homicide
RED HOOK — Yesterday, a suspect was charged with murder after pushing his girlfriend out of a car in front of Red Hook Houses NYCHA complex. On January 29, the victim, 27-year-old Tatiana Walton who resided at the NYCHA complex, was found unconscious and unresponsive [/dead-red-hook-houses/] outside of the Red Hook
Announcements
EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Yesterday, a truck driver making a reckless U-turn killed a bicyclist riding on Vandervoort Avenue. On Thursday, January 30, just after 2.30 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a collision involving a bicycle, in front of 305 Vandervoort Avenue in East Williamsburg, cops said.
Business
Construction on Moore Street between Humboldt Street and Graham Avenue. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.NORTH BROOKLYN — Construction of a new National Grid pipeline that will run from Linden Boulevard in Brownsville to Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, is destroying local businesses in North Brooklyn. The Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure (MRI) project responsible for
Business
99¢ Tower in East New York. Via Google Maps.EAST NEW YORK — Two people broke into a general store in East New York, robbing over $4,000 in early January. On Wednesday, January 8, around 05.15 a.m., a couple broke into 99¢ Tower, a general store at 2526
East New York
EAST NEW YORK — A mother was slashed in the face with a knife after her child threw up on an MTA bus. On Tuesday, January 28, around 6.20 p.m., a 31-year-old woman was riding a city bus with her two children, cops said. Her youngest child got sick
Brooklyn Heights
Sunday gravy. Courtesy of Sam Barrett-Cotter at One15 Brooklyn Marina.BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Chef Danny Brown, who earned Queens its first Michelin Star with his restaurant Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen, is cooking Italian American-style Sunday suppers for the Brooklyn community. The supper is served every Sunday at the Brooklyn
canarsie
CANARSIE — Two young men tried to gain entry into a Synagogue in early January, fleeing after breaking a window and urinating on the front door. On Saturday, January 11, around 7.52 p.m., two young men approached the front door of the Young Israel of Canarsie synagogue located at
News
Sunset from the Pfizer Building. Irina Groushevaia/BklynerJewish woman who claims Tiffany Harris assaulted her says attacker needs help, not bail [https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-bail-reform-assault-antisemitism-tiffany-harris-mental-health-20200129-ave5msd2rnaj5pwqmfe5mncfgm-story.html] (Daily News, CROWN HEIGHTS) Barr, Targeting Anti-Semitic Crimes, Enters Bail Reform Fray [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/nyregion/bail-reform-william-barr-ny.
Food & Drink
Vanderbilt Avenue location of Beer Street. Courtesy of Josh Meckes of Beer Street.PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The second location of Beer Street [https://www.beerstreetny.com/] at 550 Vanderbilt Avenue, opening in the next two weeks, will offer both beer aficionados and novices beers both classic and rare, a menu by
Announcements
Gowanus Canal. Photo by Udi via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/udi/8145783849/]GOWANUS — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of an administrative order requiring the start of the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site. Designated a Superfund site by the EPA in
Central Brooklyn
George’s Diner on Coney Island Avenue with shattered storefront. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.FLATBUSH — Yesterday, around 10.30 a.m., at 753 Coney Island Avenue right at Cortelyou Road, a police car swerved into George’s Diner, a local neighborhood staple, shattering the business’ front window. “We’re eating over
homicide
RED HOOK — A dead woman was found early today at the Red Hook Houses NYCHA Complex. Today, at 2 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person in front of 11 Loraine Street at the Red Hook Houses NYCHA complex. A witness told police they saw