Big Story
Bishop Kearney High will close after August. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)This week marked the last day of school for the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic schools [https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/schools/about-catholic-schools/], with summer break now underway. But for some of those long-standing schools, their doors will not reopen in
Coney Island
Police vehicles sit in front of PS 188 on Neptune Avenue after the attack. By Todd Maisel/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – A man picking up his child from a Coney Island elementary school yesterday afternoon was slashed in the face by the child’s stepfather and boyfriend of her mother, after the
Arts & Culture
Summer is officially here which means loads and loads of outdoor events throughout Brooklyn! Celebrate Make Music Day with a variety of events throughout town such as Water Night at the Gowans Canal or a Summer Solstice Dance Party in Bushwick. If you’re looking to stay out of the
Announcements
UPDATE: On Wednesday, June 19, 55-year-old Alan Tatten was arrested and charged with Aggravated Harassment 2nd Hate Crime and Criminal Mischief 4th Hate Crime. SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The NYPD need help to search for a man they believe is responsible for writing Islamophobic sentiments at a bus shelter and the entrance
Police & Fire
FLATLANDS – An 85-year-old resident of East 53rd Street in Flatlands lost control of his Lexus as he was backing out of his driveway, causing him to strike a parked car and then crash into the railing and wall of a home across the street, police from the 63rd Precinct said.
fire
A five alarm fire raced through three 100+ year-old houses in Midwood, resulting in 13 injuries.A Pennsylvania man who allegedly torched a Brooklyn rabbi’s home and taking two others with it [/suspicious-early-morning-4-alarm-fire-destroys-three-century-old-midwood-homes/] , went before a judge Sunday night smiling after getting arrested for attempted murder and arson charges
Bushwick
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza talks about Meatless Monday change in menu. Todd Maisel/BklynerAfter a letter signed by three Brooklyn politicians put the schools chancellor on blast, progressive lawmakers came to his defense on Monday, again bringing the fissures among Brooklyn officials on education to the fore. “We need a
Announcements
BAY RIDGE – The race for District Leader in the 46th Assembly District is underway and so are hateful attacks. Last week, a Bay Ridge neighbor sent us two flyers someone received in the mail. They said they were in an envelope. One of the flyers had a photo of Republican
community
Photo via Deutsch’s office.SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The words “Kill Arabs” were spray-painted on a B44 bus shelter on Avenue V and Nostrand Avenue this morning. According to Council Member Chaim Deutsch’s office, a constituent saw the hateful words as he was getting on the bus this morning and
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – A three-alarm fire raced through the ceilings and roofs of three homes in Coney Island early Monday morning, injuring two firefighters, neither seriously, fire officials said. Firefighters look up into ceiling trying to find where the fire had spread in the homes on West 19th Street. (Photo: Todd
Coney Island
Big crowd at MCU Park in Brooklyn on Opening Night for the baseball game between the Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (Gordon Donovan for Brooklyn Cyclones, with permission)CONEY ISLAND – The Yankees and Mets are in full swing but the minor league baseball season is
Central Brooklyn
FLATBUSH – My husband was snoring through my contractions, but that was OK with me. We’d gotten to Kings County Hospital in Flatbush at 10 am the previous morning to let doctors try to coax out our overdue baby. This had been a slow, boring process, during which we’d