Central Brooklyn
> Dennis Ofuoma, 19, charged with sexually assaulting two women in Crown Heights on July 13 #Brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash] “I want $800 million, that’s it.” pic.twitter.com/cS5qjTXa68 [https://t.co/cS5qjTXa68] — Andy Mai (@MaiAndy) July 25, 2017 [https://twitter.com/MaiAndy/status/
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Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDUpdate 7/24: Cops have released this additional surveillance video of the suspect: Cops are searching for a suspect connected to four sexual assault attempts within hours in Crown heights last week, stalking women into their apartments and elevators, police said. All four women fought off the suspect
North Western Brooklyn
The .25 caliber semi-automatic firearm recovered at the scene (Photo via NYPD) The NYPD are currently investigating an incident following an officer’s shooting of an armed man on Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights early Friday morning. Three members of the NYPD Brooklyn North Gang unit were patrolling the vicinity
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) announces an agreement between HPD and Alma Realty securing rent-stabilized leases for 600 units located at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital complex for thirty years (Photo courtesy of The Office of Laurie A. Cumbo)A group of city officials led by Council Member Laurie Cumbo
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD are looking for the two male suspects seen in the above surveillance video footage in connection with a recent robbery at an AT&T store. At approximately 11am on Wednesday, April 26, the two suspects entered the store located at 1110 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. The
Neighbors
1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Yesterday Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine dismissed the lawsuit Crown Heights residents had brought against the city. The residents argued that the neighborhood was oversaturated with shelters housing homeless already [/ruling-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-expected-week/]. On April 28, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the
Holidays
Photo by Shimi Kutner/COLlive, courtesy of the photographer and The Great Parade Lag B’omer is a Jewish holiday [http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/lag-baomer/] that occurs on the 33rd day of the traditional Omer count—the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. A break from the “semi-mourning” of
Central Brooklyn
1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)On April 28, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the temporary restraining order once again [/opening-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-delayed/] on 1173 Bergen Street, prohibiting the homeless shelter from opening while Crown Heights neighbors negotiated with the shelter’s operators and the City. This was the
Arts & Culture
A detail of artist Linda Serrone Rolon’s work which will be on view at Kruchkow’s Shoe Store, 7808 5th Ave, as a part of the Bay Ridge Storefront Art Walk. (Photo by Bay Ridge SAW via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bayridgesaw/photos/a.169802423182849.1073741825.129252413904517/785430904953328/
Food & Drink
Alma (Photo by robbiemakeupart via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BS9FJmkDhwo/?taken-at=355739])Cinco de Mayo is around the corner. Contrary to popular belief, it is not Mexican Independence Day (that’s September 16), but a holiday commemorating Mexico’s victory over France [/cinco-de-mayo-spectacle-coming-9th-street/] at the Battle of Puebla
Central Brooklyn
1173 Bergen Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)On Friday, Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Katherine Levine extended the temporary restraining order again [/opening-crown-heights-homeless-shelter-delayed/] on 1173 Bergen Street, prohibiting the homeless shelter from opening while Crown Heights neighbors negotiate with the shelter’s operators and the City. Two block associations and more
Central Brooklyn
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, February 13, 2017. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeIt’s been a rough couple of weeks for Mayor Bill de Blasio who’s been getting flak from critics regarding the low property taxes he