Bushwick

Feb
09
Friday Crime Blotter: Bushwick Burglary & A Couple Cell-Phone Store Robberies

Friday Crime Blotter: Bushwick Burglary & A Couple Cell-Phone Store Robberies

BUSHWICK – Police are looking for three men wanted in connection with a burglary near Maria Hernandez Park earlier this week.
2 min read
Feb
07
More “Not-So-Affordable” Housing Hits City Lottery

More “Not-So-Affordable” Housing Hits City Lottery

The new building at 22 Melrose in Bushwick has a handful of pricey apartments in the NYC Housing Lottery (Screenshot
1 min read
Feb
07
Wednesday Crime Blotter: Three Major Robbery Patterns Across Brooklyn, Plus Foiled Robbers Smash Glass in Crown Heights

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Three Major Robbery Patterns Across Brooklyn, Plus Foiled Robbers Smash Glass in Crown Heights

Add two more to the series of bank robberies across Brooklyn in 2018 (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two new bank
5 min read
Feb
06
Early Voting In New York Needs Funding To Become Reality – OPINION

Early Voting In New York Needs Funding To Become Reality – OPINION

By Steve Ettlinger. Ettlinger is a writer and sculptor who is active in various local civic groups, and a 34-year
2 min read
Jan
31

Wednesday Crime Blotter: A Foiled Purse-Snatching in Williamsburg, A Rock Throwing Assault & More

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a man who attempted to snatch a woman’s purse in the area of North
3 min read
Jan
29
Dozens Gather To Support Family of 13-Year-Old Cyclist Killed By Truck In Bed-Stuy

Dozens Gather To Support Family of 13-Year-Old Cyclist Killed By Truck In Bed-Stuy

On a wet Sunday morning, neighbors and elected officials demonstrated their support for Kevin Flores’s family. (Greg Lewis/BKLYNER)
4 min read
Jan
25
Cop Indicted For Gunpoint Robbery In Bushwick

Cop Indicted For Gunpoint Robbery In Bushwick

BUSHWICK – Yesterday, an NYPD cop was arraigned on a 14-count indictment for a gunpoint robbery outside a Bushwick nightclub. Officer
2 min read
Jan
19
FIX NYC Proposes Charging for Entering Manhattan Below 60th Street To Fund Subway Repairs

FIX NYC Proposes Charging for Entering Manhattan Below 60th Street To Fund Subway Repairs

The FIX NYC Panel [http://www.hntb.com/HNTB/media/HNTBMediaLibrary/Home/Fix-NYC-Panel-Report.pdf] that Governor Cuomo tasked last fall
3 min read
Jan
18
Join Transit Activists Tonight In North Brooklyn to Discuss L Train Closure

Join Transit Activists Tonight In North Brooklyn to Discuss L Train Closure

Luke Ohlson, a senior organizer with Transportation Alternatives, speaking at a press conference regarding the L train shutdown late last
2 min read
Jan
17
$5,700 Bushwick One-Bedroom Rented After One Day On Market

$5,700 Bushwick One-Bedroom Rented After One Day On Market

The one-bedroom unit in the former clocktower spent only one day on the market (Photo via Nooklyn)BUSHWICK – In Bushwick,
1 min read