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Crown Heights

Nov
27
Five Teens Yanked a Yarmulke and a Hat off Two Jewish Boys in Crown Heights

Five Teens Yanked a Yarmulke and a Hat off Two Jewish Boys in Crown Heights

Two Jewish boys in Boro Park. (Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Cops are looking for five teenage boys that yanked
2 min read
Nov
19
Ha’s Đậc Biệt: New Pop-Up Brings Vietnamese Street Food to Brooklyn

Ha’s Đậc Biệt: New Pop-Up Brings Vietnamese Street Food to Brooklyn

Pho Ga at Ha’s Đặc Biệt pop-up. Courtesy of Ha’s Đặc Biệt.Anthony Ha is the child of
3 min read
Nov
14
9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

348 Nostrand Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/871.pdf], Bed-Stuy 348 Nostrand Avenue. Courtesy of NYC Housing Connect.
3 min read
Nov
14
Openings and Closings: Breads, Bars, and Goodbyes

Openings and Closings: Breads, Bars, and Goodbyes

Welcome back to openings and closings. This week, we welcome lots of new bakeries (we can smell the bread already)
4 min read
Nov
08
Teen Beaten and Robbed in Crown Heights

Teen Beaten and Robbed in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS — Police reported that on Saturday, October 26, around 7:45 p.m. at 363 Utica Avenue, an 18-year-old
1 min read
Nov
06
Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights

Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights

By Keith Polasko, a concerned citizen. CROWN HEIGHTS — On the afternoon of Monday, November 4, 2019 the New York City
1 min read
Nov
04
Ex-Felons Have Voting Rights: Activists, Politicians Spread the Message at Brooklyn Forum

Ex-Felons Have Voting Rights: Activists, Politicians Spread the Message at Brooklyn Forum

Members of the nonprofit organization Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes Inc. (G.-M.A.C.C.) Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.CROWN
4 min read
Nov
01
Never Forget: 101 Years After The Worst Subway Crash in NYC History, Malbone Wreck Finally Gets Memorialized

Never Forget: 101 Years After The Worst Subway Crash in NYC History, Malbone Wreck Finally Gets Memorialized

Unveiling of the Malbone Centennial Way. Liena Zagare/BklynerOn November 1, 1918, an accident so horrific took place in Central
3 min read
Oct
25
Others’ News: Hasidim Are Not Aliens, Plans To Ban Chopper Traffic, Who Slowed The Bus, Assaults At A Flatbush Bar and more

Others’ News: Hasidim Are Not Aliens, Plans To Ban Chopper Traffic, Who Slowed The Bus, Assaults At A Flatbush Bar and more

Downtown Brooklyn is Booming. Liena Zagare/Bklyner * Pix 11 reports one woman says she suffered a serious assault at the
1 min read
Oct
25
Man Sought for Groping Teen Girl on B46 Bus

Man Sought for Groping Teen Girl on B46 Bus

Photo of suspect. Courtesy of NYPD.EAST FLATBUSH — A 15-year-old girl was groped by an unidentified male during her commute
1 min read