Central Brooklyn
A photo of Saheed Vassell, who was shot and killed by the NYPD yesterday afternoon (Via Facebook)CROWN HEIGHTS – Yesterday afternoon, NYPD officers shot and killed Saheed Vassell, a Crown Heights man thought to be brandishing a gun. He was holding a metal pipe. According to NYPD Police Chief Terence
celebrity
Cynthia Nixon at the press conference/ BKLYNERCROWN HEIGHTS – On her first visit to a NYCHA development, gubernatorial hopeful, Cynthia Nixon, blasted Gov. Cuomo for his handling of the New York City Housing crisis. A week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) conducted a tour through New York City Housing Authority complexes
Bushwick
An angry customer threatened employees with a handgun at a Bushwick beauty store over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – After a disgruntled customer pulled a gun in a Broadway beauty supply store this weekend, police are asking for help in figuring out who he is. On Sunday, March
Central Brooklyn
Lamont Wright was sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder of his ex-girlfriend (Via District Attorney’s Office)After being convicted of murder earlier this month, today Lamont Wright of East Flatbush was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today, for the 2016 murder of his
Bed Stuy
WILLIAMSBURG – Yesterday, a Williamsburg man was arrested for running over his girlfriend’s leg with a minivan after a fight, police said. Larry Crump, 34, was having an argument with his 35-year old girlfriend while sitting in a van on Roebling Street, near South 8th Street around 2:30 am,
Central Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for the 15-story building seen at the rear of the Drill Shed (Rendering via BFC Partners)CROWN HEIGHTS – It’s actually happening. Earlier this week, the New York Economic Development Corporation filed permits [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320911670&passdocnumber=
Central Brooklyn
Mathematicians, cool nerds, and pie lovers unite! Tomorrow, March 14 = 3.14 = Pi Day! You don’t have to know that π = the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter to celebrate. You just need a sweet tooth. Check out our list of Brooklyn shops below offering
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two teenage bicycle thieves who robbed a 13-year old of his wheels in Sheepshead Bay over the weekend. Around 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 10,
Bed Stuy
Ampry-Samuel (foreground) at a press conference at City Hall on February 20, putting pressure on NYCHA to fix heat and hot water issues in public housing. (Credit: Councilwoman Ampry-Samuel’s office)BROWNSVILLE — Two months into her first term as Council Member for Brooklyn’s 41st district, Alicka Ampry-Samuel has already
Arts & Culture
CROWN HEIGHTS – A one-woman show inspired by the exploits of an octogenarian jewel thief is one of the plays the Onstage@Weeksville [http://www.weeksvillesociety.org/onstage-at-weeksville/] theater series has scheduled for the Weeksville Heritage Center [/weeksville-heritage-center-preserving-history-weeksville-community/]. Doris Payne, already the subject of a f [http://www.imdb.com/title/
Bensonhurst
Kalman Yeger by Esther Shittu/ BKLYNERBOROUGH PARK – Councilman is a new title for Kalman Yeger, but he’s no stranger to public service. “I love public service,” Yeger said. “There’s not a single time when I walk into the city hall that I’m not in awe of the
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Joel Anabilah-AzumaFLATBUSH – Joel Anabilah-Azumah has been living in Brooklyn since he was 9-years-old. Now, he is running for Congress as an Independent against the 12-year incumbent Yvette Clarke, who is also facing a primary challenge from Adem Bunkeddeko, [/adem-running-for-congress/] and Republican Earl Blum. His stances don’t at all