Central Brooklyn
Screen shot of Compstat map showing location of robberies in the 70th Precinct in the last 28 days.Residents have a new tool to understand crime patterns in our area. On Tuesday, the NYPD unveiled Compstat 2.0, a website [https://compstat.nypdonline.org] which allows users to examine crime
Police & Fire
Photo provided by the NYPD.Less than a day after cops released a new photo [/new-surveillance-photo-gives-face-suspect-grabbed-14-year-old-girl/] of the man wanted for trying to lure a 14-year-old girl on her way home from school, authorities dropped the charges after the suspect turned himself into police, according to the NYPD. Cops say
Nonsponsored
Photo by Tom PrendergastDoes this cop cart interest you? It’s sitting just outside of Prospect Park, and neighbor Tom Prendergast is certainly curious. Prendergast’s “ad” suggests the benefits include “affordable rental, the previous renter only slept here during the work day, it has a fabulous park view, and
Bensonhurst
Here’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * A daring thief broke in through back window of a home while the residents were still awake watching TV and their daughter
Police & Fire
Photo provided by the NYPD.Police are hoping a new surveillance photo will lead to the arrest of the man suspected of grabbing a 14-year-old girl last week [/14-year-old-girl-escapes-strangers-grasp-while-walking-home-from-school-cops-say/] while she walked home from school. Cops say the man shown in the photograph approached the girl last Tuesday on East
News
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 26-year-old man was shot in the leg while seated in a car outside the Nostrand Houses Saturday night, according to authorities. Cops say the victim was parked on Batchelder Street, near Avenue V, around 7pm
![Thousands Protest Conviction Of Ex-Officer Peter Liang: ‘No Selective Justice!’ [Video]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0214.jpg)
Bensonhurst
https://youtu.be/M4tVlLtakic Chants of “Justice, justice!” and “No scapegoat!” rang out in Downtown Brooklyn Saturday as local pols and representatives from Chinese American organizations gave impassioned speeches at a rally protesting the conviction of ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang. More than 10,000 people poured into Cadman Plaza to
Health
The intersection at East 11th Street and Banner Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A 29-year-old man found dead outside a building near the Belt Parkway this morning may have died of a drug overdose, according to authorities. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. However, cops say the man
Neighbors
Lauren Profeta. (Photo: Answer the Call)Sheepshead Bay native Lauren Profeta understands the daily perils faced by New York City’s first responders. Two of her three brothers are firefighters. The other is a police captain. Profeta was promoted this week to Director of Development for Answer the Call – The
Police & Fire
Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
Bensonhurst
St. Francis de Chantel Church, 1273 58th Street (Photo: Google Maps)A crazed sanitation worker was arrested Wednesday after he was seen chucking trash at a cross bearing the image of Jesus in Borough Park. Cops say Roman Protas, 38, was driving a street sweeper and wearing his sanitation uniform
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Police & Fire
Photo provided by the NYPD.Cops are searching for a missing Marine Park resident who was last seen leaving his home Wednesday night to park his car. Police identified the missing man as Moisey Shulman, 75, who lives on Avenue R between East 33rd Street and East 32nd Street. Cops