Bushwick
The intersection of Evergreen and Greene Avenues in Bushwick, where Junior Posadas collided with a car while driving a motorcycle (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A motorcyclist who was seriously injured last month after crashing his bike in an apparent attempt to avoid police succumbed to his injuries and died
Borough Park
A rendering of the 18-story mixed-use building coming to Borough Park (Via Cycle Architecture and Planning)An 18-story mixed-use building is set to replace a religious center on the corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 43rd Street, and now new renderings are out, revealing the white, multi-tiered marvel. The building
Bed Stuy
(Via Wikimedia Commons)A Brooklyn man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week for slashing a woman’s face on the C train in Bed-Stuy early last year. The District Attorney’s office announced that Christopher Lange, 26, of Flatlands, pleaded to a charge of first-degree robbery earlier
bath beach
Photo: Courtesy of Andrew Gounardes for State SenateBENSONHURST — Gov. Cuomo visited Brooklyn on Tuesday to endorse the Democratic senatorial candidate Andrew Gounardes, in what seemed more like a presidential campaign rally. Dozens packed into the Stars and Stripes Democratic Club to rally for Gounardes and witness a rare Southern Brooklyn
Central Brooklyn
On Community Board 14 Agenda: Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 6:15 PM Location: CB14 District Office (810 East 16th Street, Brooklyn 11230) SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR (SOC): A Special Order Calendar application has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to extend the term of the previously
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – A 14-year-old suspect has been identified in the tragic shooting death of 16-year-old Timothy Oyebola in Brownsville [/weekend-homicides-and-suspects/] in late September. Just before 4:00 pm on Friday, September 22, police arrived at the scene of a man shot near Chester and Sutter Avenues to find 16-year old Timothy
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CONEY ISLAND – With a little more than a month left before the general election, the endorsement “get” for the 46 Assembly seat is on its way. Frontus struggled to secure endorsements from political figures during her primary run against Ethan Lustig-Egrably, suggesting her opponent had secured the establishment backing. Now,
Bed Stuy
A Stuyvesant Heights Historic District was designated in 2013 within the neighborhood of Bed-Stuy (Screenshot via Google Maps)In the small “sub-neighborhood” of Stuyvesant Heights, new renderings have been revealed for two real estate projects a few blocks apart. The two projects are for five- and six-story residential buildings which
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Q Train, Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt is clear as the sun on a cloudless day. For Brooklynites who ride the subway, the system’s deterioration [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-system-failure-delays.html] is impossible to miss: broken down trains, derailments, endless delays, and station roofs literally
Bay Ridge
(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)After nearly 50 years, a spelling mistake in the name of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is finally getting fixed, as Governor Cuomo signed a bill yesterday to add a second “z” to the iconic Brooklyn to Staten Island span. “The Verrazzano Bridge is a vital
Downtown Brooklyn
Looking towards Borough Hall from the corner of Willoughby and Pearl Streets, near the scene of yesterday’s shooting (Screenshot via Google Maps)DOWNTOWN – After a third daylight shooting in as many months near the Fulton Mall, Borough President Eric Adams has called for a meeting of local stakeholders to
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EAST NEW YORK – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Monday that a postal worker and three co-defendants were charged in connection with a check stealing scheme in which they stole from the mail more than $29,000 in funds intended for homeless and impoverished New Yorkers. Vanessa Bandie (29)