fort greene
Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally parked cars, and the error is a huge boon for the city. Ben Wellington, a professor at Pratt who runs the data site I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/
Business
Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at Dumpling King, located at 2017 Avenue U. (Photo: Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208248224540516&set=pcb.10154234556309038&type=3&theater] / Facebook)A fire erupted Thursday in the kitchen of Dumpling King — the Chinese restaurant that replaced
Police & Fire
A police cruiser parked outside the 61st precinct. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Neighbors living near a troubled playground will have to wait for the Verizon strike to be resolved before police reinstate a regular patrol to deter drug activity in the area. Speaking at the community council meeting Wednesday,
Bensonhurst
(Photo: mikey k / flickr)Federal prosecutors have charged a sixth man with aiding a Brooklyn-based terrorism ring that allegedly tried to send fighters to ISIS in Syria. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that 26-year-old Azizjon Rakhmatov, an Uzbek national who was arrested in Connecticut, has been added
fort greene
Screenshot via Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office.Charges against postal worker Glen Grays have been dropped according to District Attorney Ken Thompson. Grays was arrested for disorderly conduct on St. Patrick’s Day after he yelled at a car that had nearly run him over. The car was an
Police & Fire
(Photo: mikey k / flickr)Federal prosecutors have charged a sixth man with aiding a Brooklyn-based terrorism ring that allegedly tried to send fighters to ISIS in Syria. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that 26-year-old Azizjon Rakhmatov, an Uzbek national who was arrested in Connecticut, has been added
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerA teenage boy has been arrested for the stabbing of a fellow teen on a Ditmas Park sidewalk Tuesday morning. Frances Shortt, 16, was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with stabbing a 16-year-old boy with a knife in the upper back around 8am Tuesday morning near the
Bensonhurst
> Ever wonder what 200 lbs of marijuana looks like? Nice arrests & recovery today by narcotics unit today in the 62 pic.twitter.com/qEe5pxFSBo [https://t.co/qEe5pxFSBo] — NYPD 62nd Precinct (@NYPD62Pct) May 12, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYPD62Pct/status/730562337120366592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Police recovered more
Police & Fire
Photo by Rachel McKenziePolice have unearthed a lead that could help solve the murder of he reputed gang member whose body was discovered last week [/body-found-plastic-bag-near-kingsborough-community-college/] on the shore outside Kingsborough Community College. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/cops-find-source-bucket-murder-brooklyn-gang-member-article-1.2632788] investigators have located the hardware
Police & Fire
Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)It appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally parked cars, and the error is a huge boon for the city. Ben Wellington, who runs the data site I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/post/144197004989/the-nypd-was-systematically-ticketing-legally]
Central Brooklyn
Cars which are legally parked — despite a sidewalk ramp — in front of 575 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A recent analysis by public interest website I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com] unearthed an incredible detail about the NYPD’s ticketing practices. Despite the fact that it is now legal,
Bensonhurst
Photo: Google MapsA Bensonhurst man who arrested as he tried to burglarize Astoria Bank [http://www.yelp.com/biz/astoria-bank-brooklyn-2] (2241 65th Street) over the weekend told authorities that the break-in was just too easy. Lance Sbarra, 24, of 15th Avenue, was charged burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, and