Bushwick
DOWNTOWN – A 14-year-old boy was robbed while changing trains in the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station last week and police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the culprit. The robbery occurred around 10:40 am on Thursday, November 29, police said. The victim was transferring from the A
hate crimes
UPDATE (12/5/18): Police have announced that a suspect in the attack on a Jewish man last week has been arrested on charges of committing a hate crime. Enrique Gerena, 32, was arrested by NYPD for third-degree assault as a hate crime for sucker-punching a 33-year-old man on Throop
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] PARK SLOPE – A homeless woman was stabbed in the torso at the 15th Street and Prospect Park subway station early yesterday morning, police said. Around 5:00 am on Tuesday, December 4,
brownsville
WILLIAMSBURG – A Williamsburg church was vandalized in the early hours of Sunday, December 2, police confirmed. The suspect allegedly urinated on two angel statues outside the Our Lady of Consolation Roman Catholic Church, at 184 Metropolitan Avenue, before pushing them over, where they smashed on the ground. Police said the
Food & Drink
The weather is finally proper cold, the lights are up in the participating business districts, and it’s dark before you’ve even left work—it’s officially hot chocolate season. With weather like this, feel free to grant yourself some indulgences and get a hot, sweet cuppa chocolate to
brighton beach
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with an assault and attempted robbery of a boy on the Q train earlier this week. The incident took place around 3:00 pm on Monday, November 26, on a southbound Q train headed from Sheepshead
celebrity
PARK SLOPE – Writer, comedian, and one half of 2 Dope Queens [http://www.kingstheatre.com/calendar/2-dope-queens/], Phoebe Robinson [https://www.phoeberobinson.com/] moved to Park Slope over the summer. The Pratt graduate purchased a 1,139-square-foot apartment in June with her boyfriend who works in the music industry. “I’
Food & Drink
WILLIAMSBURG – Amid the highrises and hotels that are springing up everywhere on the North Brooklyn waterfront, a high-flying and high-priced cocktail bar has opened in a space inspired by old-school water towers. Perched atop the Williamsburg Hotel at 96 Wythe Avenue and North 10th Street, The Water Tower bar boasts
News
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)WILLIAMSBURG – What appears to be yet another anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish youth took place in Williamsburg over the weekend, following on the heels of a long string of hate crimes directed at the Jewish community across Brooklyn. [/anti-semitic-crimes/] The attack occurred over the weekend, when a
Cypress Hills
CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for a man in connection with a robbery and assault that took place on Monday, November 12 in Cypress Hills. The suspect punched a 32-year old victim in the face and took $100 from him, according to police. The incident took place on Pine St.
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS — Police are looking for tow 20-year-old men in connection with a burglary on Saturday, November 3, in Crown Heights. The incident took place around 2:00 am near Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue, police said. The men illegally entered into the apartment window of a 21-year-old woman stealing
Bushwick
Eventually, Box Street Park will be built over the paratransit parking site the city uses at the north end of Greenpoint (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)GREENPOINT – A park slated for the northern tip of Greenpoint has gone back to the drawing board for a bit after being presented to the community