For those who haven’t heard yet, Garden Place – the street where everyone takes their kids for tricks and treets today – was vandalized last night with badly (and incorrectly) drawn swastikas, and the n-word (because why not just throw that in there, too). It’s shocking, but this isn’t the first time this has happened […]
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Swastikas, Trump, And A Kids Park: A Personal Note
It’s Mrs. Fink. Hey! I haven’t been here much. Besides my daughter, my husband loved (LOVED) this blog and this community more than anything. So, it’s hard for me. Baby Fink, as Homer lovingly called her, had to witness his death in our Brooklyn Heights apartment. That she, or ANY of our children have to […]
Swastikas and Trump Graffiti Discovered At Adam Yauch Park
Earlier this evening, graffiti of swastikas and “Go Trump” were discovered at Adam Yauch Park. We should have more shortly. DEVELOPING….
Swastika on a Box Spotted on Montague Street
Almost two years since Ivaylo Ivanov scrawled swastika around Brooklyn Heights another sign of hate has appeared in the neighborhood. A BHB reader sent us this photo taken today around 1:30pm in from of the Variety Mart on Montague Street.
Mic Drop: Hundreds Gather For Anti-Hate Rally in Adam Yauch Park with Beastie Boy “Ad Rock,” Electeds, Religious & Community Leaders
When Adam Yauch Park was desecrated by anti Semitic and pro-Trump graffiti on Friday afternoon the community reaction was swift. Law enforcement deemed the incident a hate crime and the City Parks Department immediately painted over the offensive tags. State Senator, Daniel Squadron deftly organized a bevy of elected officials and religious leaders for the […]
Adam Yauch Park Defaced With Hateful Graffitti – Electeds Organize “Stand Up Against Hate” For This Sunday
Hate is on our doorstep, where our children play. On Friday afternoon a resident alerted Senator Daniel Squadron’s office that Adam Yauch Park playground had been defaced with swastikas and the message, “Go Trump.” The Daily News reports The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident and the Parks Department is in the […]
Shooting in Brooklyn Heights
There’s reportedly been a shooting in Brooklyn Heights. Marc Hermann and Heather Quinlan are on the scene. Earlier this evening “ABCD” commented that the incident was on Monroe Place and Clark Street. @skidder tweets: Drama in Brooklyn Heights: someone shot at end of my block. Found my police scanner. @jarbro tweets: About 10+ NYPD units […]
Ivanov Gets 18 Years for Bombs, Hate Crimes
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes announced this morning that Ivaylo Ivanov has been officially sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection to possession of a cache of weapons and spray painting swastikas around Brooklyn Heights. The official press release after the jump.
“Mad Bomber” Ivanov Gets 18 Years
Ivaylo Ivanov, whose arsenal of guns and homemade bombs was discovered in the apartment he was sharing on Remsen Street two years ago, and who later admitted to spray-painting swastikas on synagogues and scattering hate literature around the neighborhood, today entered a guilty plea and will be sentenced to prison. YourNabe.com: The man responsible for […]
Mad Bomber of Remsen Making Friends in Rikers
It’s been some time since we’ve heard the name Ivaylo Ivanov. The would-be bomber of Remsen Street has spent the last two years in jail on Rikers Island on charges involving spray-painting anti-Jewish slurs and swastikas in the Heights. So what’s he been up to? Turns out, Ivanov’s been making friends with Ronald Tackmann, an illustrious thief, […]
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