Heavy Security in NYC Since Manchester; Fleet Week 2017; Political Concerns; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Surveillance VIDEO captures the moment a SUV jumped the curb in Brooklyn missing multiple children playing on flushing ave pic.twitter.com/gZiFd9xjTB

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) May 23, 2017

- Following Manchester bombing, NYPD ramps up security. Expect heavy weapons teams, detection dogs and other measures. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Police have arrested a man who allegedly groped a woman on the N train, followed her off of the train and then attempted to rape her. [Gothamist]

- A 1-year-old girl was critically hurt after she was struck by a vehicle on a Greenpoint street. [Daily News] 

- Fleet Week New York kicks off Wednesday a.m. with the Parade of Ships. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- An overloaded power strip was to blame for the May 10 fire at the Brooklyn Criminal Court building that injured several firefighters and others on site. [NY Law Journal]

- Two people were arrested near the Brooklyn College campus Tuesday, after a robbery victim allegedly came back for retaliation. [CBS]

- Brooklyn BP Eric Adams wants to legalize 8 a.m. alcohol sales on Sundays as one of the ways to boost the booming industry. [NY Daily News]

- 24-year-old man was stabbed with a pair of scissors in a Brownsville homeless shelter. [Daily News]

- Ex-C.I.A. chief reveals mounting concern over Trump campaign and Russia. [NYT]

- Chocolate may help prevent irregular heartbeat. [LiveScience]



Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Home Sales Rocket; Living in a Brooklyn Church; Wild Brawl Ends in Death; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn Botanic Garden by @rtanphoto #newyork #nyc pic.twitter.com/zEl5lpghLy

— NYC Daily Pics (@NYCDailyPics) April 14, 2017

- Home sales in Brooklyn jumped the most in seven years while the supply of listings hovered near a record low, pushing buyers toward bidding wars. [Bloomberg]

- Man stabbed to death in wild brawl outside Brownsville building. [Daily News]

- The $10.7 million condo and other Pierhouse tales. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- You can live in a 19th century Brooklyn church for $822 per month. [Time Out]

- This guy attacked and robbed a woman on the A train. Do you recognize him?  [NYPDNews]

- A 42-year-old ex-model accused of murdering a Brooklyn man he was staying with after meeting him at a club stabbed him 20 times in a drugged rage. [Daily News]

- ICYMI: Cops evacuate sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Tuesday due to large, disorderly crowds. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The passenger dragged off the United flight suffered a concussion, a broken nose and the loss of two teeth, his lawyer says. [The Hill]

It's the first day of good weather in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/UZPU1ZXS62

— LEGEND (@ChriStylezz) April 11, 2017

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at Barclays; Serial Police Impersonator; Brook-Krasny's Fall; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The time has come, the time has come, the time has come today. Fantastic @lcdsoundsystem show at beautiful new venue Brooklyn Steel. pic.twitter.com/cvrkTc7u6T

— Casey Landman (@ChickPhilA) April 11, 2017

Brooklyn Steel. [DNAinfo]

- Police impersonator steals thousands from Brooklyn businesses. [CBS]

- Barclays Center hosts 32nd annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn’s development boom will likely resume soon as lawmakers pass a 421-a tax break. [Brownstoner]

- An employee of an East Williamsburg building supply company died Monday after a flatbed truck struck him in a parking lot. [Daily News]

- A woman was grazed by a bullet in Brownsville after a fight broke out nearby on Monday night. [abc7]

- Mom and grandma fight off maniac who tried to grab baby in Brooklyn subway. [Daily News]

- Inside Alec Brook-Krasny’s stunning fall from grace. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn Bazaar is relaunching its night market for the season. [Time Out]

- Alec Baldwin at BAM this Sunday. [BAM]

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Shooting Near Flatlands Ave.; More LICH Aggravation; Sunset Park Rally Today; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Top: Former LICH building, Atlantic and Hicks St. By Brooklyn Eagle
Bottom: The building is more than half demolished. By MK Metz

- Early a.m. demolition at former Long Island College Hospital (LICH, photos above) riles Brooklyn neighbors. [Brooklyn Eagle] 

- Gunman shoots two men, killing one, near Flatlands Ave. [Daily News]

- ICYMI: East New York, Brooklyn man charged in slain jogger case. [Newsday]

- Menchaca, Gentile are hosting a unity rally in Sunset Park today. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Pyromaniac skips away after setting fires in Brownsville supermarket. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn doctor Kamal Fadlalla is back in the city after Trump's travel ban left him stuck in Sudan. [NY1]

Welcome back to #Brooklyn Dr. Kamal Fadlalla, second year resident @InterfaithMed @NYCHealthSystem! #BrooklynResists the illegal #MuslimBan! pic.twitter.com/bXG5dEhlfS

— Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) February 5, 2017

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Kings County Hospital's Psych Ward Not a Horror Anymore; Sen. Sampson Gets 5 Years; Sanctuary Restaurants; and More Brooklyn Briefs

☃
🌨
☃ Snowy Brooklyn Bridge🌨☃ pic.twitter.com/GDzBeyPlvc

— Heather (@Amber02150) January 18, 2017

(As a commenter pointed out, this is actually the Manhattan Bridge.)

- The federal government says Kings County Hospital's Psych Ward has been transformed from a dangerous, dilapidated mess to a modern, healthy facility. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- State Sen. John Sampson was sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing justice, lying to FBI. [Daily News]

- 15-year-old released in 2014 murder of Brooklyn rabbi in Miami because of lack of evidence. [abc7]

- Sanctuary Restaurant Movement launches in Brooklyn. [Kings County Politics]

- Officials were set to unveil plans for new schools and new seats in Brooklyn's fast-growing District 15 at a public forum last night. [DNAinfo]

- Eric Garner case before Brooklyn grand jury. [Newsday]

- The NYPD is on the hunt for a serial robber with a penchant for perfumes. [nbcNY]

- 16-year-old boy busted for threatening 13-year-old girl with BB gun at Brownsville school. [Daily News]

- A man who was viciously stabbed at a Crown Heights deli over 50 cents said he’s lucky to be alive. [News10]




Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Troy Avenue 'All Good;' Cop Snapchats Unfortunate Family; More Fortis Plans for LICH Filed and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn: Rapper Troy Ave was shot in the arm & grazed in the head while driving Maserati on East 91st St & Linden Blvd. @AllisonPapson pic.twitter.com/2k2RrKiBqR

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 26, 2016

- Troy Avenue 'all good' after getting shot twice in Brooklyn on Christmas. [Rolling Stone]

- A sad Christmas: An NYPD officer was suspended without pay after posting a humiliating photo of a handcuffed Brownsville family to Snapchat. [DNAinfo]

- Fortis files plans for another tower on the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site in Cobble Hill. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- How an abandoned building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard became a hub for pioneering startups. [WSJ]

- Two gay guys visit friends in Brooklyn, have their picture taken. Now they're on the wall of the new Second Avenue subway line. [Star Tribune]

- Cops are looking for a 50-year-old man who assaulted a 29-year-old man inside a bar in Brighton Beach. [PIX11]

- Ortiz: Don’t dump homeless in Sunset Park hotels. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- No Rockettes will be forced to perform at Trump's inauguration. [Slate]

- The Twitter account of Sony Music falsely tweeted Monday that Britney Spears had died. [USA Today]

Taiwanese, Brooklyn-based artist Min Liu creates GIFs with charming homespun aesthetics that cram each short second with surreal curiosity. pic.twitter.com/gkQcVm6Dnx

— Saatchi Gallery (@saatchi_gallery) December 26, 2016

This GIF is kinda cute!

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

High School Lockdown; De Blasio Grand Juries; BQX; Electoral College Craziness and More Brooklyn Briefs

 - A school bus overturned in East New York Thursday afternoon, injuring seven people. [Daily News]

- Conversation with Brooklyn’s Jeff Strabone on how his Electoral College website went crazy viral. Print and VIDEO. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A Williamsburg high school was briefly put on lockdown Thursday afternoon after a student threatened another student with a gun and took his cell phone. [PIX11]

- Man nabbed at JFK Airport in $100M JPMorgan Chase customer data hack. [Daily News]

- A 25-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after shooting his ex’s boyfriend in Bed-Stuy. [DNAinfo]

- You can barter stuff for a cup of coffee at El Museo de Los Sures in Williamsburg. [FOX5]

- A 1-year-old boy died Wednesday from injuries he suffered when flames broke out at a high-rise apartment building in Brownsville. [PIX11]

- Brooklyn Queens Connector: To build a trolley, or not? Pros and cons. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Two grand juries hearing testimony linked to criminal probes of Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising tactics. [Daily News]

- Apple's AirPods finally head for shelves. [CNBC]

- Amuse yourself with New York Verification Questions on Twitter. Example:

Have you ever been to Times Square for New Year's? #NewYorkVerificationQuestions

— Odell Porzingis Jr. (@_payDay) December 15, 2016

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Brooklyn Man's Electoral College Letters Website Goes Batshit Viral; NY Methodist Has New Parent Hospital; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Gone batshit viral: As time gets short, Brooklyn man's website helping people contact Electoral College before Trump vote is causing big waves. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Driver hits cop car, causes five-car wreck while fleeing police in Brooklyn. [Daily News]

- Investigators arrest alleged Brooklyn gang members who printed thousands of illegal credit cards using real and fake names. [NY1]

- Teen girl, 17, burned after boy sets her hair on fire at Midwood high school. [Daily News]

- NY-Presbyterian says it has become the “active parent” of Park Slope's New York Methodist Hospital. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brownsville residents say they often can't get their mail from the post office there, and sometimes packages are busted open and items stolen. [CBS] 

- Fears have spiked that Donald Trump’s incoming administration will destroy reams of data from government websites. Some federal employees have begun making copies and downloading what they can. [Politico]

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Brad Lander's Gowanus Plan; BQX Meeting Tonight; and More Brooklyn Briefs

A new citizen humbly asks two women passing by, who happen to be federal judges, to take his pic outside courthouse. pic.twitter.com/Gl1mLeDYTh

— John Marzulli (@marzullij) June 17, 2016

In Cadman Plaza Park, Downtown Brooklyn ...

-  Uh oh: Without public announcement, Councilman Brad Lander "stepping up" Gowanus community planning process. [PMFA]

- Meeting at St. Francis in Brooklyn Heights tonight to discuss the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector (“BQX”) streetcar. [BHB]

- MTA to extend R train shuttle. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Tucker Reed, the president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and a champion of Atlantic Yards, will leave his post in August after four years. [Atlantic Yards/ Pacific Park]

- A rally was held Saturday in honor of a murdered Brooklyn teenage girl days after an arrest in the decade-long cold case. [NY1]

- Brownsville residents seek answers after mentally ill ex-convict is fatally shot. [NY Times]

- Have you seen this perv? Cops released a photo Saturday of a creep they say groped a 13-year-old girl in Brighton Beach. [Daily News]

- Judge considers controversial Brooklyn CB9 rezoning case. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Cops are turning to the public for help in locating a 21-year-old man who went missing from Bay Ridge this week. [Bensonhurst Bean]

 - Cheeto fans object to Donald Trump's new nickname, #CheetoJesus, calling it an "unforgivable, mean-spirited attack on Cheetos." [Twitter]

#DonaldTrump Some fine artist finally came up with what I believe is the very best #CheetoJesus ... no idea how. pic.twitter.com/Ss0BAun4C9

— John Moffitt (@JohnRMoffitt) June 19, 2016

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Thursday: NYC Parks Hosts Brownsville Community Meeting for New Newport Playground

Photo courtesy NYC Parks Dept.

Newport Playground in Brownsville is set to receive first major renovation in more than 50 years.

On Thursday, April 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the Parks Dept. is hosting a public input meeting where the future of the playground — its complete Community Parks Initiative transformation and reconstruction — will be discussed.

The meeting will be held at P.S. 41, at 411 Thatford Ave.

NYC Parks’ planners and designers will share information about the park and the capital process before turning it over to community members for facilitated brainstorming. Parks says community members have their voices heard and dictate shared priorities for new and renovated park features, such as water play features, playgrounds, sports courts and fields.



Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

SUNY Downstate Bully; Fire Burns Down Church; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Door art in Red Hook. Photo by MK Metz

 - The 5 most polluted sites in Brooklyn. [Brownstoner]

- A bully who works at SUNY Downstate Medical Center blamed his bad behavior on being from Brooklyn, his alleged victim claims. [NY Post]

- Northeast Williamsburg is Brooklyn’s newest fake neighborhood. [Brooklyn Magazine]

- Man gropes, attempts to rape woman in lobby of Borough Park apartment. [PIX11]

- Man, 19, shot twice after fight breaks out near East Flatbush church. [Daily News]

- Three-alarm fire destroys church in Brownsville. [CBSlocal]

- Commenters call bulls**t on money diary citing $1,100/month rent in Brooklyn. [Refinery29]

- Reddit co-founder Ohanian joins ‘philanthropic flashmob’ to fund Brooklyn classrooms. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Photos from a Brooklyn tattoo shop on a Friday night. [Vice]


Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

'El Chapo' Trial in Brooklyn? And More Brooklyn Briefs

Here's the video that got more than 5.8 million views on Facebook before it was blocked. It shows a New York strap-hanger literally giving the shirt off his back to a shivering homeless guy on the A train. More details at the Daily News.

- Cops arrest 4 suspects in gang rape of teen in Brownsville Park. They are ages 14 - 17. [NYT]

- The Brooklyn Heights Ten for 2015 have been announced. [BHB]

- Chicago and Brooklyn are leading contenders to host the first U.S. trial of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera if he is extradited from Mexico. [Yahoo]

- High-tech NYC subway? Cuomo unveils USB ports, Wi-Fi, station upgrades. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The men who sell Brooklyn’s cool: Eric Demby and Jonathan Butler. [BBC]

- David Bowie has died of cancer at 69. [BBC] [WNYC] [Daily Mail]


Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Brownsville the Next Startup Hub? And More Brooklyn Briefs

- This man’s face was not always his own. Three months ago, it belonged to a young Brooklyn bike mechanic. [NY Magazine]

- Hate crime? Police are looking for suspects in connection to an egging crime in Brooklyn. [CBS local]

- A guide to independent bookstores in Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Magazine]

- Brooklyn, Manhattan residents testify about 'incessant' noise, pollution as NYC Council considers bills banning tourist helicopters. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Have you seen this guy? Police say he robbed a TD Bank in Brooklyn. (The photo is amazingly clear.) [Fox5]

- Could Brownsville be the next startup hub? [Technical.ly]

- Interesting article on the history of many libraries in Brooklyn. [Brownstoner]

- The Brooklyn Eagle: from Walt Whitman to online today. [Brownstoner]


Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

De Blasio's Homeless Shelter 'SWAT Teams'; Edna's Soul Food Owner in the Can; and More Brooklyn Briefs

.@LindsayLohan's in New York to begin her community service at a Brooklyn children’s center. http://t.co/UoKOweL20K pic.twitter.com/3repCY31BX

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 12, 2015

- De Blasio to deploy ‘SWAT Teams’ to repair NYC’s squalid, rat-infested homeless shelters. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The man who owned Edna’s Soul Food Restaurant in Brownsville has been sentenced to one year in jail for failing to pay 15 employees their back wages. [Brooklyn DA]

- 'Celebrate Brooklyn' Pier 1 dance parties start this Thursday. [BHB]

- Repairs to subway stations could be scaled back if the MTA's multi-billion-dollar funding shortfall isn't filled. [NY1]

- Touching photos: Russians in Brooklyn celebrate 70th anniversary of WWII victory. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The Flanagan Effect: What the new Senate leader means for the De Blasio agenda. [Gotham Gazette]

- “Once the bears started approaching, the tourists worsened the situation by running and screaming."[Slate]

- Finally -- nutrient patties that will free you from thinking about food. [Vice]


Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Brooklyn Woman's Remains Tested for Ebola; Sandy Insurance Claims Denied; and More Briefs

- The remains of a woman who died of an apparent heart attack at a hair salon in Brooklyn will be tested for Ebola. She was on a watch list. [7 online]

- Help find missing 12-year-old Ditmas Park girl. [Ditmas Park Corner]

- Homeowners have systemically been denied Sandy claims by insurance companies, say Senators. [WNYC]

- Some drivers had been trapped on the I-90 thruway upstate for more than 19 hours as of late Tuesday. [WIVB]

- Four deaths upstate, so far, blamed on the snow storm. [Fox]

- Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi try to break the Internet with their Christmas card.[7 online]

- Family of late reggae superstar Bob Marley teams up with private equity firm to launch Marley Natural, which will offer ‘heirloom Jamaican cannabis strains.’ [The Guardian]

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Brooklyn: NYPD Hunting for Shooter Wearing White Ski Mask in Brownsville -- Tuesday, Midnight

Chauncey Street and Broadway in Brooklyn. Photo: Google Maps 2014

From the scanner:

At midnight Tuesday, the NYPD declared a Level 1 Mobilization in Brooklyn's 73rd  Precinct (Brownsville) as the call came in that a man was shot at Chauncey Street and Broadway.

Cops are hunting for a black male wearing a white ski mask, black shirt, jeans and sneakers.


Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Cuomo's Approval Rating; Sexual Assaults; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton said street safety deserves more attention from the police, at Tuesday's Transportation Alternatives forum. [Streetsblog]

- Police look for man who sexually assaulted 20-year-old Brooklyn womaan. [NY1] Also, police are looking for a man they say groped an 11-year-old girl in Park Slope. [South Slope News]

- Japanese Jweish restaurant Shalom Japan is tucked into a Puerto Rican block on the edge of Hasidic Williamsburg. [Villiage Voice]

- Woman dies after jumping from eighth floor of Brownsville, Brooklyn building. [NY Daily News]

- Andrew Cuomo’s approval rating is the lowest it’s been since he’s been Governor of New York. LICH have anything to do with it? [WNYC]

- Lovable knucklehead Chris Christie says New Yorkers should move to New Jersey because of Bill de Blasio. [WSJ]

- Walt Disney's daughter and one of his inspirations for building the Disneyland theme park, has died at the age of 79. [CBS]

l took a piece of the Brooklyn wall. 😊 pic.twitter.com/fgzG1bOJL5
— rocky (@RickyCarterHRP) November 20, 2013

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

Men Hoist Car Off Girl; Admiral's Row; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- It took seven men and two tries to hoist a cab off a girl pinned underneath a three-car collision in Brooklyn. NY Post

- Admiral's Row supermarket takes a big step forward. Brooklyn Eagle

- Crab Spot restaurant plans to open this week at 833 Union Street in Park Slope. They’ll be serving pots of crab, lobster and other seafood. Here’s Park Slope via Brownstoner 

- A wrap-up of the uneven state of the recovery of Gerritsen Beach. Brooklyn Bureau

- Seedco, one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s favorite non-profit contractors has agreed to pay a $1.725 million fine for falsely claiming to place 1,400 New Yorkers in jobs. NY Times

- Attack turns Android phones and devices into "spam-spewing botnet." Information Week

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

More On Church Lightening Strike; 6 Shot in Brownsville; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Six people -- including two children -- were shot Sunday night in Brownsville. NY Daily News

- Many more details about the church in Cobble Hill hit by lightening, the man who died, and the continuing investigation of structural damage. Brooklyn Eagle

- Brooklyn's Lia Neal, 17, took home a bronze medal in the women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay in London. NY1

- A Brooklyn high school lost a bunch of Regents exams, dashing the hopes of some students to graduate in June. NY Daily News

- Coney Island's Zigun wants Shore Theater taken away from owner through eminent domain. Brooklyn Daily

- A "killer fern" that can double in size every four or five days is eating Prospect Park Lake. Brooklyn Eagle

- A Brooklyn politician drove upstate to buy an assault rifle equipped with a high-capacity magazine — then drove to The Bronx border yesterday to show how easy it would be to sneak it in. NY Post

- Glenn Markman on Dellarocco’s, the Beach Shack, the Nets, and Brooklyn’s future. (Video) BHB

- Some Williamsburg locals hope Friday's shooting scares all the hipsters back to Manhattan. NY Times

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.

SAT Scores at Packer Invalidated; P.S. 58 On Bed Bug Alert; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Cops stopped and questioned nearly one-third of Brownsville’s residents last year. NY Daily News

- Nearly 200 students who took the SAT at Packer in Brooklyn Heights had their scores invalidated, apparently because some students were seated too closely together. New York Times

- Two Hasidim were arrested outside a fundraiser for accused pedophile Rabbi Nechemya Weberman in Williamsburg. Failed Messiah

- Porno was to blame for the stabbing at the normally sedate Brooklyn Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn Eagle

- Carroll Garden's P.S. 58 is on bed bug alert. Carroll Gardens Patch

- A SUNY Downstate official is the latest exec to defy a state panel that recommended mergers and closings at cash-strapped Brooklyn hospitals. NY Daily News

- The Defense Department is considering removing an elite anti-terrorism unit from the Fort Hamilton Army Base. Brooklyn Eagle

- Williamsburg residents fear liver-destroying nightclub. NY Magazine

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.