Bushwick
Last year saw another spike in reported hate crimes, much of it perpetrated against our Jewish neighbors. So we went out to talk to our neighbors, both Jewish and not, about anti-Semitism, hate, what’s being done and could be done. According to NYPD reports, by mid-2019, anti-Semetic hate crimes
Police & Fire
SUNSET PARK — Three men and a woman were shot in Sunset Park on Thursday night. On January 2, around 8.10 p.m., right next to the Iglesia Sol de Justicia church [https://www.facebook.com/IglesiasMisioneras/] on 3rd Avenue and 62 street, an individual opened fire from a vehicle,
homicide
BED-STUY — A 31-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in Bed-Stuy on Monday evening. On Monday, December 30, around 7:45 p.m., police responded to a 911 call for a person assaulted with a knife on Chauncey Street near Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy. Cops said it is unclear who
Announcements
GRAND ARMY PLAZA — After the violent stabbing of five people in the home of a rabbi on Saturday night in Monsey, NY, Brooklyn politicians called for a state of emergency to be declared to protect Jewish residents in New York, as residents came together to celebrate the 8th night of
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BROWNSVILLE/EAST FLATBUSH — A 33-year-old woman was shot and killed yesterday on the border of Brownsville and East Flatbush. Cops have taken in a suspect for questioning. On Thursday, December 19 at around 4:20 p.m., 33-year-old Yahhira Nesby was found with gunshot wounds to the chest and legs
News
HARLEM — Yesterday, a Brooklynite was struck to death in Harlem after collapsing in the street. On Thursday, December 26, 2019, around 6:50 p.m., Paul Cedres, a 58-year-old man residing in Cypress Hills, was struck near the intersection of 116th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem while crossing
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EAST NEW YORK — A group of men beat up a 59-year-old man with a broomstick in East New York. On Monday, December 23, around 11:50 p.m., a 59-year-old man was approached by six unknown men near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Cozine Avenue in a parking lot,
Central Brooklyn
This morning’s commute was disrupted for many after a man was killed by the oncoming train on the northbound Q tracks at Newkirk Plaza just after 7 am. > Northbound Q trains are delayed while NYPD and EMS responds to someone struck by a train at Newkirk Plaza. — NYCT
Announcements
CROWN HEIGHTS/BROWNSVILLE — A man who thought he was going to buy a few phones and earbuds from a man on Facebook ended up being robbed at gunpoint. On Wednesday, November 20, around 4:10 p.m. inside the lobby of a residential building at 1760 Park Place, the victim,
Announcements
SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG — A young man was shot three times on a subway train early on Christmas day. A 26-year-old man was shot three times on a Manhattan-bound M train around 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday, December 25. The suspect opened fire at the victim, wounding him in the right
Announcements
EAST FLATBUSH — Two men fired a gunshot in East Flatbush and are being sought out by the NYPD for questioning. On Tuesday, December 17, around 10:40 p.m., in front of 3017 Newkirk Avenue, a 35-year-old man was approached by two unknown men. One of the suspects displayed a
Announcements
Carla Vasquez. Courtesy of NYPD.SUNSET PARK — NYPD needs help looking for Carmen Vasquez, a 58-year-old woman from Sunset Park. Carmen Vasquez was last seen on Tuesday, December 24, at her residence on 29th street at around 7 p.m.; Carmen is believed to have Alzheimer’s. She is described