Central Brooklyn
Unveiling of the Malbone Centennial Way. Liena Zagare/BklynerOn November 1, 1918, an accident so horrific took place in Central Brooklyn, that a street was renamed to wipe it off the memory. A hundred years later, a plaque has been unveiled to tell the story of the event that led
Arts & Culture
Cast of Measure for Measure. Photo by Christine Jean Chambers.“Who will believe thee Isabel?” Angelo utters these words in Act 2, Scene 4 of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, during a moment of sexual quid pro quo: Isabel must submit to his wishes — against her consent — in order to
Announcements
BENSONHURST — A Verizon minivan crashed into the back of an MTA bus yesterday morning and both drivers were taken to the hospital for injuries. At around 9:30 a.m. on Halloween, a B6 bus was at a red light on 74th Street and Bay Parkway. All of a sudden,
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BUSHWICK – A 41-year-old man was shot to death last night and cops are still searching for the suspect. Yesterday, October 31, at around 9 p.m., Naim Moore, a Canarsie resident, was found with a gunshot wound to the head on Eldert Street near Wilson Avenue. Cops said they found
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Photo bySamantha Gades [https://unsplash.com/@srosinger3997?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/clock?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .Two things on your to-do list this weekend — sleep in on Sunday, as daylight
News
Clyde Johnson.FORT GREENE – He was supposed to help them, instead he groped them. Clyde Johnson, 56, had been working at the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) as a community coordinator and housing specialist since July of 2015. Today he was convicted of forcibly touching and sexually abusing three residents
community
SUNSET PARK – Cops are searching for a man that inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl last weekend. On Sunday, October 20 at around 2 a.m., a girl was walking with her family on Fifth Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. Then, an unknown man walked past her and grabbed her
News
* Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and the Questioning of an American Jew’s Patriotism. [https://www.gq.com/story/alexander-vindman-immigrants-america] Julia Ioffe writes for GQ on the immigrant experience of Soviet Jews – Alexander Vindman and his identical twin brother grew up in Brighton Beach [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/
Announcements
A white man shouted the n-word and then proceeded to spit at an MTA bus driver last night after allegedly getting upset when the driver told him to pay his fare. The incident took place on Tuesday, October 29 at around 8:30 p.m. on the B68 headed toward
Bushwick
A B35 bus. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerThe bus routes in Brooklyn are in for a long-awaited redesign [/mta-soliciting-rider-feedback-for-brooklyn-bus-redesign/]—as many still follow old streetcars’ routes leftover from the ‘50s. The MTA is taking a holistic approach and wants to rethink everything from scratch by asking for the public’s input. The
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Another cyclist is fighting for his life after being struck by a driver this morning. The cycle doesn’t seem to end. On Wednesday, October 30 at around 10:15 a.m., an 87-year-old man was riding his bike in Midwood. When he was near the
Business
Newkirk Plaza sits above a popular subway station, seeing 10,000s of visitors per day. Some of the merchants complained that recent robberies have left commuters feeling unsafe. (Katie Herchenroeder/Bklyner)The oldest outdoor shopping plaza in America wants to hire private security as an increase in crime and a