Coney Island
Photo of missing teen Nateyah Baht-Yahwah. Courtesy of NYPD.Update: Police said Nateyah reunited with her family on January 9, but did not provide any additional details. CONEY ISLAND — Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl from Coney Island who went missing January 8. Nateyah Baht-Yahwah was last seen at
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
community
Details of the pre-restoration Concert Grove Pavilion. Photo by C. Paul Martinka, courtesy of Prospect Park AlliancePROSPECT PARK –The historic Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park will be undergoing a renovation, Prospect Park Alliance announced on Monday, and should be restored to its former glory within the year. Prospect Park
Central Brooklyn
NYPD on Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights. Liena Zagare/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – There’s unease among some people of color in Brooklyn neighborhoods slated to receive more cops under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s response to the wave of anti-Semitic hate crimes. “The rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes is horrible and unacceptable,
Announcements
WILLIAMSBURG — Over 50 Brooklyn residents of all ages lined up on the steps of Swinging Sixties Community Center at 211 Ainslie Street last night, ahead of the National Grid’s presentation of their new pipeline — the Metropolitan Reliability Infrastructure (MRI) project — to Community Board 1. The project would “reinforce the
affordable housing
NYCHA housing: John F. Hylan Houses. Photo by Erika Joy/Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericajoy/2276324796]Thousands of public housing residents have not had running water since yesterday, again. According to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/index.page], there were
Bushwick
Bushwick Rezoning Plan. Courtesy of the DCP.BUSHWICK — The Bushwick rezoning came to a standstill on Friday, after Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration refused to incorporate the Bushwick Community Plan’s Environmental review as part of its rezoning proposal. What this means, Councilmember Antonio Reynoso’s office told Bklyner,
News
PARK SLOPE — A man broke into a Park Slope apartment and stole a TV, jewelry, and personal documents of the victim, cops said. On Friday, January 10, around 11.50 a.m. inside of a residential building near President Street and Seventh Avenue, an individual gained entry into the 34-year-old
Announcements
New IDNYC card with Braille. Courtesy of IDNYC.The de Blasio administration celebrated the five-year anniversary of the IDNYC identification card program today with the announcement of several new additions to the program, including a number of new benefits for IDNYC cardholders. The IDNYC is a free identification card [https:
Election 2021
Michael Hiller. Photo by Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner.DITMAS PARK – Michael Hiller [https://michaelhillerforcongress.com/] announced this afternoon to his supporters that he is ending his campaign to represent Congressional District 9 – which includes Central Brooklyn along with Sheepshead Bay and Park Slope, citing personal tragedy. Hiller had suspended his campaign
Big Story
Protesters outside Borough Hall after the Borough President Eric Adams ended the hearing. Curt Brodner/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, prematurely ended a hearing about Industry City’s rezoning request on Tuesday night at Borough Hall after multiple interruptions by activists. Industry City is a massive
fort greene
Update: A 14-year-old Brooklyn girl, Jenna Hospendales, that went missing after school on Thursday, has been found in “good condition,” last night, cops said. The police did not say where she was found, but confirmed she was not abducted. Jenna is safe at home. FORT GREENE – Police are still looking