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Aug
12
Worker Stable After Falling At Coney Island Construction Site

Worker Stable After Falling At Coney Island Construction Site

CONEY ISLAND – A 45-year-old worker had to be rescued from a “confined space” after falling several feet into an excavation
2 min read
Aug
09
il Fornetto Celebrates 20 Years in Sheepshead Bay

il Fornetto Celebrates 20 Years in Sheepshead Bay

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – This August will be twenty years since Angelo Viscoso gave up on a career in engineering and opened
7 min read
Aug
09
Assembly Member Staffer Who Once Rallied Against Embezzlement, Arrested For Allegedly Embezzling $80k Himself

Assembly Member Staffer Who Once Rallied Against Embezzlement, Arrested For Allegedly Embezzling $80k Himself

Maruf Alam outside a Kensington embezzlement rally in 2017. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Maruf “Mitu” Alam, 29, had
4 min read
Aug
08
Kashif Hussain Is The New Deputy Public Advocate Of Infrastructure

Kashif Hussain Is The New Deputy Public Advocate Of Infrastructure

Kashif Hussain speaking at New Zealand vigil. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) LITTLE PAKISTAN –  Neighbor Kashif Hussain was appointed the Deputy
4 min read
Aug
08
Weekend Art Events: August 9-11 (Artisan Market, Graveyard Shift, Summer Stroll & More)

Weekend Art Events: August 9-11 (Artisan Market, Graveyard Shift, Summer Stroll & More)

Keep the good times going with a variety of summer activities throughout Brooklyn this weekend! Shop the Dekalb Artisan Market
3 min read
Aug
07
Colton’s Undetectable Knives Ban Bill Gets Gov’s Rubber Stamp

Colton’s Undetectable Knives Ban Bill Gets Gov’s Rubber Stamp

Assembly Member William Colton at a rally last summer (Image by Zainab Iqbal/ Bklyner)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN — A bill pushed by
2 min read
Aug
07
Man Found Dead Under Boardwalk – Gate Underneath An Ongoing Issue

Man Found Dead Under Boardwalk – Gate Underneath An Ongoing Issue

[UPDATED: Wednesday, August 7 at 2:15pm] The NYC Parks Department provided the following statement regarding the gate beneath the
4 min read
Aug
06
Local Heroes: They Saw, They Stopped, They Helped

Local Heroes: They Saw, They Stopped, They Helped

GRAVESEND – Yesterday afternoon neighbors across the borough were sharing messages hoping to help identify a 4-year-old girl that was found
3 min read
Aug
06
Crime Continues to Fall in Brooklyn As Shootings Rise: NYPD

Crime Continues to Fall in Brooklyn As Shootings Rise: NYPD

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill hold a media availability on crime statistics at One Police
2 min read
Aug
05
Do You Know This Little Girl?

Do You Know This Little Girl?

GRAVESEND – A four-year-old girl was found wandering by herself near Calvert Vaux Park/Dreier Offerman Park. Cops need help finding
1 min read