News
SUNSET PARK – A second body was discovered floating in the water by the Brooklyn Army Terminal over the weekend, just days after an unidentified man’s body was found in the vicinity. At approximately 7am on Saturday, March 16, police responded to a call of a woman spotted in the
Police & Fire
SUNSET PARK – Police found a badly decomposed body floating in the water by the Brooklyn Army Terminal yesterday morning. Ferry docked at Brooklyn Army Terminal/Sunset Park (Photo: Bklyner)At approximately 11:15am on Wednesday, March 13, police responded to a call in the vicinity of 58th Street, near Pier
Bensonhurst
* Eater put out its Ultimate Guide to Chinese Food in NYC – Everything to know about the Chinese food renaissance in the city right now [https://ny.eater.com/2019/2/25/18232491/best-chinese-food-restaurants-nyc] – and it is soooo good. Here are the spots they recommend [https://ny.eater.com/2019/2/
North Western Brooklyn
BARCLAYS CENTER/SUNSET PARK – Police are looking for the man seen in the below video in connection to a forcible touching incident that occurred at the Atlantic Avenue/Barclays Center subway station earlier this year. At approximately 7:45pm on Tuesday, January 8, police say that a 16-year-old boy was
Bay Ridge
Parents gathered in District 20 in south Brooklyn for a town hall where many of the questions centered on the city’s plans to integrate specialized high schools. Photo Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat. Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was cut off by a chorus of boos. He faced about
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SUNSET PARK – Mohamed Bahi, 35, is humble. He’s the founder of the non-profit Muslims Giving Back but refers to himself as a volunteer. Muslims Giving Back has allowed Bahi to transform a mosque for the better, create a free bakery in Yemen, open a women’s shelter in Brooklyn,
Announcements
Yemen Café at 7130 Fifth Ave. in Bay Ridge. Scam artist secured thousands of dollars from owners after claiming he’d fronted the money for OATH fines levied against the business. (Photo credit: Mahmood Alsubai)BAY RIDGE — A Bay Ridge man scammed thousands of dollars from a local restaurant in
Development
SUNSET PARK – A group of developers who intended to build a 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use project on an 8th Avenue parking lot have put the site on the market for $150 million. 6208 8th Avenue rendering via Raymond Chan Architect [http://www.raymondchanarchitect.com/portfolio-items/6208-8th-ave-development/?portfolioCats=49%2C50%2C51%
Events
SUNSET PARK – The air abounds with the noise of tiny firecrackers popping under foot as the crowd shuffles along. Glitter and confetti transform the pavement into a patchwork of pastel colors. Children and adults delight in equal measure over cans of silly string, chasing one another through the street. Drums
bath beach
SUNSET PARK – A heat and electricity-deprived federal facility [/jail-without-heat/] set off rolling protests outside of the Sunset Park prison this weekend. After several days, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) finally released a statement [https://twitter.com/LisaRoznerTV/status/1091860847562027008/photo/1] Saturday confirming services would be restored Monday, but the
News
SUNSET PARK – “More than a thousand inmates have been stuck in freezing cells at a federal jail on the Brooklyn waterfront that has had limited power and heat for at least this week, according to federal public defenders and leaders of the union representing the jail’s corrections officers,” New
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Anita Bulan. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SUNSET PARK – Anita Bulan immigrated to America 15 years ago with her now ex-husband. She was born and raised in Australia, but the island never felt like home. Fortunately for her, she found a home in Sunset Park. Now, she spends her days running