
1 min read
Nov
07
Van Dyke Housing Residents Discuss How to Spend $30,000 on Community Improvements

Van Dyke Housing Residents Discuss How to Spend $30,000 on Community Improvements

Nigel Roberts/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Folks passing by could easily have mistaken the gathering Wednesday night (Nov. 6) at NYCHA’s Van
3 min read
Nov
07
“I Fear Nobody!” Woman Who Entered The Lion’s Den At Bronx Zoo Is From Brooklyn

“I Fear Nobody!” Woman Who Entered The Lion’s Den At Bronx Zoo Is From Brooklyn

Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/Ingrid RichterTHE BRONX – Cops have arrested the woman they believe trespassed at the Bronx Zoo in
1 min read
Nov
01
A Modern Retelling of Shakespeare Will Shine Light on Criminal Justice and #MeToo

A Modern Retelling of Shakespeare Will Shine Light on Criminal Justice and #MeToo

Cast of Measure for Measure. Photo by Christine Jean Chambers.“Who will believe thee Isabel?” Angelo utters these words in
3 min read
Oct
29
‘My Brother Was Not an Out-of-Control Individual’: Family, Brownsville Community Hold Vigil for Man Killed in Police-Involved Shooting

‘My Brother Was Not an Out-of-Control Individual’: Family, Brownsville Community Hold Vigil for Man Killed in Police-Involved Shooting

Kwesi Ashun’s sister Ama Bartley, wearing a red coat, sheds tears as she speaks about her brother’s death.
3 min read