Bed Stuy
EAST NEW YORK – Yesterday evening, an 80-year old man was shot and killed in the bodega he owned on Stanley Avenue. [/80-year-old-shot-killed-east-new-york-bodega/] WILLIAMSBURG – Just after 7:00 pm on Monday, December 11, a man was slashed in the face by an unknown assailant outside the new Supreme store at 152
Central Brooklyn
The store at 797 Stanley Ave, where Yafaee was shot last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE 12/15/17: Police have arrested 41-year old Mark Thomas in connection with the shooting death of Abdulla Yafaee. Thomas is charged with 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree criminal possession of a
Bushwick
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking the man who stole a Blue Quaker bird from the Petland store at 92 Graham Avenue and Seigel Street. Around 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 5, the bird thief entered the exotic bird cage at the pet store, using a paper towel wrapped around his
Bed Stuy
BROADWAY JUNCTION – Police are looking for the man who punched a woman in the face after grabbing her inappropriately at the Broadway Junction station last month. Around 9:00 pm on Sunday, November 11, the unidentified man grabbed the buttocks of a 21-year old woman while moving past her on
Bensonhurst
MIDWOOD – An attempted robbery occurred at the Pay-O-Matic at 1813 Kings Highway on Thursday, November 30, said police. A man entered the location around 3:00 am and simulated having a gun, demanding money and lotto tickets from the 29-year old female teller. The man was unsuccessful, however, leaving the
Announcements
BROOKLYN – The New York City Council passed a bill on Thursday that will protect tenants from harassment from “unscrupulous” landlords looking to drive them out and cash in on their apartments. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brad.lander.7/posts/10213673536047920?pnref=story] “Unfortunately, for some unscrupulous landlords in
Business
Lenden Used Car Sales, Inc via Yelp.EAST NEW YORK – Three companies – Credit Acceptance Corp., Clover Commercial Corp, and Westlake Financial Services – financed subprime auto loans as high as 24.9 percent for customers at used car dealerships in East New York will pay $300,000 in restitution over practicing
East New York
The Outback Steakhouse in East New York where an NYPD detective was arrested after flashing a gun (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – An off-duty NYPD detective was arrested yesterday after flashing his gun during an argument in an Outback Steakhouse. Joel Crooms, 31, was arrested and charged with
East New York
The high-rise apartment building at 1530 Pennsylvania Avenue, where the shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST NEW YORK – A shooting last week in a Starrett City apartment left one dead and one injured, and a 20-year old man arrested and charged with murder. Around 10:30 pm on
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – Police are requesting the public’s help in locating two different missing persons reported missing from East New York locations: Lameshia Bayona, missing from her East New York home since 11/4 (Photo via DCPI) Lameshia Bayona, 15, has been missing since Saturday, November 4. She was
Announcements
245 Sullivan Place, in Crown Heights, is the worst building in Brooklyn, with almost 500 open, serious HPD violations (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today, Public Advocate Letitia James released the annual list of 100 Worst Landlords in NYC, including the 10 worst buildings in Brooklyn. “No New Yorker should be
Bed Stuy
SUNSET PARK– The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photos and video below in connection to a criminal mischief incident that involved vandalizing the exterior of a mosque with a hammer. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is currently investigating the incident.