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Dec
26
Man Killed By Train At Newkirk Avenue Q/B

Man Killed By Train At Newkirk Avenue Q/B

This morning’s commute was disrupted for many after a man was killed by the oncoming train on the northbound
1 min read
Dec
19
Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza 

Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza 

Corner of Wall, Katie Herchenroeder /BklynerNEWKIRK PLAZA – A stone’s throw away from the vacant corner lot on Newkirk Avenue
5 min read
Dec
10
Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.Six Brooklyn neighborhoods made it to the top 10 NYC neighborhoods to
3 min read
Dec
09
Jewish Neighbors Protest EMJC Rabbi’s Installation Over Charter School Controversy

Jewish Neighbors Protest EMJC Rabbi’s Installation Over Charter School Controversy

Protesters at EMJC. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMIDWOOD — The installation of Rabbi Sam Levine at the East Midwood Jewish Center (EMJC) was
4 min read
Nov
26
You Don’t Belong Here: Charter School’s Move to Midwood Splits Jewish Community

You Don’t Belong Here: Charter School’s Move to Midwood Splits Jewish Community

MIDWOOD – An informational meeting about East Midwood Jewish Center’s (EMJC) plan to rent a former Jewish day school building
5 min read
Nov
20
Masked Man Steals $170k from a Locked Safe in Midwood

Masked Man Steals $170k from a Locked Safe in Midwood

MIDWOOD — Cops are looking for a masked man that entered a brokerage, forcibly unlocked a safe, and stole $170,000
1 min read
Nov
04
Man Stabbed To Death Yesterday in Midwood

Man Stabbed To Death Yesterday in Midwood

MIDWOOD – A 54-year-old man was stabbed to death over the weekend in Midwood. On Sunday, November 3 at around 10:
1 min read
Nov
04
87-Year-Old Midwood Man Is The 26th Cyclist Killed In NYC This Year

87-Year-Old Midwood Man Is The 26th Cyclist Killed In NYC This Year

Flowers and a bike from a memorial in July. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – The elderly cyclist that was in
1 min read
Oct
30
‘Drive And Shut Your Mouth, N*****,’ Man Says To MTA Driver Before Spitting On Him

‘Drive And Shut Your Mouth, N*****,’ Man Says To MTA Driver Before Spitting On Him

A white man shouted the n-word and then proceeded to spit at an MTA bus driver last night after allegedly
2 min read
Oct
30
87-Year-Old Cyclist In Critical Condition After Struck By Driver In Midwood

87-Year-Old Cyclist In Critical Condition After Struck By Driver In Midwood

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Another cyclist is fighting for his life after being struck by a driver this morning. The
1 min read