brownsville
Bernardo Bernard, 31, of Avenue N was gunned down in the street on May 13, 2020, at approximately 8:23 pm. Police found the victim with a gunshot wound to his chest near 93rd Street and Clarkson Avenue within the confines of the 67 Precinct. Bernard was taken to Kings
Bay Ridge
Bicyclist in Brooklyn, file photo/BklynerBikes have always been a source of free transportation, a way to exercise without a gym membership, and an excellent alternative to exploring the city on foot. At this strange crossroads, however, biking is also a necessity for thousands of Brooklyn residents deemed essential workers.
Central Brooklyn
B46 Route 2020 via MTAOn the heels of launching bus-mounted camera enforcement along B44 last year, MTA announced today that they will be rolling it out for B46 as well. The new bus-mounted cameras on the B46 Select Bus Service route will begin enforcement on Feb. 20, 2020, MTA says,
Central Brooklyn
A recent video circulating on twitter shows an NYPD officer shoving a high school student on her way home from the Avenue M station on the Q line. The incident took place last Tuesday, February 4, between 3:30 pm and 4:00 pm, says Anthony Beckford of Black Lives
Announcements
Screenshot from a video of the collision scene. Courtesy of Citizen. [https://citizen.com/-Lyige9VfhbRa81qDE-T]FLATLANDS — This morning a woman was fatally hit by an MTA bus in Flatlands. Around 9 a.m. today, a woman was fatally struck by a B41 bus around Flatlands and Flatbush avenues, just hours
Central Brooklyn
B44 SBS on dedicated bus lane.The warning period is over and starting today, December 30, those found blocking the B44 SBS Bus lane will get tickets with fines up to $250, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced. Tickets will be issued based on evidence collected by cameras mounted to
bergen beach
SOUTH BROOKLYN — At a town hall [/mayors-promises-sheepshead-last-nights-town-hall/] in Sheepshead Bay back in September 2017, Mayor de Blasio promised a $10 million initiative that would provide homeowners in Southern Brooklyn with free sewage cut-off valves. However, it seems that the mayor misspoke. That money would be coming from state funds, not
Announcements
Crime scene in Flatlands. Lloyd Mitchell/Bklyner.FLATLANDS — A brazen gunman opened fire on a woman and man on Sunday afternoon at 2119 Utica Avenue on November 10. The gunman took aim at his two victims just after 2 p.m. When cops arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with
Bushwick
This week’s Openings and Closings brings us lots of activity in Fort Greene and Park Slope, as well as several new pizza spots, a few new cafes, and a new location for Brooklyn’s favorite bar-b-que. Prospect Heights Ciao, Gloria550 Vanderbilt Avenue, between Pacific and Dean streets. Ciao, Gloria,
Business
Brooklyn businesses scrambled this week as they dealt with the impact of the blackout initiated by Con Edison. “Due to heat, about 14,000 customers in Brooklyn have been taken out of service for repairs. Service restored through today,” Con Edison promised yesterday. Not everyone was back to normal on
bath beach
Mayor Bill de Blasio commenting on blackouts at press conference (Photo: Todd Maisel)MILL BASIN — Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he is “extremely disappointed” in Con Edison after power outages hit tens of thousands of households in southeast Brooklyn at the tail end of the weekend heat wave.
Central Brooklyn
Foreclosures in Brooklyn since 2016 (Image via PropertyShark)Foreclosures have slightly risen in Brooklyn in recent months, a new report found. Despite a decrease in foreclosures in New York City, foreclosures during the second quarter of this year were up 7 percent in Brooklyn compared to last year’s second