Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – The April meeting of the 70th Precinct Community Council took place on Wednesday at 249 Caton Avenue. Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector James Palumbo [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/70th-precinct.page] had this to report: * The incident at the Flatbush Stop and Shop on Tilden
Greenpoint
An aerial view of the development site in Greenpoint (Via Google Maps)GREENPOINT – Major developer and property management company All Year Management has purchased a few polluted parcels of Greenpoint land in a huge real-estate deal in North Brooklyn. The company is reportedly paying $55 million for 10 parcels along
Bay Ridge
CANARSIE – A teacher at a Canarsie School was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a 15-year old student over the course of a month. On Wednesday, April 45, Andre Braddy was arrested and charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual acts and actions injurious to a minor, police said. Braddy,
mill basin
MILL BASIN – Three big party boats are coming to the waters of Mill Basin, perhaps as soon as next week, and yet no one is quite sure where the booze cruise yachts will be moored. Though the Sheepshead Bay community has been fighting for years to rid themselves of the
Borough Park
BOROUGH PARK/KENSINGTON – The Community Board 12 meeting on Wednesday night was a heated affair, with many residents at the Kensington corner of the district upset over being kept in the dark about plans that will substantially affect their parts of the area, issues with schools and sanitation dominated. The
community
PARK SLOPE – Fans of architecture and LEGO are invited to gather at the Park Slope outpost of Barnes & Noble Saturday evening to help build a replica of Shanghai, China. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0r8HFHYm4/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0r8HFHYm4/] The LEGO Architecture community build event [https:
Announcements
A party boat docked at the Sheepshead Bay Piers of Emmons Avenue (Carly Miller/BKLYNER)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After years complaints from residents of Sheepshead Bay about the noise, trash, parking and fights that spilled over from party boats docked along Emmons Avenue, it appears a sea change is coming. Yesterday
Borough Park
MIDWOOD – After rumors that Assemblymember Dov Hikind would face a fierce opponent during the upcoming midterm elections, the longtime incumbent announced today that he will not run for re-election.Hikind broke the news on Twitter with an eight-minute video touting his achievements as an accomplished Assemblymember of the 48th district
Announcements
DOWNTOWN – Swarms of autonomous robots. Smart appendages controlled by the mind. Are they elements from a dystopian sci-fi novel? Not so much, in fact… They’re just a few of the projects that will be on display at this Friday’s Research Expo from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Brooklyn Borough Hall was filled with chatter, Arab music, Arab food, artwork from Arab painters, and lots of excited children yesterday, Tues. April, 5, celebrating Arab-American heritage. This event was a part of Borough President Eric Adams’ “Embrace Your Hyphen” series, through which he encourages
Bed Stuy
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)KENSINGTON – Police are looking for three men responsible for a pre-dawn break-in at a Kensington building last weekend along Foster Avenue. The incident took place around 4:40 am, when the three suspects forced open the door to 620 Foster Avenue, said police. Inside, the men stole
Central Brooklyn
UPDATE (4/25/18): Police have released photos and video of the man wanted in last weekend’s violent anti-Semitic attack on Menachem Moskowitz in Crown Heights. Police described the suspect as a black man in his 40s, around 6′ tall with a beard. He was last seen wearing dark