Election 2020
By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/7/21316921/absentee-ballot-challenges-nyc-primary-2020] in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Rep. Yvette Clarke is latest among legions suing to establish the right to challenge opponents’ votes in a pile of 380,000 mailed in citywide amid New York’
East New York
EAST NY – During a wellness check, cops found a 64-year-old man dead with trauma to his body. On Tuesday, July 7 at around 1:47 p.m., cops were called to a wellness check at a building on Schenck Avenue near Stanley Avenue, where they fund a 64-year-old man dead
community
For David, who is in nursing school, this will be his last year as a lifeguard in Coney Island. (Photo: Erica Price/Bklyner)It’s Tuesday. Can you believe how quickly the first week of July passed by? We hope you’re staying safe and well. And if there are
Business
When restaurants were ordered to close in March, many had to find new and creative ways to stay afloat. Bars began bottling their signature cocktails, and many restaurants decided to start selling their extra stock. For several of these, a general store has proved an effective way to maintain the
Announcements
The internet. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – In a time where New Yorkers need access to the internet more than ever, the city will be accelerating broadband internet deployment in all five boroughs in an effort to connect 600,000 underserved people to jobs, training, education, mental health supports, and
brownsville
BROWNSVILLE – A 27-year-old man was found dead inside his bathroom last night. On Monday, July 6 at around 7:30 p.m., cops found Josiah Forde unconscious and unresponsive inside the bathroom in his home on Hull Street near Broadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. As of now,
community
First day of Lifeguards on duty at NYC beaches during NYC’s phase 2 re-opening during the coronavirus pandemic, on July 1st, 2020 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo by Erica Price)It’s a rainy evening! It’s the perfect breeze, the sound of thunder, and rain.
homicide
“Shootings overnight and Sunday in NYC kill at least 9, wound 41,” announced a New York Daily News headline [https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-man-fatally-shot-brooklyn-20200705-uu2vl6rmsvgt5hr6afpoye3j7i-story.html] . “Sunday alone, there were 30 shooting incidents with 48 victims — nine of whom were killed, the sources said” to New York Post [https:
brighton beach
Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa to eight. And he was a father figure to many. He loved to laugh. He would make his wife chai for breakfast every morning. At the end of March, he
Central Brooklyn
Shortly before 2 am this Monday, July 6, morning a deadly fire started inside of 30 Linden Boulevard in Flatbush. It killed two of the residents, and injured two others. Among those killed in the fire was a 12-year-old boy, who died at Health + Hospitals/Kings County, and a 69-year-old
Central Brooklyn
MIDWOOD – Yesterday evening’s multiple car crash has killed neighbor Mariya Ursachenko, 58, a block from her home. Sunday, July 5, about 20 minutes past 7 pm, neighbors called 911 to report a car crash that involved a pedestrian at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Avenue J. > Pedestrian
East New York
The city announced today that the following areas in Brooklyn will be part of the first set of seasonal efforts to reduce mosquito populations across the city. Larviciding treatments will be dropped from low flying helicopters across marshes and wetland areas of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island from