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EAST NEW YORK – One man is dead after a speeding van operated by an intoxicated driver crashed into a parked construction vehicle early yesterday. On Wednesday, July 31 at around 5:10 a.m., the 31-year-old driver of a red minivan was speeding eastbound on Atlantic Avenue. When he reached
Announcements
EAST NEW YORK – A 29-year-old livery cab driver from Long Island was shot dead early this morning in Brooklyn. At around 3:16 a.m., the NYPD responded to a ShotSpotter activation. ShotSpotter is a technology that uses sensors to pinpoint gunfire. It is currently being used in over 85
Announcements
Rep. Yvette Clarke speaks at the press conference (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner) LOWER MANHATTAN — Local politicians on Friday instructed New Yorkers to be ready for more immigration raids ahead of the weekend and blasted the Trump administration for ordering them. “We are here today to say that we must
Central Brooklyn
EAST NEW YORK – On Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the opening of the first section of the new Shirley Chisholm State Park, located along Jamaica Bay in East New York. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivers remarks during the opening of Shirley Chisholm State Park, July 2, 2019 (Photo: Mike Groll/
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EAST NEW YORK – One of two people injured from a shooting in May has died. Cops have now deemed the incident a homicide. On Sunday, May 26 at around 8:08 p.m., five unidentified males starting shooting at two men who were standing on Hendrix Street near Dumont and
East New York
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)EAST NEW YORK— A man was shot dead in East New York Sunday night, according to the NYPD. The 29-year-old man, who was identified by a police representative as Melton Barron, was fatally shot in the head and found just after 10 p.m., behind Linden Plaza,
Bed Stuy
One Brooklyn Health System [http://www.brookdalehospital.org/] is spearheading a new initiative to increase 2020 Census engagement in its catchment area of Central and North Brooklyn, some of the most under-counted neighborhoods in an already severely under-counted city [/fearing-federal-funding-cuts-city-focuses-on-counting-all-brooklynites-in-the-2020-census/] . The newly formed hospital system, consisting of Brookdale University Hospital
Big Story
EAST NEW YORK — Just as a songstress belted out a high note on the ground floor of the East New York Seventh Day Adventist Church, New York City’s first lady was also testifying on a much more secular topic, “How was Iowa?” First lady Chirlane McCray addresses a congregation
Bed Stuy
East 29th Street and Clarendon Road shooting, a detective investigates, East Flatbush Todd Maisel/BklynerCENTRAL/EASTERN BROOKLYN – Six people were shot, and one died from gunshot wounds since between last night and this morning, according to police. The shootings were centered in three of the four highest crime areas that
Bed Stuy
Chief of Department Terence A. Monahan made an announcement at One Police Plaza about staffing and increases in manpower at certain precincts in the city for the summer. Todd Maisel/BklynerBeginning on Wednesday, May 22nd, cops normally assigned to desk duty hit the streets of 73rd, 75th, 79th, and 67th
East New York
Brielle HobanEAST NEW YORK – When the eleventh graders at Achievement First East Brooklyn High School [https://www.achievementfirst.org/school/achievement-first-east-brooklyn-high-school/] came to their biology class last November, their teacher had an announcement to make – something very important and personal. “I dedicated the class to announcing I am trans,” Brielle
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – Bicycle riders from throughout the city share the same concerns for riding safely on city streets, so this fifth annual “Bike to Work” ride that started at the still under construction Zion Triangle in Brownsville on this Earth Day on Monday, focused on getting to work by bike in