After years of false starts and inaction, it appears that the new owner of former 68th Precinct building in Sunset Park actually has a plan to develop the site at Fourth Avenue and 43rd Street.
Brooklyn landlord and developer Yosef Streicher, who purchased the building for $6 million under the c
Read More
Brooklyn is booming.
Exactly how much is easy to see when you look at the biggest retail projects announced for the borough over the past year, as compiled by the New York real estate website, The Real Deal.
The largest lease of the year was scored by Wegmans, the family-owned supermarket gian
Read More
Mark your calendars, the scheduled N train repairs are coming to a station near you starting Monday, January 18.
Slated to take over four years in total to complete, the repairs will affect nine stations in southwest Brooklyn, beginning with a 14-month renovation on the Manhattan-bound side, and
Read More
Unidentified suspect swipes wallet from Avenue U deli
Cops are looking to identify a suspect they say swiped a wallet from a jacket that was hanging inside an Avenue U deli on Tuesday, January 5.
According to police, the suspect entered the deli – located at East 16th Street and Avenue U, within the confines of the 61st Precinct – at noon and re
Read More
Cops are looking to identify two men wanted for robbing a Coney Island cab driver at gunpoint on Sunday, December 6.
According to police, the victim – a 67-year-old man – was driving near the northeast corner of West 35th Street and Surf Avenue with two male passengers in the car when, at aro
Read More
Cameras and cars in conflict during neighborhood film shoots
Lights, camera, aggravation.
With a recent spike in film shoots causing a heap of Bay Ridge drivers parking frustration, locals are airing out their concerns about the inconvenience and one Brooklyn pol is gearing up to introduce legislation that might alleviate the problem.
“This neighborho
Read More
72nd Precinct Police Beat: Hospital guard assaulted by patient trying to escape
Between Thursday, January 7 and Monday, January 11, the 72nd Precinct received reports of two assaults and two robberies. The 72nd Precinct serves Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and South Park Slope.
COWARD ROBBERS STEAL $15
Cops say a 25-year-old Asian woman was attacked by two perps, a male
Read More
In an effort to curb quality-of-life complaints in Coney Island – many pertaining to the increased presence of Times Square-esque costumed characters illegally soliciting money on the Boardwalk – the waterfront nabe has been promised heightened security throughout the coming summer season.
T
Read More
68th Precinct Police Beat: Fake pizza delivery men hold two women at gunpoint, carjacking leads to car crash
Between Monday, January 4 and Sunday, January 9, the 68th Precinct received reports of two grand larcenies, two burglaries and two robberies. The 68th Precinct serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton.
NOT A PIZZA PARTY
Cops say that two male crooks who posed as pizza delivery guys r
Read More
Commuters sound off on impending closure of Bay Ridge Avenue station
Are R-train riders about to encounter future nightmarish commutes? Some locals fear so.
Governor Andrew Cuomo made several announcements on Friday, January 8 regarding major changes to the subway system, including a massive closure of 30 subway stations designed to revamp and modernize each stop,
Read More
