Central Brooklyn
With temperatures skyrocketing and July 4th coming up, it’s time to hit the beach! All NYC beaches officially opened to the public on Memorial Day weekend and will remain open until September 9 (the Sunday after Labor Day). Lifeguards will be on duty throughout beach season from 10am to
Central Brooklyn
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Central Brooklyn
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East New York
UPDATE (7/2/18): Police have identified the deceased as Norman Hester-Bey, 27, of Canarsie. Police are looking into a silver or grey Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan in connection with the shooting of Hester-Bey last week. The car was seen leaving the site of the shooting, where it was reported that
Bay Ridge
CROWN HEIGHTS – An arrest has been made in the stabbing that took place outside the Bedford Armory men’s shelter in Crown Heights in February [/atlantic-shelter-stabbing/], police confirmed. Rickie Drawhorn, 38, of East Harlem, was arrested yesterday and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the stabbing
Arts & Culture
It’s hard to believe it’s already the last weekend of June. There are lots of events this week to get you outside to enjoy the fleeting summer days, as well as film screenings, the closing party for Haiti Cultural Exchange’s Selebrasyon!, a singalong to benefit immigrant families,
canarsie
The death of Brandy Odom, who was killed in April, has finally been ruled a homicide—but further information is in short supply (Via Facebook)CANARSIE – Today, police confirmed that the April death of Brandy Odom, 26, was indeed ruled a homicide. Officials gave the cause of death as strangulation.
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe 2018 Congressional Primaries have come and gone. The winners? Two incumbents: Dan Donovan of District 11 and Yvette Clarke of District 9. District 9 (Park Slope, Flatbush, Sheepshead, Crown Heights) had a total of 28,533 voters [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/26/us/
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – A New York firefighter was arrested last night at his home in Coney Island, said police. Nelson Merizalde, 43, an off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested last night around 11:40 pm, said police. Merizalde was charged with assault after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the floor during an
Central Brooklyn
A ivy-covered Flatbush facade (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)A Fort Greene deli owner has been getting a pretty good public response to his storefront political signs protesting Trump’s immigration policy [http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/38490168/fort-greene-deli-owner-blasts-immigration-policy-with-storefront-signs] —though with the Supreme Court upholding the “Muslim ban,” he may need to
Announcements
In a 5-4 decision [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-travel-ban.html] , the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s third travel ban—also referred to as the “Muslim ban”—is indeed lawful. The ban restricts entries from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela.
Central Brooklyn
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