Central Brooklyn
The M&T Bank near Grand Army Plaza, the latest in a growing string of robberies (Screenshot via Google Maps)In a pair of Valentines Day robberies, the suspect that’s been running rampant through Brooklyn banks struck again, notching his sixth and seventh bank jobs of 2018. Police
Bushwick
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] EAST FLATBUSH – Yesterday, a driver struck a man in East Flatbush, then sped away from the scene, leaving the victim in critical condition. At 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 13, police
Announcements
FLATBUSH – The Mayor will deliver his 5th State of the City at the Kings Theater on Flatbush Avenue tonight at 7:00pm, and the theme is “Making New York America’s Fairest Big City”. The Mayor previewed the event on NY1 last night [http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/
Bed Stuy
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for two individuals who robbed a senior citizen in the area of Neptune Avenue and Brighton 10th Street last Tuesday night. The 70-year old male victim was walking in Brighton Beach around 10:30 pm on Tuesday, January 30 when the suspects
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Boerum Hill
The 1804 Movement for All Immigrants organized today’s march against the President’s racist comments (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)GRAND ARMY PLAZA – Members of New York’s Haitian community and their supporters gathered in the hundreds this morning to march across the Brooklyn Bridge, protesting against President Trump. Organized by
bath beach
Members of the 2018-2021 New York City Council Progressive Caucus (Photo via nycprogressives.com)Two fresh faces have been added to the ranks of the New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus in Brooklyn Councilmembers Alicka Ampry-Samuel and Justin Brannan, both recently sworn in for their first terms on the
Announcements
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that a 26-year old East Flatbush man was sentenced to 41 years in prison for the 2016 shooting death of 16-year old Shemel Mercurius. Edward R. Murrow High School student Shemel Mercurius. (Photo: Shemel Mercurius [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=109716316117510&
canarsie
Councilmember Jumaane Williams, D-45 (Photo courtesy of Councilmember Williams’ Office)After an unsuccessful bid for City Council Speaker last month, it looks like East Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams (D-45) has his eyes on a bigger prize: the position of Lieutenant Governor. “Do what you can, with what you have, where
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – An attack in Brownsville left one man dead and a woman in custody last Friday. Responding to reports of an assault at a residence on Howard Avenue around 8:15 pm on Friday, January 12, NYPD officers discovered a 51-year old man who had been stabbed in the neck,
Bed Stuy
WILLIAMSBURG – Police have released surveillance video of the suspects wanted in connection with the shooting at 160 Havemeyer Street [/wednesday-crime-blotter-shooting-death-in-williamsburg-hit-and-run-in-madison-and-more/] on Wednesday, December 20. According to the NYPD, two unknown Hispanic men approached the victims at the above location, firing multiple shots before fleeing in a white sedan. The shooting
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERThousands of public housing residents are estimated to be without heat and hot water this cold and chilly Friday morning. Provided by NYCHA.Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to call 311 at a press conference on Thursday. “Anyone who does not have hot water or heat
Central Brooklyn
B68 bus stop on Coney Island Ave and Ave J. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER) FLATBUSH – It’s the day after the “Bomb Cyclone.” The snow has stopped falling and the roads have been cleared. Those who decided to stay in the warmth of their homes yesterday instead of shoveling out