Announcements
SUNSET PARK — Two elderly people were attacked and robbed in Sunset Park in mid-December, cops said. On Wednesday, December 18 around 1.50 p.m. inside of a multi-unit residential building in the vicinity of 4th Avenue and 58th Street, two men gained entry to an apartment by forcing a
Animals
Graffiti by Denis Shelagin on January 23. Rachel Baron/BklynerBird God is back, and he’s got lots to say. The new messages, scribbled just a few feet below where the original message was and has since been scrubbed from, read: “If you cripple or kill any more of my
Borough Park
High School students marched down Eastern Parkway to the Jewish Children’s Museum in January chanting Love, Not Hate. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s been more than three weeks since Mayor Bill de Blasio announced measures [https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/640-19/mayor-de-blasio-launches-new-crime-prevention-efforts-combat-hate-anti-semitism] to counter the wave of anti-Semitic hate
fire
UPDATE: The police informed us that the woman, named Destiny Marmolejo, passed away from her injuries this afternoon. She was not a resident of the building. The police also informed us that the man was 22-year-old Steven Munoz, who lived in the building. The police had informed us yesterday that
News
NYPD on Eastern Parkway. Liena Zagare/BklynerOn January 8, Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) – the independent police oversight body that reviews civilian complaints against NYPD – held its meeting in Coney Island. It was flooded with questions from unhappy cabbies [/ccrb-coney-island/] complaining about NYPD traffic agents. Turns out, when drivers call
fire
A screenshot of a video of the fire, showing firefighters working inside the building. Courtesy of Citizen.com.MIDWOOD – A fire at an Ocean Parkway residence last night took the life of an 11-year-old girl, and injured one firefighter. The FDNY received the 911 call of a fire on the
Central Brooklyn
NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals involved in the following incidents: FLATBUSH: On Monday, January 13, 2020, around 1:30 pm a 31-year-old man was standing in the mezzanine area of the Church Ave subway station when he became involved in a verbal dispute with several
fire
In the early hours of this cold morning, just after 3 am, a fire broke out at 248 Adelphi Street in Fort Greene. Upon extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered a man inside the lobby of the building. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Both the cause of death and
canarsie
UPDATE: Following an investigation, police arrested and charged the driver, Justin Guillaume, 20, of Flatlands. Guillaume was charged with Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving, Traffic Device Violation Stop Sign, Traffic Device Violation Disobey Red Light, Speeding (3 Counts). He was arrested on Friday, January 17, 2020. CANARSIE
Police & Fire
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — On Saturday evening a man repeatedly hit a woman with a broken kick scooter in Downtown Brooklyn. On Saturday January 11, around 7 p.m., a 44-year-old woman, who was walking on Fulton Street near Bridge Street, was hit in the head repeatedly with a broken kick scooter
Coney Island
Photo of missing teen Nateyah Baht-Yahwah. Courtesy of NYPD.Update: Police said Nateyah reunited with her family on January 9, but did not provide any additional details. CONEY ISLAND — Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl from Coney Island who went missing January 8. Nateyah Baht-Yahwah was last seen at
Announcements
Screenshot from a video of the collision scene. Courtesy of Citizen. [https://citizen.com/-Lyige9VfhbRa81qDE-T]FLATLANDS — This morning a woman was fatally hit by an MTA bus in Flatlands. Around 9 a.m. today, a woman was fatally struck by a B41 bus around Flatlands and Flatbush avenues, just hours