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]



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Brooklyn's U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Applauds Appointment of Special Prosecutor in Trump Case

Wednesday night, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a member of House Democratic leadership and the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement concerning the appointment of former FBI director Robert. S. Mueller to oversee the investigation into possible illegal collusion between the Trump team and Putin’s Russia:

“The appointment of the special prosecutor to oversee the criminal investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible illegal collusion with Russia is an important step in the right direction. America can now have a greater degree of confidence that the investigation will be fair, impartial and comprehensive. No man is above the law in this country. If Donald Trump broke it, he must be vigorously prosecuted without fear or favor.”

Mueller is considered by both Republicans and Democrats to be a serious, highly competent man.

(According to Politico,  some conservatives are hinting that Vice President Pence looks like a particularly good alternative to Trump  right now, especially as the Justice Department moves ahead with a special prosecutor for the FBI’s Russia probe.)


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Wed., NYC: U.S. Congress Members to Address Trump's Firing of FBI Director James Comey

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— Stone Cold Truth (@StoneColdTruth) May 9, 2017

Today, Wednesday, at 11 a.m., New York City congressional delegation members will address Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey and what their release calls "the growing constitutional crisis being inflicted on our democracy by Donald Trump."

Where: Foley Square, 111 Worth St, New York

Delegation includes Brooklyn's Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Nydia Velazquez (NY-7), Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).

This follows Tuesday's uproar over Trump's firing of Comey. Among other officials, Sen. Chuck Schumer has called for a special prosecutor to look into Trump camp's ties to Russia, which Comey was investigating.

THe tweet above is from Trump advisor Roger Stone, also under investigation.


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Brooklyn Dental Scam; Another Pervy Brooklyn Tech Teacher; Bogus No Parking Signs In Cobble Hill; Domino Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Endless flowers. By MK Metz

- Brooklyn Tech teacher busted asking student for ‘workout’ pics. [NY Post]

- Brooklyn dentist indicted for hiring unlicensed men to perform procedures on Medicaid patients. [Daily News]

- Some of the first votes in French presidential election were cast in an old church building near the Gowanus Canal on Saturday morning. [Slate]

- Bogus No Parking signs at LICH site piss off Cobble Hill residents. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- New York Rep. Yvette Clarke told a town hall meeting in Brooklyn that taxpayers “cannot continue to pay” for President Donald Trump’s family’s business and travel arrangements. [Roll Call]

-The Brooklyn Broadway Islamic Center was destroyed in a fire on Saturday. Now a LaunchGood campaign is crowd-sourcing funds to rebuild. [LaunchGood]

- The Brooklyn district attorney’s office has told prosecutors to avoid, when possible, the deportation or detention of immigrants charged with certain misdemeanors or nonviolent crimes. [NY Times]

- Developer releases big plans for Domino Park in Williamsburg. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn Bridge Park announced the full lineup for its 18th annual outdoor screening series, "Movies with a View." Schedule here. [TimeOut]

- NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating Trump’s possible ties to organized crime, which could involve RICO charges. [Bipartisan Report]

#Great Job #NYPD Harbor's Brooklyn Bridge launch #317 when they rescued a jet skier who fell into the East River in the vicinity of Wall St. pic.twitter.com/SX3FQs7bFG

— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) April 24, 2017

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Panic in Coney Island; Schneiderman Leads Trump Opposition; Machete Attack on Fulton Street and More Brooklyn Briefs

Paul Manafort's Brooklyn neighbor... pic.twitter.com/HnATDTvVe1

— Eric Umansky (@ericuman) April 16, 2017

- False reports of gunshots being fired at Coney Island's amusement park set off a stampede on Sunday, with screaming crowds racing in all directions. [Daily News]

- Fight Back Bay Ridge: With Donovan absent, Brooklyn constituents plan town hall. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Dem AGs, with Eric Schneiderman in the lead, join front lines of Trump opposition. [The Hill]

- Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted in connection to a machete assault on Fulton Street. [News 12]

- Two thieves break into Midwood synagogue, beat caretaker with broomstick. [Daily News]

- ICYMI: City memo suggests BQX may not be financially feasible after all. [Politico]

- ICYMI: Brooklyn Heights Association's Pier 6 lawsuit to stay in Manhattan. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Brooklyn man whose body was found buried in a snowbank last month. [Daily Mail]

- Rep. Dan Donovan has asked the MTA to study the impact of reestablishing a two-way toll on the Verrazano Bridge. [Brooklyn Paper]

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Get Ready for More 'Planned Flyovers' Over NYC

A Cessna 208B SKS Caravan by Shawn from Airdrie, Canada

Notify NYC tells us that we can expect "planned flyovers" in the wee hours of the morning (between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.) from now until August. The city says  a low-flying Cessna 208 aircraft will be conducting "laser mapping of the NYC shorelines in all five boroughs. The aircraft will be flying at an altitude of approximately 1,475 feet and will be using a laser to measure erosion."

At the same time, Notify NYC also warns us of another set of planned flyovers that started April 8 and will continue until April 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., centered over Midtown Manhattan. In this case, the flyover will be conducted by a tan/brown/yellow PA 27 Piper Aztec aircraft with tail #N170TA.

Recent Activity

There have been numerous flyovers in recent months. There was a flyover on March 30: "Three helicopters at low altitudes conducting aerial photography," we're told.

And on March 25, eight Alpha Jets conducted a flyover in the vicinity of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty.

Just the day before, on March 24, we were told to expect "three helicopters at low altitudes conducting aerial photography."

Another flyover was set for March 13, this one with 10 military helicopters which were conducting an "exercise over NYC at an altitude of 500-1,000 feet."

And another one on March 5: the same tan/brown/yellow PA 27 Piper Aztec aircraft with tail #N170TA, flying over.

Wow, what a lot of flyovers! (We're assuming that some of this activity has to do with Trump, since it picked up with his election as president.)

So there's no need to be alarmed. If you see a plane buzzing your building, it's likely just your government (and your taxes) at work.


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4 Missing Sisters Found; Cop with 'Anger Issues' Blows Away Neighbor; Heights Library About to be Demolished; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Photo courtesy Brooklyn North

NEW: All four missing sisters have been safely located - @NYPDBklynNorth https://t.co/y2FNXjDnWI

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 6, 2017

More on this story about the missing kids at ABC.

- Former police officer with "anger issues" shoots, critically wounds neighbor outside Greenpoint apartment building. [Daily News]

- NYC approves demolition of Brooklyn Heights Library, paving way for luxury tower. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A Brooklyn Supreme Court justice says he was harassed in Borough Park on Sunday by a man who shouted “you f–king Jew.” [NY Post]

- Powerful ‘RESIST’ sign illuminates Gowanus building. [Brooklyn Pulp]

- There's a parking space  in Park Slope for sale for $300,000. [CBS]

- Brooklyn-Queens Connector panel to be held at Brooklyn Law School. [amNY]

- Owl’s Head Park killer still at large. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A Danish starrchitect's firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has signed a 50,000-square-foot lease at Two Trees' 45 Main Street in DUMBO. [Commercial Observer]

- Many Brooklyn and New York officials trash Trump’s reissued travel ban. [Brooklyn Eagle

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Brooklyn Heights Association Awards Activists; Bed-Stuy Girl Best Doodler in NY; Katz's Deli and More Brooklyn Briefs

Albert Van Nesse Greene
The Brooklyn Bridge in Winter#ArtePerLarte @PatriziaRametta #B🌃 @Asamsakti @VAlivernini @v_diocesano @mariaireneali pic.twitter.com/1ELXKWHOK0

— @Priviter2 (@angela3nipoti1) February 28, 2017

- Brooklyn Heights Association looks at BQX, honors community activists at annual meeting. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Bomb threat at Midwood HS empties school for a while. [NBC]

- Sixth-grader Gwendolyn McNamara of Bedford-Stuyvesant won the New York State Doodle 4 Google Competition. [Daily News]

- Is this Brooklyn’s Jack the Ripper? [Daily Beast]

- "Weirdo disco king" Arthur Russell's archive of photographs, lyrics and unreleased music will go on display at Brooklyn Academy of Music. [OKPlayer]

- Katz’s Delicatessen to open Brooklyn outpost in April. [amNY]

- Wicked woman robs date at gunpoint. [Brooklyn Paper]

- Supporters and opponents alike amazed that Trump's first speech to Congress was delivered in normal tones with no odd facial twitches. [Politico]


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Techies 'Hack the Ban'; Brooklyn Artist Makes Real Bucks; Foreclosures; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn Nets star Brook Lopez got the 'assist' of the night when he helped a small child get a layup. https://t.co/OwhfalaMTd pic.twitter.com/K7TXyMj5GT

— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017

Something oddly satisfying about this video.

- Techies ‘Hack the Ban’ for undocumented immigrants in Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A power problem near the Jay Street-MetroTech subway station caused delays across several lines early Tuesday. [NBC] Check MTA for train status today.

- Why at least one Brooklyn artist doesn't need a day job. [Forbes]

- A report by PropertyShark showed that the Eastern half of Brooklyn was the source of the borough’s high foreclosure rates. [KingsCountyPolitics]

- Brooklyn film company owner donated to Mayor de Blasio fund-raiser over fear her business would suffer. [Daily News]

- A New York man who was convicted of assaulting the head of the Brooklyn Jewish Y at a basketball game in 2014 has fled the country for Turkey. [JTA]

- Travolta makes triumphant return to Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Today's the last day of the winter for free admission to Brooklyn Botanic Garden! [BBG]

Spotted last night outside the brownstone that Paul Manafort is renovating in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Seems the neighbors aren't fans. pic.twitter.com/AHNFDnqVgO

— Brian Montopoli (@BrianMontopoli) February 27, 2017

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Cops Shoot & Kill 1; Rat Urine Health Tips; Brooklyn Bridge Structurally Deficient; and More Brooklyn Briefs

What happens to chocolate-covered strawberries 2 days after Valentine's Day. At Garden of Eden salad bar in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by MK Metz

- Police shooting in East New York. Perp shot first.  [NYPD News]

- After rat urine death, NYC issues guidelines on avoiding disease. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- It's gonna be 60 degrees this weekend so let's celebrate: The 20 best things to do in Brooklyn this weekend. [Brokelyn]

- Brooklyn Bridge and many other listed as structurally deficient. [NY1]

- Anish Kapoor to install an endless black whirlpool in Brooklyn Bridge Park. [DesignBoom]  

- Worker's Justice Project joined the 24-hour work stoppage on Thursday, set to send a message to the White House. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- What to do if ICE agents show up at your door. [Twitter]

People in #SunsetPark Brooklyn protesting against #BrokenWindows policing & deportations! #DayWithoutImmigrants #NoBanNoWallNoRaids pic.twitter.com/v3nXyt4vjE

— Ash J (@AshAgony) February 16, 2017

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Brooklyn Law School Rallies Against Muslim Immigration Ban

Photo by MK Metz

Brooklyn Law School held a "Brooklyn Stands Together" march and rally Thursday night at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Students at the law school have been involved in protests at JFK, in Battery Park, in front of the federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn and other locations over President Trump's Muslim immigration ban. 

Several professors are working as volunteer lawyers for people detained and several students have become legal observers for the National Lawyers Guild, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. 

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Video: Drunk Man Rescued from Bathroom by FDNY; Trump's Toxic Brooklyn Properties; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn: @FDNY and @WspuShomrim rescued a drunk man earlier this morning from a Bathroom at 264 Lee ave. VIDEO: pic.twitter.com/OLmJEDioVT

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) February 12, 2017

- Gov. Cuomo’s executive budget includes hidden $65M cut in MTA funds. [Daily News]

- The Trump organization and Jared Kusher own toxic sites in DUMBO and Gowanus that would benefit the most from EPA assistance -- but Trump wants to abolish the EPA. [Curbed]

- 2 men accused of impersonating police officers are robbing people in several Brooklyn neighborhoods.[Pix11]

- Brooklyn's U.S. Rep. Nadler uses obscure House rule to pressure Trump. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The WSJ says Brooklyn is the new hot spot for NYC office space. [WSJ]

- A dog took a bullet for his best friend — and survived — after a trio of robbers jumped his master in Crown Heights. [Daily News]

- The spy revolt against Trump begins. [Observer]

sliding into ur DMs like this actual thing I saw in Crown Heights this morning pic.twitter.com/SuE6Oxa2na

— James Grebey (@jgrebes) February 11, 2017

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12-Year-Old-Struck by Car in Brooklyn Heights; Target Protest Brings Cops; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Outside Tripoli Restaurant, Atlantic Ave. Photo: MK Metz

 - An Iranian CUNY student stuck in her native country after Trump ordered a travel ban is back in Brooklyn. [DNAinfo]

- A car slammed into a 12-year-old boy as he crossed Cadman Plaza West and Middagh St. in Brooklyn Heights at about 8:10 a.m. Monday. [Daily News]

- A group called People's Monday says they "shut down" Target in Atlantic Center Mall Monday night, somehow connecting Target to the 8-year-old girl killed in Trump's first military venture. [Twitter]

- Mwanwhile, hundreds of people packed into a Brooklyn synagogue, at Congregation Beth Elohim, to discuss fighting Trump agenda. [Twitter]

- In response to Trump, NY state Assembly passes 'sanctuary state' bill. [Politico]

- An appeals court will hear oral arguments Tuesday evening on whether to restore President Trump’s executive action on immigration and refugees. [The Hill]

-  Our information is being stolen: The FDA has not published any Federal Register notices in two weeks. They are supposed to be published daily. [Twitter]

- Missing cat alert: Waldo, black, 10 lbs, at 2 Grace Court at Hicks St, Brooklyn. Chip: 985113000126811 Call: 8884663242

This bill from a Brooklyn restaurant is going viral for its message about immigrants. @nbcnewyork https://t.co/z47DFCcpNA pic.twitter.com/j0ufWm2aCi

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) February 7, 2017

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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

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Yemeni Bodega Trump Protest Brings Thousands to Brooklyn Borough Hall

Photo by MK Metz for McBrooklyn

Thousands of Yemeni merchants -- owners of the corner bodegas and grocery stores we shop in every day -- closed shop yesterday at noon to trek to Brooklyn Borough Hall to protest Trump's travel ban.

The ban targets Muslims from seven countries:  Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Supporters of all ethnicities joined their fellow New Yorkers in a remarkable show of unity.

Additional great photos and video here.  


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1000 NYC Bodegas Go On Strike Today; That Nazi-Punching Film Fest; a Poopy Kind of Love; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Hold the coffee: NYC’s Yemeni bodegas go on strike today to protest Trump’s travel ban. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Bizarre video: Man smoking crack sets himself on fire in Brooklyn. [Daily News]

- There’s a Nazi-punching film festival going down in Brooklyn. [AV Club]

- Celebrate your Valentine's love with a visit to a wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Over a dozen tech company leaders in Brooklyn have signed a letter criticizing Donald Trump's Muslim ban. [Patch]

- Former Brooklyn math tutor gets just three years’ probation in sexual assault of his 6-year-old pupil. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn protest to call for boycott of Israeli dance company. [Mondoweiss]

Jackie Robinson, the pioneer who broke the game’s color barrier, signs his contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/c7oqcSdhtX

— MLB (@MLB) February 1, 2017

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Today: Last Day to Sign Up for ObamaCare; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- History: The wine cellars hidden under the Brooklyn Bridge. [NPR]

- Warning about phone scammers asking, "Can you hear me?" Don't answer! [abc7ny]

- ICYMI:Brooklyn judge defies a president. [Brooklyn Eagle] 

- ICYMI: Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, after she refused to defend the president’s executive order on immigration. [NYT]  He replaced her with Dana Boente. [Washington Post]

- Melania and Barron run errands in Manhattan despite city protests over Trump immigration ban. [Daily Mail]

- It took Donald Trump's refugee ban to give Lyft a win over Uber. [Slate]

- Today is the last day to sign up for Obamacare! [Affordable Care]

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An Apology to the World, from America

An apology to the world, from America, for @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/fIpxhMlAVl

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 31, 2017

Everyone should watch this, and shed a tear.

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Brooklyn Student, Doctor Marooned Abroad by Trump's Immigration Ban

CUNY students outside Federal Court in Brooklyn. Photo: MK Metz

 A Brooklyn doctor -- Dr. Kamal Fadlalla, who works at Interfaith Hospital -- and CUNY grad student Saira Rafiee are not allowed to return to the U.S. after vacationing abroad, as a result of Trump's controversial immigration executive order.

A protest organized by CUNY and attended by BP Eric Adams was held Monday outside of federal court in Brooklyn. More than 100 CUNY students are affected by the ban, school representatives said.

BP Adams read a letter from Saira that said in part, " I have no clue whether I would ever be able to go back to the school I like so much, or to see my dear friends there."

Federal Court was the center of a rally attended by more than 500 protesters Saturday night, when  Judge Ann M. Donnelly issued a temporary stay of Trump's order.

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Women Are Getting It Done in Fighting Trump's Craziness

Women have been noticeably stepping up to the plate in saying no to Trump ....

From the attorneys volunteering at airports, to  the female judges issuing stays on Trump's immigration executive order, to the (now former) attorney general of the U.S. sacked by Trump for putting the Constitution ahead of his demands (weird plot twist here), to the Women's Marchers on Washington, NYC and countless towns and cities around the country, women are certainly doing their share.

Leaving Dulles now to file from home. Gender disparity was striking: probably 70 percent of lawyers volunteering there are young women.

— Matt Ford (@fordm) January 30, 2017

If you're going to go out, go out like Sally Yates.#RESISTANCE

— TheNewDeal (@TheNewDeal) January 31, 2017

Four female judges were the heroes of the fight against Trump’s executive order: https://t.co/cC9ySlNNX5 pic.twitter.com/jOBoQuPb0S

— Slate (@Slate) January 31, 2017

All we can say is ... Yay, women, gettin' it done!

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