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East New York

Jan
22
“My Brooklyn” Screening and Panel Discussion Comes to Cypress Hills

“My Brooklyn” Screening and Panel Discussion Comes to Cypress Hills

CYPRESS HILLS – As the effects on gentrification creep across Brooklyn, expanding ever further from the East River, recent history can
2 min read
Jan
15

Weekend Crime Blotter: Brownsville Homicide, Sheepshead Shoplifters and More

BROWNSVILLE – An attack in Brownsville left one man dead and a woman in custody last Friday. Responding to reports of
4 min read
Jan
12
Friday Crime Blotter: Strong-Arm Robberies in Sheepshead Bay, A Nearly Stolen Coat in Bensonhurst & More

Friday Crime Blotter: Strong-Arm Robberies in Sheepshead Bay, A Nearly Stolen Coat in Bensonhurst & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] BENSONHURST – Police
4 min read
Jan
11
Corner Store Crime Spree From Gun-Toting Stick-Up Crew

Corner Store Crime Spree From Gun-Toting Stick-Up Crew

The Santa Grocery, robbed twice in the same crime spree (Screenshot via Google Maps)Police are looking for two suspects
2 min read
Jan
10
Wednesday Crime Blotter: Bank Robberies Across Brooklyn, A Clothing Sale Gone Wrong and More

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Bank Robberies Across Brooklyn, A Clothing Sale Gone Wrong and More

The Dime Community Bank on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint was robbed yesterday (Screenshot via Google Maps)GREENPOINT – Police are looking
4 min read
Jan
04
Thursday Crime Blotter: A Shampoo Thief, A Supermarket Brawl and More

Thursday Crime Blotter: A Shampoo Thief, A Supermarket Brawl and More

Brighton 6th Street, near where the mugging took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BRIGHTON BEACH – Three men are wanted in
3 min read
Dec
22
New Permanent IDNYC Enrollment Center Now Open at New Lots Library

New Permanent IDNYC Enrollment Center Now Open at New Lots Library

ID NYC sample cardEAST NEW YORK – NYC ID card – you know you want one. Brooklyn Public Library’s New Lots
1 min read
Dec
18
Arrest Made After Slaying Of East Flatbush Resident

Arrest Made After Slaying Of East Flatbush Resident

Glenwood Road, where a resident was shot and killed earlier this month. (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST FLATBUSH – Police have
1 min read
Dec
13

Crime Blotter: Supreme Store Slashing, Sunset Park Carjacking And More

EAST NEW YORK – Yesterday evening, an 80-year old man was shot and killed in the bodega he owned on Stanley
3 min read
Dec
13
UPDATE: Arrest Made in Slaying of 80-Year Old East New York Bodega Owner

UPDATE: Arrest Made in Slaying of 80-Year Old East New York Bodega Owner

The store at 797 Stanley Ave, where Yafaee was shot last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE 12/15/17:
2 min read