Downtown Brooklyn
Salvatore “Sallie” DeMeo after his 2016 arrest (Photo via NYPD)Old dogs aren’t ones to learn new tricks, and it looks like old mobsters are much the same—a “life of crime” apparently extends well into retirement age. Alleged Geneovese enforcer Salvatore “Sallie” DeMeo, 77, was charged with tax
Central Brooklyn
Panelists talk about the challenges of being Muslim in America. Left to right: Moustafa Bayoumi, Dr. Debbie Almontaser, Medhi Hasan, Naz Ahmad, Imam Khalid Latif, Amna Nawaz, Zaheer Ali.BROOKLYN – One thing was clear at a town hall discussion in downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday: being Muslim in America in 2017
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News
UPDATE: Police arrested 23-year old Saeed Ahmad of Flatlands, Brooklyn after he fled the scene of a deadly crash that killed 25-year old Harleen Grewel of Astoria, Queens. Ahmad was driving on the Gowanus Expressway near Centre Street when he lost control of his vehicle, slamming it into a concrete
Gowanus
Intersection of Baltic and Bond Streets via Google MapsGOWANUS – The NYPD has arrested two men in connection to the shooting death [/man-found-dead-outside-gowanus-houses/] of a 19-year-old man at the Gowanus Houses on Thursday. Boerum Hill residents, 17-year-old Andre Alberto and 18-year-old Noelvis Hernandez, were arrested on Thursday, October 12, police say.
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Two new public schools are coming to downtown Brooklyn at no cost to the city. The schools come as part of Alloy Development’s 80 Flatbush [http://www.80flatbush.com] project which will include affordable and market-rate residential units, office and commercial space, and a cultural facility in
Nonsponsored
Last year’s rollout of Culture Forward [/new-plan-aims-move-brooklyns-culture-forward-retaining-artistic-character-fortgreene/] has blossomed into this year’s Culture Forward Festival [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-forward-festival-kick-off-party-tickets-37390237206] . With Jimmy Kimmel coming to town next week just as events [/weekend-art-events-october-12-15-bric-jazzfest-brooklyn-horror-festival-park-slope-comedy-festival/] like Jazzfest, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and the Pa
Announcements
3rd Annual Rock N Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.runrocknroll.com/brooklyn/] The following streets will be closed Saturday from 7 am to 12 pm noon for the event that will bring close to 18,000 runners to the heart of Brooklyn. T he race starts at the Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens
PARK SLOPE – The embattled District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page], Craig Hammerman, has stepped down from his post earlier than initially planned [/brooklyn-cb6-district-manager-resigns-following-stalking-allegations/]. At a CB6 General Board Meeting held Wednesday evening at the John Jay Education Campus, Sayar Lonial, the
Arts & Culture
There is so much going on this weekend! Comedy fan? There’s the Park Slope Comedy Fest. Music lover? There’s a tribute concert honoring Louis Armstrong or the third annual BRIC JazzFest. Film buff? There’s the 10th annual Bushwick Film Festival, the 2nd annual Brooklyn Horror Festival, and
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Bed Stuy
Decatur Street via Google Maps[UPDATED: Thursday, October 12 at 3:50pm] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced this afternoon that he is personally offering $1,000 for any information leading to arrests in connection to yesterday’s deadly home invasion. “There are no words to properly capture the outrage
Gowanus
Intersection of Baltic and Bond Streets via Google Maps[UPDATED: Thursday, October 12 at 1pm] The NYPD has released the identity of the 19-year-old man whose body they found outside of the Gowanus Houses early this morning. The victim, Ramon Ortiz, was a resident of the Gowanus Houses and lived
Central Brooklyn
Park Slope Pumpkins (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. A Dog Statue In Prospect Park Is Raising Some Eyebrows [https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-09-nearly-nsfw-statue-of-a-boy-and-a-dog-is-giving-twitter-life/] [iHeart] Commuters Kick Racist, Drunk “Lawyer”