Police are asking the public’s assistance in searching for this individual, who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old female on the 3 train this past Sunday. According to police, the suspect approached the victim on the train as it entered the Clark St. station at approximately 10:20 a.m. and demanded personal property. When the victim refused, the […]
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Marc Hermann is a Brooklyn Heights native who works as a photographer and photo editor for the New York Daily News. Starting out as a teenager who would chase the local fire companies to emergency scenes, Marc's first news photos appeared in the Packer Collegiate Institute's school paper, before he made the jump to the Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn Eagle, and, finally, the Daily News. "weegee" is a tribute to the moniker of legendary New York press photographer Arthur Fellig,Author Archive | weegee
A Slice of Freedom
John (Junior) Gotti, a week after a Manhattan jury declared a mistrial in his fourth spin around the justice system in five years, dropped in at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria tonight. Gotti, once the reputed head of the Gambino crime family, dined with his attorney, Charles Carnesi, and an unidentified man, seemingly unnoticed by other patrons. Federal […]
Cops Still Seeking Pierrepont St. Attacker
Police are asking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect sought in connection with the September 3rd attack on a 67-year-old Pierrepont St. resident. Tommy Hairston, 32, of 116 George St., allegedly assaulted the victim as he got out of his car in front of 61 Pierrepont St, striking him with a 9mm pistol. Hairston […]
Fire in a Crowded Theater: The Sequel!
It’s ba-aaaaack! Kernel panic returned to the UA Cinemas at 106 Court St. tonight in an incident nearly identical to one that happened last month. Share this Story: Tweet
Don’t Be (Third) Alarmed
The acrid odor of smoke in the area this morning is wafting in from a three-alarm fire in a vacant building in Long Island City. Lots of people in our area, however, are calling the Fire Department, hence the cacophony of sirens. No major conflagrations here, though. Share this Story: Tweet
The Dashing Commuter
It took some wriggling, courtesy of the Fire Department, to assist this straphanger who took an express route down the stairs at the Borough Hall station, and ended up with his foot caught between the bottom step and the railing’s vertical support. It happened just after 6:30 tonight on the stairs below the Municipal Building. […]
Pierrepont St. Attack
A man was pistol-whipped shortly before 9:00 Thursday night in front of 61 Pierrepont St., between Henry and Hicks. According to witnesses, the man, who walks with crutches, was going to his car that was parked in front of the building when he was approached by a person described as a black male in his […]
Takesky Your Bikesky to Worksky
Mayor Bloomberg put pen to paper yesterday, signing Intro 871-A, a bill authorizing tenants in office buildings with freight elevators to bring their bicycles inside. Brooklyn Heights City Councilman David Yassky introduced the legislation after his wife was prohibited from bringing her wheels into her office building several years ago. Under the new law, these […]
“Miraculous” Brooklyn Bridge Jump
A distraught man kept police at bay for over 30 minutes last night as he threatened to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge. The drama unfolded shortly after 10:30 p.m. with reports of a man, armed with a knife, threatening to commit suicide. Police responded, and found the man clinging to the outside edge of the […]
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