Announcements
Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Council Member Chaim Deutsch deleted a tweet blaming two Muslim leaders for a recent spree of anti-Semitic incidents after Bklyner asked him to clarify his statement. Deutsch’s now-deleted tweet referred to several anti-Semitic incidents that have taken place in the last
Bushwick
Chabad of Bushwick (Screenshot: Google Maps)BUSHWICK — A Bushwick storefront synagogue was vandalized Saturday amid a rise in hate crimes throughout New York City. Two vandals shattered the front window of the Chabad of Bushwick synagogue Saturday morning at 2:00 am, according to police. Rabbi Menachem Heller told several
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Extell Development’s 68-story Brooklyn Point, 1 City Point (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Disgraced former New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, has been released from federal prison and will serve out the remainder of his sentence at a halfway house in Brooklyn [https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/politics/anthony-weiner-prison-release-reentry/
Central Brooklyn
RED HOOK – An FDNY firefighter was arrested yesterday for choking his girlfriend. His girlfriend was also arrested — for choking the firefighter. On Sunday, February 17 at about 11:30 a.m., 34-year-old James Samuel, who was off duty, was arrested and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and unlawful imprisonment.
Arts & Culture
Flatbush Presbyterian Church on Foster and East 23rd in November of 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerDITMAS PARK — The Historic Districts Council (HDC) [https://hdc.org/] penned a “letter of love” [https://www.scribd.com/document/399732438/Flatbush-Presbyterian-Church-494-East-23rd-St-HDC] on Valentine’s Day to support the efforts to landmark the Flatbush Presbyterian Church
hate crimes
Mayor Bill de Blasio during a rally against anti-Semitism at Kingsway Jewish Center (Photo: Todd Maisel)MIDWOOD — Mayor Bill de Blasio denounced the recent uptick in hate crime complaints Thursday morning during a rally at the Kingsway Jewish Center [https://www.kingswayjewishcenter.org/] in Midwood. Hate crimes are up 81
Announcements
2481 Pitkin Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)CYPRESS HILLS – The 34-year-old man that was shot two months ago died from his injuries on Valentine’s day. On December 30 at about 2:23 a.m., police arrived outside 2481 Pitkin Avenue to find Tyrece Martin with a gunshot wound to
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Kings County Democratic Committee Chair Frank Seddio with Joe Bova who chaired the Feb. 12 county committee meeting) (Kadia Goba/Bklyner)GREENPOINT — Members of the Kings County Democratic Committee voted to endorse Jumaane Williams Tuesday night, during what some are calling a crowded agenda to stifle what would have otherwise
Announcements
Photo via NYPD.GRAVESEND – A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing and the police need help to find her. Christina Saco was last seen leaving her home on Avenue U on February 2 at about 1:30 p.m. Cops describe her as a 5’5” tall Hispanic girl, weighing
Announcements
WILLIAMSBURG – Police need help searching for a man that went missing last month. 31-year-old James Johnston was last seen inside his home at 53 Morgan Avenue on January 29 at about 11 p.m. The NYPD describes him as 5’8” tall Asian man weighing about 200 lbs. He has
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PARK SLOPE – When Kathy Park Price first moved to 7th Street in 2012, she was smitten by a pair of red hearts dangling from a wire above the street at the intersection of 5th Avenue. Hearts above 5th Avenue (at 7th Street), Photo: Pamela Wong/BklynerUnsure of the origins of
Announcements
Shahrzad Changalvaee. (Photo: Changalvaee)BUSHWICK – On Friday, January 18, Shahrzad Changalvaee presented an exhibition, “In Absentia, In Effigie” at The Chimney [http://www.thechimneynyc.com/], an industrial-looking cube gallery in the middle of a small parking lot in Bushwick. In the small room, there’s a printer that is connected