Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

In Other Brooklyn News

Man steals 6-year-old boy’s yarmulke in Brooklyn, police say

Man steals 6-year-old boy’s yarmulke in Brooklyn, police say

Pictured is the man who allegedly snatched a yarmulke off a six-year-old boy’s head in Brooklyn. (Credit: NYPD) BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A man snatched a yarmulke off a 6-year-old boy’s head in Brooklyn Sunday morning, police said.
Anxiety and Anger Grows Among Children Affected by Shootings

Anxiety and Anger Grows Among Children Affected by Shootings

Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll look at how recent shootings of children or teenagers have affected young people. We’ll also look at Mayor Eric Adams’s plan to invest $171 million in homeless services.
NYC To Invest $900 Million In Traffic Safety Through Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Only Streets and other Vehicle Reducing Efforts

NYC To Invest $900 Million In Traffic Safety Through Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Only Streets and other Vehicle Reducing Efforts

by CrownHeights.info Proud of your tax dollars? Another $900 Million is being invested into making the NYC’s Streets safer for bicyclists and Pedestrians, and making driving more difficult.
Bushwick Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns

Bushwick Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Numerous Weapons, Both Completed and Unfinished, Recovered from Defendant’s Apartment, Including Four Assault Weapons, Five Handguns and Four Rifles Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced the indictment of a Br
Two men shot, one fatally, on Brooklyn street

Two men shot, one fatally, on Brooklyn street

The victims were standing near Van Siclen Ave. and Fulton St. in East New York when a gunman opened fire about 1:30 p.m., police said. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News) The victims were standing near Van Siclen Ave. and Fulton St.
Long-Awaited Transformation Of Bed-Stuy Armory Finally Underway

Long-Awaited Transformation Of Bed-Stuy Armory Finally Underway

A study of how to use the massive Marcus Garvey Boulevard armory kicked off this month, a decade after officials first floated the idea. (Google Maps.
Prospect Heights Hires First Full-Time Female Firefighter

Prospect Heights Hires First Full-Time Female Firefighter

There’s a new firefighter with the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District and it’s a first: Vanessa Kieres was hired Feb. 16 as the district’s first full-time female firefighter.
Prospect, Crown Heights Rents Reach Record Highs As Pandemic Deals End

Prospect, Crown Heights Rents Reach Record Highs As Pandemic Deals End

The neighborhoods both saw the highest median rent in a decade at the start of 2022 thanks to a citywide trend of record-high prices.
Grand Army Plaza Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested, Cops Say

Grand Army Plaza Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested, Cops Say

Click here to view original web page at patch.com Louis Colbert, who is from Long Island, followed a woman out of the subway station and tried to assault her on a bench, police said.
East NY, Brownsville COVID Rates Rise Amid Citywide Uptick: Data

East NY, Brownsville COVID Rates Rise Amid Citywide Uptick: Data

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — Brownsville and East New York have not been spared from a citywide rise in coronavirus cases, but the neighborhoods have not seen as dramatic a surge as other parts of the city, data shows.