Prospect Lefferts Garden

Seven People Shot, Two Dead In Two Shooting Incidents Last Night

The shooting incident on Hawthorne Street. (Photo via Loudlabs NYC)BROOKLYN – Seven people were shot, and two have died in two separate shooting incidents that took place yesterday night. On Wednesday, October 21, shortly after 9:30 p.m., cops responded to a call of a man shot on Herkimer

Animals

Hundreds Of Eels Dumped Into Prospect Park Lake

Prospect Park Lake in August. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Someone dumped hundreds of live eels into the Prospect Park Lake last night. On Sunday, September 27 at around 7:30 p.m., a man reportedly entered Prospect Park through the Vanderbilt Street entrance carrying two garbage bags.

Announcements

Williamsburg Top Neighborhood to Watch for in 2020, StreetEasy Says

One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.Six Brooklyn neighborhoods made it to the top 10 NYC neighborhoods to watch for in 2020 list by StreetEasy. Number one on the list? Williamsburg. At the end of each year, StreetEasy, a local real-estate marketplace, releases a list of the top

Announcements

One-Year-Old Baby Boy Murdered in Prospect Lefferts Garden

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPROSPECTS LEFFERTS GARDEN – A one-year-old is dead and police have labeled it a homicide. Last week on Tuesday, November 19 at around 10 a.m., cops were called for an unconscious baby boy at Winthrop Street near Albany Avenue. One-year-old Aidenn Joyette was unconscious and unresponsive. He

Arts & Culture

Third Annual PLG Arts Event, June 15

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDEN – The PLG Arts Film Festival is just around the corner and here’s the official lineup. The non-profit promotes the arts and local artists from PLG and the surrounding areas. Now in its third year, the festival boasts 12 performances spaces between Parkside Avenue and Empire Boulevard and

Central Brooklyn

Suspect Shouts Homophobic Slurs, Punches Man In Arm

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Cops need help searching for a suspect who allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and punched a man earlier this month. On April 4, a 24-year-old man was walking on Lincoln Road at about 1:25 p.m. As he was walking, another man came toward him, shouted anti-gay

Central Brooklyn

Wednesday Crime Blotter: A Tag-Team Robbery at an L Train Station and a Second Look For Suspects

EAST NEW YORK – A teenager was accosted by two men in an East New York L train station over the weekend and police have now released video of the robbers. The incident took place on Saturday, August 25, around 2:45 pm at the Livonia Avenue station. As the 18-year

Announcements

Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams Endorse Each Other

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Cynthia Nixon endorsed Council Member Jumaane Williams for Lieutenant Governor and Williams endorsed Nixon for the next Governor of New York yesterday. “Cynthia is the leader we need right now,” Williams said. “She’s been a fighter and I have been a fighter. That’

Central Brooklyn

PLG Gun Trafficker Off The Streets

Marcus Gamble, 24, of Charlotte, North Carolina has pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm in connection with trafficking 33 firearms from his home state into Brooklyn, Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today. Last December, Gamble sold a combined 25 loaded firearms to an undercover police

Arts & Culture

Brooklyn Book Lovers: Local Bookstore Events In February

Freedom is a Constant Struggle, Angela Y. Davis (Photo by Haymarket Books via Instagram)With the closing of Cobble Hill’s beloved Bookcourt at the end of last year, it seems more important than ever to support local independent bookstores. It’s not easy running a small neighborhood book shop—

Animals

New Clean-Up Crew in Prospect Park Consists of Eight Four-Legged Friends

Zoya munches away on invasive plants like poison ivy. (Photo by Heather Andelsman/Park Slope Stoop)Don’t be surprised if you run into a goat or two, or eight, on your daily jog through Prospect Park this summer. For the next five months, a group of eight goats will

burgers

Get It While It’s Hot! Mill Basin’s Award-Nominated Burger Truck Is Moving On

The burger at the Hard Times Sundaes food truck. (Photo: Hard times sundaes / Facebook)Southern Brooklynites, if you love a gut-busting, drool-inducing burger, it’s time to make a pilgrimage to Mill Basin. The neighborhood’s highly-praised Hard Times Sundaes food truck will be wheeling out to a new location

day camps

Outdoor Camps

Happy Earth Day! Let’s celebrate by looking at our fabulous outdoor camps. The Park Slope Day Camp 339 8th St, Windsor Terrace, Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens as well as 2 Park Slope locations, 718-788-PSDC (7732) For children entering grades PreK-10 Transportation available. For 24 years, the Park Slope Day