Big Story
Scene of the incident last night, where a right turning box truck with Bread depo logos on the sides killed a pedestrian crossing Ocean Parkway. Photo by Sam Polcer.We are incredibly sad to report that last night another life was claimed at the intersection of Church Avenue and Ocean
Downtown Brooklyn
A blood stain left at the scene of the 2015 shooting (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)DOWNTOWN – The second shooter in a 2015 gang shooting outside an Applebee’s in Downtown Brooklyn [/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues-fortgreene/] was sentenced yesterday. The confrontation, between Fort Greene’s “900” crew an East New York gang, resulted
Bushwick
EAST WILLIAMSBURG – The man wanted in connection with a pair of ineffectual bank robberies was arrested yesterday, police reported. Christopher Kelly, 41, of East Williamsburg, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted robbery, said police. Kelly was a suspect in the attempted robberies of a Chase Bank on
Central Brooklyn
P.S.6 in Flatbush was sent into lockdown this afternoon after a man was shot around the corner near Church and Flatbush (Screenshot via Google Maps)FLATBUSH – A man was shot today in the vicinity of Flatbush and Church Avenues, causing streets to be closed and and putting schools
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – An off-duty NYPD officer committed suicide yesterday in Bushwick, possibly after a domestic dispute. Police responded to a 911 call to assist a police officer at 12:37 pm on Monday, February 26. The officer in question was found on the floor of her Troutman Street residence with a
canarsie
The intersection of Flatlands and East 83rd, and the Popeyes where the incident occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – After an altercation outside a Popeyes in Flatlands erupted in gunfire Monday evening, an 8-year old girl was struck by a stray bullet, said police. Today, a suspect is in custody.
North Western Brooklyn
PARK SLOPE – Several gunshots were fired on Sackett Street between 4th and 5th Avenues early Monday morning, police say. Sackett Street & 4th Avenue via Google MapsAt approximately 2am on February 26, a witness inside a residential building on the southern side of Sackett near 4th Avenue called police after
Bed Stuy
Decatur Street via Google MapsBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced on Friday that a third suspect has been arrested in connection to the October 11 home invasion and robbery [/91-year-old-bed-stuy-man-dies-home-invasion/] in Bed-Stuy that left 91-year-old Waldiman Thompson dead. Howard Morris, 44, of Crown Heights was apprehended on Friday in Bushwick, according to
Police & Fire
SUNSET PARK – A Brooklyn woman dozing during her commute home early Friday morning awoke to an unwelcome sight. The incident occurred at approximately 2am on February 23 on a southbound “R” train, according to the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/woman-stabs-creep-masturbated-front-train-article-1.3837863] . The 42-year-old victim
Carroll Gardens
CARROLL GARDENS – An unknown individual shot several rounds into the exterior of an Italian restaurant on Court Street Sunday morning, police say. Marco Polo Ristorante, 345 Court Street via Google MapsAt approximately 9am on Sunday, February 25, an employee arriving to work at the Marco Polo Ristorante located at 345
Central Brooklyn
The homeless shelter at Atlantic and Bedford Avenues in Crown Heights (Screenshot via Google Maps)CROWN HEIGHTS – A man was stabbed to death outside the Atlantic Armory homeless shelter yesterday, police confirmed. Miguel Acosta, 21, was outside the shelter, on Bedford and Atlantic Avenues, around 1:00 pm on Sunday,
Announcements
MIDWOOD – A fire inside a manhole caused the cover to blow off on Ave H and East 10th Street Friday morning. At approximately 11:53 a.m., a call came in reporting a car fire, the FDNY says. When firefighters went to the scene, they realized the fire was coming