bath beach
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Going forward, those arrested with small amounts of illegal drugs – small enough to qualify as a misdemeanor – may be offered to be enrolled in a drug treatment program, under Project CLEAR (Collaborative Legal Engagement Assistance Response) that is being piloted in Southern Brooklyn. If the individual meaningfully participates,
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Joel Anabilah-AzumaFLATBUSH – Joel Anabilah-Azumah has been living in Brooklyn since he was 9-years-old. Now, he is running for Congress as an Independent against the 12-year incumbent Yvette Clarke, who is also facing a primary challenge from Adem Bunkeddeko, [/adem-running-for-congress/] and Republican Earl Blum. His stances don’t at all
Business
The building at 1601 Kings Highway will house a location of the iconic New York sporting goods store (Rendering by Murdock Solon Architects)MIDWOOD – Long-running New York sporting goods retailer Modell’s will be opening a location in Southern Brooklyn this spring. The Modell family, which has run the store
Bed Stuy
WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the man that burglarized an apartment near Meserole Street and Manhattan Avenue earlier this month. Around 2:40 pm on Tuesday, February 13, the suspect entered a residential apartment building and attempted to crash through the door of one of the units. He was unsuccessful
Bed Stuy
The Shell station at Knapp Street and Avenue Y was robbed earlier this month (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two men who robbed a gas station on Sunday, February 4. The two men hit the Shell Station at 2472 Knapp Street, at Avenue Y, around
Bay Ridge
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Yesterday morning, 11 men were arrested and charged in the aftermath of an eight-month investigation into a Southern Brooklyn drug ring accused of selling cocaine, heroin, and heroin laced with the deadly synthetic
brighton beach
The Chase Bank at Avenue U and E 18th Street was the latest in a pattern of robberies (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A man wanted by police for robbing a Park Slope bank [/wednesday-crime-blotter-another-bank-robbery-a-southern-brooklyn-crime-spree-and-more/] earlier this month has struck again, attempting to rob a bank in Sheepshead Bay
Announcements
Have you ever received a ticket for parking at one of those metered spots on the side streets, just off commercial strips, on days that alternate side parking rules are suspended yet meters are supposed to be in effect? If you did, it was probably for not displaying a paid
Announcements
SHEEPSHEAD BAY/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – KarVér [https://karver.com/], the European-style brasserie and cafe that debuted at 1809 Emmons Avenue last summer [/karver-bakery-cafe-opens-sheepshead/] announced some big news this week. KarVér Brasserie & Bakery Cafe, 1809 Emmons Avenue (Photo: BKLYNER)The eatery offers New York-sourced European-inspired brasserie fare, freshly baked breakfast and
News
An aerial view of NYCHA’s Sheepshead/Nostrand houses, where the drug ring operated (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After a 16-month investigation into drug dealing in NYCHA’s Sheepshead and Nostrand Houses, the Department of Investigations announced 18 arrests—including 3 NYCHA employees—last Friday in a release
Bay Ridge
A36-year old man was found shot to death outside the Roosevelt Houses in Bed-Stuy last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Police responded to a call of a man shot in front of the Roosevelt Houses in Bed-Stuy last night, arriving just before midnight to find the victim of a
Bensonhurst
The Capital One Bank on 5th Avenue and 13th Street in Park Slope was robbed yesterday, January 16 (Screenshot via Google Maps)PARK SLOPE – Police are looking for the suspect behind a brazen noontime robbery of a 5th Avenue bank that occurred yesterday in Park Slope. Just before 12:00