North Western Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and video in connection to a recent burglary in Crown Heights. Via NYPDAt approximately 8am on Friday, August 18 and 11pm on Saturday, August 19, a black male entered a
Central Brooklyn
Crown Heights – The NYPD are seeking three men in connection with a sexual assault that occurred early Monday morning in Crown Heights. Two of the suspects are seen in the video below. At approximately 3:00am on Monday, August 21, the 30-year-old female victim was behind an apartment building at
Central Brooklyn
We’re past the midway point of August, which means that all eyes are turning away from the beach and back to school. Local schools like Medgar Evers, Brooklyn College, and Pratt are about to head back into session. Here are some over-the-top great pads for undergrads. (Courtesy Gerard Bianco
Central Brooklyn
451 Kingston Ave (Via PropertyShark)WINGATE—A fire last night in an apartment building on Kingston Ave left one man dead and four others injured. FDNY responded to a 911 call of a residential fire inside 451 Kingston Ave at 10:11pm last night, August 10. The fire took place
Central Brooklyn
Two men and a woman in Brooklyn could face life in prison for holding two 16-year old girls hostage and forcing them into prostitution, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/kidnapper-trio-ran-underage-brothel-bk-apartment-prosecutors-article-1.3398147] reported last night. The girls were held, working as prostitutes, until one managed
Central Brooklyn
Via Google Maps (October 2016)An early morning fire in a four-story Crown Heights brownstone has left one resident dead and another injured. The FDNY responded to a call at 12:32am on Thursday, August 10 reporting a fire at 1347 Pacific Street between Nostrand and New York Avenues. They
Central Brooklyn
107 Columbia Heights, Photo by Christopher Bride via Property Shark (October 2015)Real Capital Analytics [https://www.rcanalytics.com/], a firm that tracks commercial real estate transactions around the world, has tallied up the top ten real estate transactions in Brooklyn for the second quarter of 2017 (April 1 to
Central Brooklyn
Brielle Joseph (Photo via NYPD)The NYPD are requesting the public’s help in locating two girls from Crown Heights who were reported missing this weekend. The police say the two cases are not related. Fifteen-year-old Brielle Joseph was last seen on Sunday, August 6 at approximately 9:30pm leaving
Arts & Culture
MCA Day poster created by Shepard Fairey from a Glen Friedman photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MCADAYNYC/photos/a.271047606325072.58374.269906879772478/1359373580825797/?type=3&theater] It’s August! Summer is flying by, so get out and enjoy it while there’s still time. Relive your youth
Central Brooklyn
A lactation pod located at Citi Field via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg-se_pICM/?taken-by=mamava_vt]Nursing mothers visiting the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Avenue) in Crown Heights can now comfortably breastfeed their babies in the privacy of a lactation pod. The NYC Department of
Central Brooklyn
> Just some of the thousands of officers up tonight making a safe, celebratory #JOuvert [https://twitter.com/hashtag/JOuvert?src=hash] in Brooklyn. #WeAreJOuvert [https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreJOuvert?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/NotGDAMEMi [https://t.co/NotGDAMEMi] — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/
Announcements
> Good vibes at #GrandArmyPlaza [https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrandArmyPlaza?src=hash]. #WeAreJOuvert [https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreJOuvert?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/l54F3JKI3h [https://t.co/l54F3JKI3h] — Jumaane (@JumaaneWilliams) September 5, 2016 [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams/status/772685797774520321] The annual J’Ouvert parade will change its start time to