From a Brooklyn Eagle article, the NYPD have released photo stills from the surveillance video of the Mansion House vandalism/protest/attack, and are referring to it as a “hate crime criminal mischief incident.” If you seen this person, or have any information regarding this crime, you can contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or […]
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Anti-Semitic Attack on BK Museum Director’s Mansion House Home
Last night, purportedly Pro-Palestinian protesters vandalized the Mansion House on Hicks Street, where Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak resides. The front of the building was defaced with red paint, inverted red triangles were painted on the doors, and hung up a banner that said “Anne Pasternak Brooklyn Museum White-Supremacist Zionist.” This was apparently a part […]
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Receives Bomb Threat
According to the New York Daily News, at about 5:15 PM yesterday the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, 131 Remsen Street, received an email stating that a bomb was on the premises. Three employees evacuated. Police came and found no bomb. This followed similar threats earlier on Saturday against two Manhattan synagogues. Shortly after the threat against […]
84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening
The New York Police Department’s 84th Precinct, which covers Brooklyn Heights, will have a Community Council Meeting, to which all are invited, this coming Tuesday, April 16 starting at 6:45 PM at the 84th Precinct, 301 Gold Street. The “[a]genda items include a Cop Of The Month presentation, review of crime statistics to date, and […]
UPS Store Employee Accused of Stealing Rolex Watch From Montague Street Store
As reported by Adam Daly in the Brooklyn Paper, an employee of the UPS store at 137 Montague Street has been accused of stealing a Rolex Submariner watch, valued at $9,500. A customer had sold the watch on eBay and brought it to UPS on December 22 for shipment “to an eBay authentication center in […]
Police Search for Man Who Shoved and Injured 89 Year Old Woman
According to Mary Frost in the Eagle police at the 84th Precinct have provided a photo (see it by following the link to Ms. Frost’s story) of the man suspected of having, at about 2:00 PM on September 26 at Court and Montague Streets, approached an 89 year old woman from behind and shoved her […]
84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening
The New York Police Department’s 84th Precinct, which covers Brooklyn Heights, will have a Community Council Meeting, to which all are invited, this coming Tuesday, September 19 starting at 6:45 PM at Brooklyn Borough Hall, enter at 209 Joralemon Street. The “[a]genda includes a Cop Of The Month presentation, review of precinct crime statistics, and […]
Reports of Harrassment and Threats on Promenade
Mary Frost in the Eagle quotes a number of Heights residents concerning harrassment and threats, mostly occurring at the north end of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and often including ant-LGBTQ slurs, by unidentified men. The story includes two photos supplied by a Heights resident of an “allegedly threatening individual.” Ms. Frost states that an NYPD […]
Promenade Slasher at Large
As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, police are searching for a man who used a knife to repeatedly slash on the right hand a 22 year old man, who at the time was sitting on a bench at the north end of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, last Tuesday, August 1. According to the […]
Suspect Arrested in Joralemon Street Stabbing and Robbery
As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, police have arrested Nicolas Giraldo, 25, who is suspected of having robbed and stabbed a 55 year old man on Joralemon Street near Columbia Place at 6:33 AM on Tuesday, June 13. The suspect, a Queens resident, was arrested in Manhattan, where he is suspected of having […]
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