Two teenagers were arrested tonight at Joralemon St. & Clinton St. after going on a rampage with compressed air pistols, fitted with laser sights. According to cops, the duo started out targeting birds in Cadman Plaza Park, later moving west into the Heights, hitting streetlights and windows on Willow St., State St., and Henry St., […]
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Yassky, Millman, BHA Support Atlantic Yards Oversight
This morning, a press conference was held on the City Hall steps to announce the introduction at the State Assembly of a bill titled the Atlantic Yards Governance Act. If enacted, this bill would establish a new entity called the Atlantic Yards Development Trust, which would have the power to supervise the developer’s implementation of […]
Serious Accident on B’Bridge Ramp
A three-car accident on the Brooklyn Bridge ramp to Tillary St. behind the Federal Court left two people injured, one seriously. It happened around 4:22 A.M. on the bridge’s Brooklyn-bound side. NYPD Highway Patrol conducted an accident investigation while traffic was diverted at Cadman Plaza. No information has yet been released on the cause of […]
Ikea Sets Up in Cadman Plaza
There’s a huge box with studio apartment tucked inside at Cadman Plaza courtesy of Ikea. The Swedish furniture giant will be opening next Wednesday in Red Hook. Racked explains it all:
Hit and Run at Cadman Plaza
An elderly man was struck by a hit and run driver yesterday afternoon around 3:41pm at Cadman Plaza. Eyewitnesses say, the driver tried to shake the man off of his hood by swerving the vehicle. Once that was accomplished, the driver sped away and the victim fell to the pavement. According to reports the victim […]
Fatality at Problem Intersection.
Police say a 69-year-old woman was killed just after noon today when she was struck by a commercial vehicle at the intersection of Adams St. and Joralemon St. Her identity has not yet been released, and the NYPD is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. This intersection is notorious for being the […]
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