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Apr
18
Wednesday Crime Blotter: A Hot-Glue Gun Robbery Foiled, A Random L Train Assault & More

Wednesday Crime Blotter: A Hot-Glue Gun Robbery Foiled, A Random L Train Assault & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – After
3 min read
Apr
16
Drunk Driver Sends Eight To Hospital In Horrifying Flatbush Pile-Up

Drunk Driver Sends Eight To Hospital In Horrifying Flatbush Pile-Up

Looking north on Flatbush Avenue, near where Friday night’s pile-up occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)FLATBUSH – A horrifying multi-car
2 min read
Apr
16
Two Deaths In Flatlands and Flatbush Over The Weekend

Two Deaths In Flatlands and Flatbush Over The Weekend

Two tragic deaths struck in Brooklyn over the weekend—a man found dead from a gunshot in Flatlands and a
2 min read
Apr
12
Erasmus Hall Teacher Charged in Student Sex Abuse Case

Erasmus Hall Teacher Charged in Student Sex Abuse Case

Erasmus Hall High School is located at 911 Flatbush Ave. (Photo/ Google Maps) FLATBUSH – An Erasmus Hall High School teacher
1 min read
Apr
11
Brooklyn Poet & Performer Ashley August Featured In BAM’s ‘Word. Sound. Power.’

Brooklyn Poet & Performer Ashley August Featured In BAM’s ‘Word. Sound. Power.’

FLATBUSH – Growing up as the daughter of immigrants in Flatbush, Ashley August hid her dreams of being a performer from
4 min read
Apr
04
Flatbush Man Charged For Preying On Immigrants

Flatbush Man Charged For Preying On Immigrants

FLATBUSH – He promised green cards for their relatives, took their money and skipped town. Yesterday Leroy Quammie, 48, of Flatbush
1 min read
Apr
02
Out Like A Lion, Too: Three Tragic Deaths During Last Weekend of March

Out Like A Lion, Too: Three Tragic Deaths During Last Weekend of March

During the first weekend of March, three deaths occurred across Brooklyn [/march-weekend-deaths/]. Now, after a violent holiday weekend, the last
3 min read
Apr
02
Blake Morris Hopes To Unseat State Senator Simcha Felder

Blake Morris Hopes To Unseat State Senator Simcha Felder

Blake MorrisWhile State Sen. Simcha Felder of the 17th senatorial district was delaying budget talks in Albany, Brooklyn resident, Democratic
3 min read
Mar
29
There’s Going To Be A New Jewish History Escape Room In Midwood And It’s Complicated

There’s Going To Be A New Jewish History Escape Room In Midwood And It’s Complicated

Photo Credit: BKLYNERMIDWOOD – The news of a Jewish-themed escape room opening in Midwood has been met with a good bit
4 min read
Mar
28
Flatbush Teen Charged in Shooting of 8-Year Old Girl

Flatbush Teen Charged in Shooting of 8-Year Old Girl

The intersection of Flatlands and East 83rd, and the Popeyes where the shooting incident occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)Today,
1 min read