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Mar
01
An Extraordinary Officer: Det. Kim Walker Retires After Serving Flatbush For 22 Years At The 70th Precinct

An Extraordinary Officer: Det. Kim Walker Retires After Serving Flatbush For 22 Years At The 70th Precinct

Det. Kim Walker has retired after 22 years of serving Flatbush and Midwood at the 70th Precinct. Nathan Thompson/BklynerIt
12 min read
Mar
01
Two Arrests: In Sunset Park Stabbing And Attempted Rape In Bed Stuy

Two Arrests: In Sunset Park Stabbing And Attempted Rape In Bed Stuy

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Mar
01
Planned Church Avenue Target Prompts Instant Backlash

Planned Church Avenue Target Prompts Instant Backlash

Rendering of the new Target (Image: Ripco Real Estate)Days after Bklyner reported on news of a planned Target store
2 min read
Mar
01
Mother of 2 Killed in Williamsburg by Drunk Driver

Mother of 2 Killed in Williamsburg by Drunk Driver

A drunk driver has been charged with manslaughter after fatally striking a woman in his gray 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1 min read
Feb
26
High Electric Bills Catch Residents Unaware: It’s Not Just The Rate Hike

High Electric Bills Catch Residents Unaware: It’s Not Just The Rate Hike

Cash-strapped New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic are now dealing with another extra expense: higher electricity
3 min read
Feb
26
After a long Trump-Induced Freeze, NYC’s Congestion Pricing Plan is Finally Heating Up

After a long Trump-Induced Freeze, NYC’s Congestion Pricing Plan is Finally Heating Up

On Feb. 5, 2020, crews from MTA Bridges and Tunnels today replaced the first of 19 signs on agency property
3 min read
Feb
26
Editorial: Be Creative, But Build The Housing

Editorial: Be Creative, But Build The Housing

Communities across Brooklyn have been organizing, from Bushwick to Industry City to Gowanus, to oppose development projects that will change
4 min read
Feb
26
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers Qualify for Generous Trump Tax Break State Lawmakers Want to Slash

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers Qualify for Generous Trump Tax Break State Lawmakers Want to Slash

A rendering from a presentation to Community Board 9 on a proposed new development in Crown Heights. | Rendering/Community Board
6 min read
Feb
26
Carranza to Step Down Mid-Pandemic After 3 Years at Helm of New York City Schools

Carranza to Step Down Mid-Pandemic After 3 Years at Helm of New York City Schools

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in January 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)“Carranza to step down mid-pandemic after 3
6 min read
Feb
25
Who’s Falling Behind On Taxes In Brooklyn?

Who’s Falling Behind On Taxes In Brooklyn?

The boutique Williamsburg Hotel filed for bankruptcy this month. (Image: Google Maps)Hotels, parking garages, condos, walk-up apartment buildings – everywhere
4 min read