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« Previous Entries Next Entries » Saturday, February 18th, 2023Huge Fire at 11th Avenue Electric Bike Shop
The 11th Avenue Bike Shop at 6308 – 11th Avenue in Borough Park had a serious fire around 2:30 am this morning. It took two hours to put out the fire. Two firefighters were hurt. (News here) Pic from Video here The Citizen App has an incorrect address for this fire. When the video starts, […]
Friday, February 17th, 2023Lenny’s Pizzeria is Closing For Good on Sunday
Lenny’s Pizzeria, which is best known as the pizzeria that John Travolta ate a double-stacked slice in the 1977 movie, Saturday Night Fever just announced that they are closing for good on Sunday. It’s been open for 70 years! Josephine wrote that her father, Frank Giordano is 77-years-old and it is time for him to […]
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023RIP DeAndre Matthews – Missing College Student Found Burned on Brooklyn Train Tracks
RIP DeAndre Matthews – just 19 years old. Brooklyn residents are calling for justice after the murder of DeAndre Matthews, a 19-year-old gay student whose body was found burned on railroad tracks last week. #DeAndreMatthews #HateCrime #LGBTQ https://t.co/0S7baIFvfq — The Pink Times (@thepinktimes) February 14, 2023 Police found Matthews with “significant burn wounds throughout his body” and […]
Friday, February 3rd, 2023Problems on Fort Hamilton & 70th Street – Where’s the NCO’s from the 68th Precinct?
Neighbors have shared some of the unsafe happenings around Ft. Hamilton Parkway, near 70th Street to let neighbors know to be alert. Avoid this area if possible, as the NCO’s from the 68th Precinct have not come up with a remedy for the problem. The police have received video of what is going on and […]
Monday, January 30th, 2023Andrew Gounardes Failed To Take Action When Migrants Complained of Poor Conditions
Senator Gounardes’ district was drastically changed with redistricting. While this helped Gounardes have a very easy election, it also showed Gounardes failed to take action for his community AGAIN. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is in Gounardes’ district. When migrants complained of poor conditions at that location and returned to sleep outside the Watson Hotel in […]
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023Woman Arrested on 17th Ave. & Bay Ridge Ave.
Pic from Video Here Around 8:15 pm tonight, there was a lot of commotion on 17th Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue in Bensonhurst. Police gathered around a red car and then a woman was put in handcuffs. Pic from Video Here The voice in the video says that the woman was stealing packages! After the […]
Saturday, January 21st, 2023RIP Nyheem Wright.
Nyheem Wright was only seventeen-year-old. Wright was chased by five teenage boys in Coney Island. They caught up with him, beat him and stabbed on Mermaid Avenue yesterday around 3:20 pm in the Rite Aid parking lot. (Source) The latest information said the police believe it was gang related. (See here) It is unclear why […]
Thursday, January 19th, 2023Justin Brannan Voted for Ebikes – Now They Over Ride in Parks And People Are Afraid
Anything actually going to be done about the motorcycles, e-bikes, dirt bikes and mopeds flying through #sunsetpark and #bushterminalpark ? These vehicles need to be impounded @NYCParks @NYCCouncil38 @BkCB7 @FriendsSunsetPk @queenoftheclick @brooklynpaper pic.twitter.com/ELUnjPyT7q — SunsetParkParent (@JohannaC2626) January 19, 2023 Councilman Justin Brannan voted in favor of the e-scooters in NYC in June 2020. Since 2020, […]
Thursday, January 19th, 2023Fire on New Utrecht and 73rd Street
Picture from video here Several scooters were on fire this morning on New Utrecht and 73rd Street. Firefighters put the fire out pretty quickly. (Info here) .
Thursday, January 12th, 2023Burnt SUV With Hitch Was Moved Today
Update: January 14th – it’s been moved back to 86th Street (See here) The SUV that celebrated one month in our community was moved today. From December 29th until this morning, it was on 16th Avenue and 81st Street. From December 11th to December 28th, the truck and hitch were on 86th Street. We don’t […]
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023FIAO Basketball League For Children Starts 1/28
A Youth Basketball League at FIAL IlCentro is starting January 28th. Register in person at Il Centro at 8711 18th Avenue from Monday to Friday 1 PM – 6PM with Maria. Games will be played on Saturdays by age division starting 1/28 – 3/18. Athletes will be placed on a team with a coach and PLAY […]
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023Why Did Justin Brannan Give Property Tax Exemptions To These Buildings – Everyone Needs to Pay Some Property Taxes!
On Twitter, Brannan told a Republican that paying taxes is important. Yet, in December Justin Brannan put in the paperwork and asked NYC Council for property tax exemptions for huge buildings in Manhattan and Queens. (See paperwork and 4 minute NYC Council Meeting video here) Let’s look at the properties and figure out why a […]
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