Celebrity Brooklyn Rapist Nabbed in Paris; Jeffries Turns on Hillary; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The @Brooklynettes are HERE for @Barbados Culture Night in Brooklyn! #Nets pic.twitter.com/QHF7uOdH7Z

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 30, 2016

- A Moroccan pop star who fled rape charges in Brooklyn was arrested in Paris on similar charges. [DNAinfo]

- Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries turned blame for the Democrats’ rash of recent defeats on Hillary Clinton—the woman he supported for president—and her lack of a “clear and decisive economic message.” [Observer]

- From iPads to laptops to Lego Robotics and Little Bits kits, every library in Brooklyn will soon be receiving an shipment of technology equipment. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Ex-Brooklyn assistant principal gets six months in jail for having sex with 17-year-old student in his office. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn mother claims special needs daughter was left at bus stop multiple times. [Pix11]

- Here's how you and your kids can donate gifts to Brooklyn children in need. [Patch]

- Judge halts eviction of mentally disabled man as Brooklyn landlord seeks to boot tenants with disabilities. [Daily News]

- Oh, oh ...  Study shows disrupting sleep routine triggers cancer in mice. [Brooklyn Eagle]


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Hillary Clinton Won Big In Brooklyn, Lost Big In Staten Island

Courtesy Clinton Campaign

Regardless of Hillary Clinton's performance nationally, she won solidly in Brooklyn.

According to NPR, Clinton won 79.7 percent of the Brooklyn vote, versus 17.9 percent for Trump. (Johnson got .9 percent of the vote while Stein won 1.5 percent. )

The ratio was roughly the same in Queens, with Clinton receiving 75.5 percent of the vote and Trump receiving 22.1 percent.

Clinton got even more of the vote in Manhattan (87.2 vs 10 percent) and the Bronx (88.7 vs 9.6 percent).

But the story was different in Staten Island, where Trump got 57.2 percent and Clinton received 40.4 percent of the vote.

In other races, Charles Schumer won re-election to the Senate, according to the Brooklyn Eagle.

The Eagle also tweeted that Nydia Velazquez has been re-elected to Congress.

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Last Minute NYC Voting Guide

- Find your polling site in NYC at the Board of Elections Election Day website.

- You're not just voting for president: Go to Ballotpedia and type in your address to see a complete list of candidates (for Senate, etc.) in your district.

- Know your voting rights!

- Where to complain if you run into voting problems. [Brooklyn Eagle] 

- And if you're in Brooklyn, you can also tweet Borough President Eric Adams about voting problems at @BPEricAdams.

- How to write in Bernie Sanders on your ballot.

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Huma Abedin in Bk Heights; BQX Route Update; Bk Heights Library Work Starts Today; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Huma Abedin is off the trail for the fourth day in a row. She's working out of Clinton HQ in Brooklyn instead. [Twitter]

- And more: a video tour of Hillary Clinton's campaign HQ in Brooklyn. [NY Magazine]

- City unveils possible routes for streetcar in Brooklyn and Queens. [NY Times]

- Man in wheelchair clipped by train after falling onto tracks at Brooklyn subway station. [Daily News]

- Famous Brooklyn Heights firehouse doors headed to 9/11 Memorial Museum. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- NYU is building a real holodeck. [technical.ly]

- Developer files plan to demolish Brooklyn Heights Library; Asbestos removal begins Wednesday. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Photo shows $20K portrait Trump bought with foundation money. [The Hill]

You have the right to vote free from harassment on #ElectionDay - make sure you know all your #votingrights before November 8th. pic.twitter.com/mZmycSVTsS

— Tish James (@TishJames) November 1, 2016

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Primary Day: Bernie Sanders Takes on Brooklyn Issues

Courtesy Sanders campaign

The Brooklyn Eagle has published a Q & A with Bernie Sanders (Hillary Clinton will also be responding, we're told), where Bernie addresses a number of issues important to Brooklyn residents.

Among these: the fate of Fort Hamilton, keeping hospitals open in Brooklyn and across the country, helping startups and small businesses, gun control, transit crime, funding the MTA and more.

Makes good Primary Day reading!

Looking for your polling place? Visit Who's On the Ballot.

Democratic candidates Q & A about issues of importance to Brooklynites [Brooklyn Eagle]

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E-Cigarette Blinds Boy; Coney Island Hospital Sited; Bernie, Hillary, Trump & Cruz; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The NYPD, police officers from partner agencies & PERF discussing increasing officer/public safety during a crisis pic.twitter.com/rjHzEJN03Y

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 13, 2016

(Above) Cops are working on planning for a future crisis, thank goodness.

- Crowd cheers as Bernie Sanders joins Verizon workers’ picket line in Brooklyn. [Raw Story]

- All eyes on Brooklyn -- with more voters than any other borough -- ahead of New York primary. [WSJ]

- And ... Ted Cruz should lighten up in Brooklyn. [The Federalist] 

- 14-year-old blinded after e-cigarette explodes at the Kings Plaza Mall. [Pix11]

- Coney Island Hospital hit with 6 violation after grandmother's death. [Sheepshead Bites]

- A Brooklyn principal the city tried to fire for cheating was cleared by an independent arbitrator on Wednesday. [Daily News]

- Jehovah’s Witnesses reach $700M handshake deal for Brooklyn Heights plot. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- WATCH: Brooklyn Fire Inspector mauls bodega clerk -- and nobody cares. [Patch]

- Confusion in Trump world: Wounded Donald Trump is hiring Republican fixers to professionalize his operation and sidelining his original team. [Politico]

- Our hero: Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down pipe to ocean. [Washington Post]

- Did they lie to us about vegetable oil being healthier for you than meat fat? [Huff Post]


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Inside Hillary's HQ in Brooklyn; Alamo Drafthouse; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Anti-gentrification protest shutting down Atlantic & Flatbush, the largest intersection in Brooklyn. #BKNot4Sale. pic.twitter.com/W6Zjuu7aiW

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) April 8, 2016

- Video: A New York Times reporter captured a slice of life from Hillary Clinton’s headquarters in Brooklyn. [NYT]

- Movie theater-plus-restaurant chain Alamo Drafthouse will be serving its first screen-side beers in Downtown Brooklyn this summer. [Eater]

- A farm deep inside a Brooklyn warehouse may transform large-scale urban agriculture. [Crains]

- Resorts World Casino now operating shuttle bus from Barclays plaza to casino. [Atlantic Yards Report]

- Brooklyn has got a landmarked tree. [Brownstoner]

- Protests outside a Jewish wedding in Boro Park because protesters say wife did not get proper divorce. [Twitter]



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Brooklyn Macy's Set for $100M Renovation; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Brooklyn's Macy's is set for a $100 million renovation of its store in downtown Brooklyn. [Nasdaq]

- BP Adams calls for Dems’ debate to be moved from Navy Yard to Brownsville. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn teen girl dies after senseless attack in Coney Island. [NY Times]

- De Blasio, Pelosi visit Brooklyn school to tout Universal pre-K, read to the kids. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Spike Lee talks black voters, Brooklyn with Bernie Sanders. [NBC]

- Hillary Clinton says she’s more of a New Yorker than Brooklyn-born Bernie. [Daily Caller]

- Alamo Drafthouse announced Tuesday that its new Brooklyn location is scheduled to open this summer in Downtown Brooklyn. [DNAinfo]

- Brooklyn 15-year-old missing for nearly a week. [PIX11]


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Bernie to Debate Hillary at Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 14

Battle Of Brooklyn: Clinton And Sanders Will Debate On April 14 At The Navy Yardhttps://t.co/8lD2g9zoLE pic.twitter.com/E2EnSBFmPN

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) April 5, 2016

CNN announced that it will co-host a debate (with NY1) between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on Thursday, April 14, in Brooklyn. The debate will be held at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The debate will be moderated by CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer. CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash and NY1 political anchor Errol Louis will join in the questioning of the candidates.

Both CNN and NY1 will carry the debate live from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern. More on the debate at CNN.

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