Carroll Gardens
The education department launched a community engagement effort in District 15 as parents, educators and activists try to devise a plan to address segregation in the Brooklyn district. By Christina VeigaBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat [https://www.chalkbeat.org/] PARK SLOPE – In a Brooklyn district where middle schools are sharply divided
Police & Fire
SUNSET PARK – Seven firefighters were injured battling a blaze in Sunset Park early Saturday morning. 4815 6th Avenue via Google MapsTwenty-five units and 106 firefighters responded to a call received at 3:45am at 4815 6th Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets, a three-story residential building, an FDNY representative said.
Bensonhurst
Donated goods from Brooklyn were sent to Chef Yolanda Yax, for classification, boxing, and shipping. /Courtesy by Yolanda YaxPara la versión en Español, por favor vaya al final de la nota. Bensonhurst/Sunset Park – First aid kits, diapers for children and adults, clothes, sanitary pads, baby wipes, non-perishable food and
Business
SUNSET PARK – Along with celebrating the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com]‘s (BAT) centennial Thursday morning, the NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com] (EDC), Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, and Council Member Carlos Menchaca unveiled a new 500,000-square-foot facility that will
Central Brooklyn
A damaged vehicle at the site of the crash and police-involved shooting on Friday, May 25 (Via NYC 911 News LLC)SUNSET PARK/KENSINGTON – After a party boat dispute turned into a brawl at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, a police pursuit tore across Brooklyn this weekend, ending in a crash
Bay Ridge
While Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer with barbecues and trips to the beach, don’t forget to take a moment to commemorate those who lost their lives serving our country. Below are two ways to show appreciation for our service members, both past and present. Bay Ridge
Bed Stuy
MIDWOOD – Posing as a Good Samaritan, a man tried to rob a woman at knifepoint on a Midwood street Wednesday. Now, police are asking for the public’s help in finding him. The incident occurred near East 9th Street and Avenue P around 1:40 pm on Wednesday, May 23,
Arts & Culture
SUNSET PARK/CONEY ISLAND – Last week the London-based artist, Camille Walala [http://camillewalala.com], unveiled her vibrant new mural adorning the exterior of an Industry City building at 2nd Avenue and 37th Street. Camille Walala’s mural at 203 37th Street (on 2nd Ave), Sunset Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)
Bay Ridge
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SUNSET PARK – Earlier this month, after a man attempted to abduct two different 10-year old boys [/wednesday-crime-blotter-11/] in Sunset and Borough Parks, police asked the public to help identify him. Now, they’
Borough Park
EAST NEW YORK – A Molotov cocktail thrown at an SUV in East New York Monday night failed to break open and burst into flames, but instead rolled under a nearby sedan and ignited, said police. Now, they’re looking for the suspects who threw the incendiary device and fled in
Announcements
Photo: Gregg RichardsSUNSET PARK – The Sunset Park Interim Library is officially open for use until the new library re-opens in 2020. “Sunset Park is one big step closer to getting the modern and more useful library our community envisioned,” District 38 Council Member Carlos Menchaca said. “I look forward to
Business
SUNSET PARK – The New York City Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com/project/south-brooklyn-marine-terminal] (EDC) hosted a tour Friday afternoon to kick off the reactivation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park. South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Congress Members Jerrold Nadler and Nydia