Central Brooklyn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUQ_5tdOyg The NYPD is looking for two suspects who attacked and robbed a man on Avenue M early Monday morning. The incident took place around 12:45am on Monday, December 28. A 55-year-old man, who Assembly member Dov Hikind identified as Eli, was
Central Brooklyn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUQ_5tdOyg The NYPD is looking for two suspects who attacked and robbed a man on Avenue M early Monday morning. The incident took place around 12:45am on Monday, December 28. A 55-year-old man, who Assembly member Dov Hikind identified as Eli, was
Police & Fire
https://youtu.be/0nUQ_5tdOyg Surveillance video shows a 55-year-old Jewish man being brutally mugged on a Midwood Sidewalk early Monday morning. The Daily News identified [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/jewish-man-brutally-beaten-robbed-midwood-article-1.2478851?utm_content=buffer90f14&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer]
Health
Via Health DepartmentForty-five percent of Flatbush and Midwood residents are foreign-born, 54 percent are between the ages of 25 and 64, 77 percent say they are in good health, and the life expectancy of neighborhood residents is 81.5 years, according to the Brooklyn Community Health profile [http://www.nyc.
Destinations
Colonel David Marcus Playground (Photo by Melissa Akar/City Kid Corner)Welcome to our series [/tag/brooklyn-playground-tour] that takes a look at playgrounds around Brooklyn! Searching for a fun new spot to explore with the kids? From innovative, interactive playspaces to traditional (but equally fun!) spots, we’ll guide you
1716 coney island ave
Gennady Litvin / Source: About.meA judge has ordered a Midwood law firm and its lead attorney, Gennady Litvin, to immediately end illegal business practices that included phony claims that it could help clients avoid a foreclosure, and to open up its books so the court could determine restitution for its
bennett castello
Bennett Castello (Source: New York State Division of Criminal Justice)A repeat sex offender living in Midwood is headed back to prison after being slapped with a 22-year-to-life sentence yesterday for raping a 13-year-old girl in the basement of a laundry room in a Gravesend apartment. Bennett Castello, 42, of
ave j
A shoplifter got more than he bargained for when he tried to jack several containers of instant coffee from the shelf of an Avenue J Supermarket. Samir Samedon’s crime, which took place at an Associated Supermarket (1413 Avenue J), prompted a wild chase involving three Sanitation workers, Flatbush Shomrim,
News
Hrm. I wonder why Avenue Y’s overpass gets so messy. (Photo by John)The trash problem beneath the Brighton line subway overpasses in Midwood and Sheepshead Bay is finally going to get a little better after years of complaints from residents. Councilman Chaim Deutsch is sending $15,000 in
Politics
Over the holiday weekend, we were able to watch the political debate that Brooklyn Independent Media [http://bricartsmedia.org/community-media/brooklyn-independent-media] aired last week with the candidates running for the 42nd Assembly District (which covers Ditmas Park, Midwood, and Flatbush): Michele Adolphe [http://www.micheleadolphe.com/], Rodneyse Bichotte [http://www.
325 ave m
Source: Google MpasA 22-year-old employee of Moisha’s Discount Supermarket (325 Avenue M) was killed last night when a forklift rolled backwards and crushed him against a wall. Gustavo Tapia, of Brighton Beach, was pushing a broken forklift up a ramp to a parking deck using a pallet stacker at
beverley rd
Early morning Q train commuters received an unexpected jolt after a driver lost control of an SUV, crashed through a fence and landed on top of a Q train between Church Avenue and Beverley Road, causing delays along the Brighton line. DNAinfo reports [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140319/flatbush/