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The building at 126 Boerum Street has some pricey apartments available in the housing lottery (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Three new one-bedroom units became available on the NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html] website this morning, though they may stretch some applicants’ definition of “affordable.
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FORT GREENE – The trial of David Keegan Riotto Haigh, a Philadelphia man charged with stabbing James Koron Johnson to death in the Ingersoll Houses last spring, will begin on April 30 in the Kings County Supreme Court. The case first attracted media attention from details tailor-made for sensationalist headlines. The
library
MILL BASIN – The library this morning was packed. Seniors, children from the local public school, politicians and the Brooklyn Public Library administrators all milled around enjoying the bright and pleasant space. As you enter, you are greeted by the reception desk. To the left is the children’s area, with
Bay Ridge
State Senator Marty Golden has been under fire for comments he made regarding the opioid epidemic (Photo: NYS Senate)BAY RIDGE – In response to State Senator Marty Golden’s racist comments about the opioid epidemic [/local-politicians-respond-to-senator-goldens-ghetto-drug-comment/] made last week, a group of local progressive politicians and community activists protested outside
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BOROUGH PARK – Another White Castle bites the dust. Just last year we were lamenting the decline in the number of White Castle spots in the borough, a popular spot for Valentine Day celebrations [/know-white-castle-valentines-day-hot-spot/], and yesterday the location at Fort Hamilton & 42nd Street called it a night. This morning,
Bed Stuy
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] On Sunday afternoon, January 28, three men went on an armed crime spree in Brooklyn, robbing corner stores at gunpoint across four police precincts, said the NYPD. First, the suspects hit Ralph
Bed Stuy
On a wet Sunday morning, neighbors and elected officials demonstrated their support for Kevin Flores’s family. (Greg Lewis/BKLYNER)UPDATE (1/30/18): A Go Fund Me page has been started [https://www.gofundme.com/supportthefamilyofkevinflores] to assist Kevin’s family with the cost of funeral arrangements BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Dozens
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Announcements
Photo: NYS SenateUPDATE- 5:55 pm: Senator Marty Golden just released this statement: “To anyone who was offended by my choice of words regarding the heroin and opioid crisis facing our state, I sincerely apologize. While my words were not articulated clearly or properly, the point I was trying to
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A man in handcuffs, surrounded by police, at the scene of this morning’s violent attack in Sunset Park (Photo via @NYC911NEWS)SUNSET PARK – A verbal altercation between two men on 56th Street this morning turned violent, sending one man to the hospital and the other to jail. The incident
Business
Local business owners celebrate advertising on LinkNYC kiosks along the Graham Avenue BID (Via NYCDoITT)WILLIAMSBURG – LinkNYC kiosks have been popping up across the five boroughs for the last few years, replacing outdated phone booths with free calling and phone charging while showing big, glowing ads. Now, they’re opening
midwood
The 2300 block of Olean Street in Midwood, near where the deceased woman was found (Screenshot via Google Maps)MIDWOOD – After responding to a 911 call about an assault in progress around 6:30 am yesterday morning, police arrived outside 2317 Olean Street to find a woman’s body. Officers
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Representatives from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) came to the Community Board 13 meeting on Wednesday night with an update on the large projects in the works for Surf Avenue. Residents met the projected addition of over 2,500 units or potentially 10,000 new