What Is It with the Rubins? Plus, New Heights School, Maybe... and More Brooklyn Briefs
- Plans for a possible Ace Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn hit a snag, as CB2 voted against the development. [ Curbed ] - Sa…
Shooting in East New York, Brooklyn Early Wednesday Morning
From the scanner: Confirmed: One person shot at 375 Fountain Ave. between Blake to Dumont avenues in Brooklyn's 75t…
Scare Yourself: Fun with the NYPD Interactive Crime Map
NYC crime map . Want to scare yourself silly? Just check out the NYPD's interactive crime map for your area. As …
Pot Arrests; Pier 6 Flap; Stolen Chihuahua; and More Brooklyn Briefs
the news @BilldeBlasio & @CommissBratton will announce Monday: no more arrests for small pot possession http://t.…
Mysterious Blue Subway Signs; Brooklyn's Ugliest Subway Station; and More Brooklyn Briefs
Have an idea for a participatory-budgeting project in Park Slope? Tweet it to @bradlander tomorrow at 2 pm, using #pbd…
Cop Shoots Himself in the Leg at Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn Detention Center; and More Brooklyn Briefs
Charlie Chaplin, in the Arch in DUMBO. Photo: MK Metz - Pub. Adv. Letitia James says police chief resignation is "…
Purple Tombstone in Front of LICH Not a Halloween Prank
Photos by MK Metz When we saw this purple tombstone mourning the neighborhood of Cobble Hill this morning in front of …
Supporters Salute Last LICH Shift in Brooklyn
Photo: MK Metz NYU is set to take over the emergency department at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) in Cobble Hill a…
SUNY: Don't Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out of LICH
LICH. Photo by MK Metz SUNY Downstate has finally gotten out of the pretend ER business at Long Island College Hospital…
On 2-Year Anniversary of Sandy, NYS AG and Comptroller Send LICH to the Wrecking Ball
When the lights went off, LICH was there for NYC. Photo: MK Metz On the two-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Brook…
Sunday's March for LICH Included Mix of Brooklyn Republicans and Democrats
Photo: MK Metz A large number of LICH supporters marched down Atlantic Avenue to rally outside Long Island College Hosp…
Brooklyn Brownstone Republicans to Join LICH March Sunday
LICH in the old days. Photo by MK Metz The Brooklyn Brownstone Republican club says it will show up in force at Sunday…
March and Rally to Revive LICH Planned for Sunday in Brooklyn
With the first case of Ebola in NYC, Enterovirus all over the place and terrorism drills going on at OEM , a march a…
Gubernatorial Debate, Brooklyn Bike Krill; and More Brooklyn Briefs
Firehouse, Brooklyn Heights. Photo: MK Metz - Wrap-ups of the gubernatorial debate. [ WNYC ] [ Daily News ] [ NY1 ] …
Brooklyn Ebola Town Hall; Grimm Trial Delayed; and More Brooklyn Briefs
Hazmat Guy: MK Metz - Man in critical condition after running down the street engulfed in flames following explosion. …
Brooklyn DA Indicts Lawyer for Embezzling More than $100,000 from Clients
Often Settled Cases Without Telling Them Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said Tuesday that a suspended attorney…
Brooklyn DA Says Childbeater Kelsey Smith Will Be Charged with Murder
Jeida Torres, Facebook Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said on Monday that Kelsey Smith, 20, will be charged wi…
Brooklyn BP Eric Adams to Call for Investigation Re Beating Death of Jaida Torres
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is set today to call for an investigation by the New York City Department of Home…
A Little Trouble from an EDP at the Brooklyn Heights Library
Photos by MK Metz An emotionally disturbed person get out of hand at the Brooklyn Heights Branch library on Thursday. …
Recchia Did Not Debate Grimm in Brooklyn Because Debate Moderator Was Grimm Employee
Democratic contender Domenic Recchia did not attend a candidate forum in Brooklyn on Tuesday because the debate moderat…