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A collection of 15 issues

Drunk People, Urination & Broken Bottles At Corporal Wiltshire Square

Litter occupies the small public square. (Photo via concerned neighbor/Bklyner) MADISON – Corporal Wiltshire Square is a small public square located at Avenue P and Ocean Parkway, right on Kings Highway. When the weather is cold, the park is nearly empty. But when it’s good outside, it is often

Elderly Neighbor Killed After Being Struck By An SUV On Avenue U

Photo via Google Maps.MADISON – A 77-year-old woman was killed by an SUV while crossing Avenue U just two blocks away from her home Sunday morning. On January 20 at about 11:15 a.m., cops were called to Madison to find the injured Gail Ackerman laying on the pavement.

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Milk Money Stolen on Mermaid Ave, Teens Rob Man on Bed-Stuy Block & More

CONEY ISLAND – Last week, a man stole money from the hands of a 22-year old in a deli as the victim was just trying to buy some milk at a Coney Island bodega. The theft took place on Thursday, August 16, around 7:30 pm, police said. An unidentified suspect

Holiday Weekend Crime Blotter: Slashing in a Downtown IHOP, Jewelry Shop Storefront Smashed & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BAY RIDGE – Police are looking for two suspects that broke into Pyramid Jewelry International in Bay Ridge over the weekend, hoping to rob the place. Around 2:30 in the morning on Friday, March 30, a white sedan pulled up to the jewelry store, located at 7112

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Three Major Robbery Patterns Across Brooklyn, Plus Foiled Robbers Smash Glass in Crown Heights

Add two more to the series of bank robberies across Brooklyn in 2018 (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two new bank robberies have been added to the running tally of a particularly active robber running roughshod over most of Brooklyn in the first months of 2018. Previously linked by NYPD to

Nine Story ‘Luxury Condos’ Rising On Ocean Avenue

(Rendering via New Empire Real Estate Development [http://www.usnere.com/development/new-empire-9th-2128-ocean/])The southern Brooklyn development boom [/bays-tallest-sky-scratching-condo-tower-open-soon/] continues, stretching to the northern corner of Madison with a new mix-unit condo tower. Developers revealed renderings of a nine-story, 56-unit building under construction at 2128 Ocean Avenue between Kings Highway

Home Invasion In Broad Daylight Near Quentin Road

(Photo of the suspect via NYPD)Help cops find a man suspected of breaking into a woman’s home near Quentin Road in broad daylight last week. The suspect is accused of forcing open a window in the back of an apartment building near East 19 Street and Quentin Road

Firefighters Angry Over Ban On Political Paraphernalia

Photo via Google Maps.The FDNY has ruffled the feathers on some firefighters by banning political paraphernalia from the firehouses and trucks after the Madison Engine 276 displayed a Donald Trump mask on the front of a truck. A memo sent out across the department asked firefighters to “remain out