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Central Brooklyn

The Down Low: A Nearly Deadly Deli Fight, A Chess Team Championship & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Photo courtesy of Sam PolcerThe Down-Low is our round-up of stories and other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Dramatic Video Shows Fight and Shooting During a Rollercoaster Deli Robbery [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Dramatic-Video-NYC-Deli-Owners-Fight-Robber-With-Gun-Undercover-Cops-Pass-By-468371143.html?amp=y&__twitter_impression=true] [NBC NYC] Check Out a Map of NYC

News

Who’s Responsible For Clearing Snowy Sidewalks? Southwest Brooklyn Politicians Weigh In

Clearing a Brooklyn sidewalk during a snowstorm (Photo: Nathan Haselby)After last week’s bomb cyclone and freezing weekend, things are finally heating up a bit—and so is the conversation over who is responsible for keeping New York’s sidewalks clear from snow. Southwest Brooklyn politicians got vocal on

News

Brooklyn Assemblywoman Indicted For Misusing Hurricane Sandy Funds, Among Other Charges

Photo: NY AssemblyPamela Harris, Assemblywoman representing the 46th Assembly District, has been indicted [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/brooklyn-assemblywoman-indicted-multiple-fraud-schemes-and-obstructing-justice] on 11 counts of multiple fraud schemes and obstructing justice. Charges include two counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of making false

Announcements

Three New Residential Buildings Slated for North Brooklyn Nabes

Three new residential buildings are coming to neighborhoods across North Brooklyn, as renderings are released and permits for old building demolition are filed. Each six-story building promises modern design and ground-floor commercial retail space, along with plenty of new apartments in the neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Greenpoint. A rendering

Central Brooklyn

EVENING UPDATE: B Trains Still Suspended After Major Delays on Morning Subway

EVENING COMMUTE UPDATE: – B trains are still suspended in both directions, with no service from Brighton Beach to 145 St in Harlem – Some southbound F trains will make D stops from W4/Washington Square all the way to Coney Island – Expect extensive delays in D and F service – Northbound C

Announcements

$103 Million NYCHA Heat and Efficiency Investment Won’t Repair Boilers

The Pink Houses in East New York will be included in the upgrades to heating systems (Source: NY District Attorney’s Office)Public housing residents in New York will be receiving efficiency upgrades to their buildings, just not the most needed ones. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced

Central Brooklyn

Extreme Cold Bursts Pipes Across Brooklyn

Photo: Flickr Creative Commons/ Jimmy JoeTemperatures hit the single digits [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/brooklyn/historic] over the weekend causing pipes to burst and homes to flood across Brooklyn. Residents in 12 homes in Gerritsen Beach woke up on Sunday morning to find their homes flooded, the result

Announcements

Bklyner, Designed by Wkshps

https://bklyner.s3.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/staff.mp4One of the projects we worked on last year was our identity – what does a Brooklyn-wide news organization look like these days? [http://www.wkshps.com/projects/bklyner/] How do we keep the feeling of old-school, homegrown, neighborhood news

Bed Stuy

Weekend Crime Blotter: Video Released of Williamsburg Shooting Suspects, Plus Robberies and Burglaries Across Brooklyn

WILLIAMSBURG – Police have released surveillance video of the suspects wanted in connection with the shooting at 160 Havemeyer Street [/wednesday-crime-blotter-shooting-death-in-williamsburg-hit-and-run-in-madison-and-more/] on Wednesday, December 20. According to the NYPD, two unknown Hispanic men approached the victims at the above location, firing multiple shots before fleeing in a white sedan. The shooting

Central Brooklyn

No Heat And Hot Water For NYCHA Residents

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERThousands of public housing residents are estimated to be without heat and hot water this cold and chilly Friday morning. Provided by NYCHA.Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to call 311 at a press conference on Thursday. “Anyone who does not have hot water or heat

Central Brooklyn

Police Identify Woman Found Dead In Flatbush Parking Lot

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)FLATBUSH – The body of a 40-year-old Brooklyn woman was discovered by police in a Flatbush parking lot just before the new year. After notifying the woman’s family, police released her identity as Denise Moses of Flatbush. Moses lived on Ocean Avenue, a few blocks north from

Bed Stuy

Friday Crime Blotter: Four Recent Robberies In Bed-Stuy, Brighton Beach & Crown Heights

BED-STUY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and surveillance video in connection to a robbery that occurred in a Burger King last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10am on Monday, December 4, police say the suspect approached an 84-year-old man