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Dec
02
Fatal Fire in Flatbush Leaves One Dead, Seven Injured

Fatal Fire in Flatbush Leaves One Dead, Seven Injured

FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Grogan. Photo courtesy of Loudlabs.FLATBUSH — One person is dead and seven are injured after a
1 min read
Dec
02
10 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

10 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

322 Gates Avenue. Courtesy of Google Maps.322 Gates Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/890.pdf], Bed-Stuy * Apartments
4 min read
Nov
22
Flatbush Thanksgiving: Erasmus Students Cook Dinner for 400 Neighbors

Flatbush Thanksgiving: Erasmus Students Cook Dinner for 400 Neighbors

Erasmus Academy students shop for their Community Thanksgiving dinner. Photo courtesy of Al Pereira.Fifteen polo-clad teenagers from Erasmus Hall
5 min read
Nov
14
9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

9 Brooklyn Buildings are Accepting Applications for Affordable Apartments Right Now

348 Nostrand Avenue [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/871.pdf], Bed-Stuy 348 Nostrand Avenue. Courtesy of NYC Housing Connect.
3 min read
Nov
07
Briefly Noted: Flatbush Child Sex Trafficker Busted, B/Q Train Trench Drama, 66th Precinct’s Race Issues and More

Briefly Noted: Flatbush Child Sex Trafficker Busted, B/Q Train Trench Drama, 66th Precinct’s Race Issues and More

Flatbush/Ditmas Park — The Department of Buildings informed owners of Brooklyn homes next to a trench by the Q/B
1 min read
Oct
30
Newkirk Plaza is Looking to Get Private Security After a String of Robberies and a Decline in Police Presence

Newkirk Plaza is Looking to Get Private Security After a String of Robberies and a Decline in Police Presence

Newkirk Plaza sits above a popular subway station, seeing 10,000s of visitors per day. Some of the merchants complained
4 min read
Oct
25
Others’ News: Hasidim Are Not Aliens, Plans To Ban Chopper Traffic, Who Slowed The Bus, Assaults At A Flatbush Bar and more

Others’ News: Hasidim Are Not Aliens, Plans To Ban Chopper Traffic, Who Slowed The Bus, Assaults At A Flatbush Bar and more

Downtown Brooklyn is Booming. Liena Zagare/Bklyner * Pix 11 reports one woman says she suffered a serious assault at the
1 min read
Oct
24
Artist Stabbed To Death On East 19th Street

Artist Stabbed To Death On East 19th Street

Police car parked at the crime scene on E19th.FLATBUSH/DITMAS PARK – Wednesday lunchtime, October 23, around 12:30 pm,
1 min read
Oct
24
Openings and Closings: Pizza, Tacos, Chocolate, & more

Openings and Closings: Pizza, Tacos, Chocolate, & more

Welcome back to openings and closings. This week, we say hello to lifelike chocolate statues and gold lobster rolls, and
4 min read
Oct
23
Church Avenue Dedicated Bus Lanes Looking Good on First Day in Operation

Church Avenue Dedicated Bus Lanes Looking Good on First Day in Operation

A B35 bus in the new dedicated bus lane at Church Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerKensington/Prospect
4 min read