Police are looking for a man who, they say, broke into an office at 68 Jay Street this week and stole a laptop computer. The suspect, pictured here, apparently got into the office through a hole in the sheetrock ceiling at approximately 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, where surveillance video shows him removing a computer. His getaway […]
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Graffiti Blemishes Remsen Street… And There’s More
On Open Thread Wednesday March 21, reader Tony alerted us to graffiti spray-painted on the sidewalk in front of 90 Remsen Street and along a wall on Henry Street at Remsen (thankfully, now eradicated), expressing “NYPD Don’t Trust.” And there’s more… Such vandalism is also prominent on the Henry Street side of Andy’s Chinese on […]
High Street iRobber Foiled
A tech-savvy police officer from the 84th Precinct helped catch a thief this afternoon. According to cops, a 32-year-old woman fell prey to an armed robber at the High Street station just before 1:20 P.M. The suspect fled with the victim’s pocketbook and iPhone. The victim quickly found an officer stationed on Pearl Street and […]
84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening
The 84th Precinct Community Council will meet this coming Tuesday, March 20, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Hopkins Center, 155 Dean Street (between Hoyt and Bond streets), in Boerum Hill. On the agenda are: a special guest presentation by the NYPD Gang Division; presentation of the Cop of the Month award; a Transit Police […]
Sunday Stabbing At reBar in DUMBO
Photo by M. Hermann/BHB A man was assaulted with a knife and his assailant taken into custody shortly after 1:00 this morning at reBar, 147 Front Street, near Jay Streeet in DUMBO. The 25-year-old victim, whose left foot was bandaged, reportedly called 911 to report that he had been stabbed, while others held the perpetrator […]
The Heights: Hillbilly Heaven Or Hoodlum Haven?
BHB follower Vanessa shares that she noticed a vehicle on State Street between Sydney Place and Henry Street jacked up on cinder blocks with all four tires removed. Is this a case of theft (call 911!) or a resident confusing the Heights with the Alabama backwoods (call 311!)?
Mugging on Joralemon Street
A reader let us know that this past Saturday at about 9:55 p.m. he was mugged while walking on Joralemon Street between Clinton and Sidney Place. Two men, who appeared to be in their twenties, one wearing a camouflage coat and the other a dark sweater and baseball cap, overtook him on the sidewalk, then […]
84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening
The 84th Precinct Community Council will meet this coming Tuesday, February 21, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the St. James Cathedral Pavillion, 240 Jay Street, between Cathedral Place and Chapel Street, in Concord Village. On agenda are: a special guest presentation on the topic, “Common Ground Homeless Solutions”; presentation of the Cop of the Month […]
Squadron Sponsors Crackdown on Careless Driving, and a Reader Gives a Glaring Example
State Senator Daniel Squadron is co-sponsoring, along with Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, a bill in the state legislature that would increase the power of police to bring charges in cases where it is believed that careless driving has caused injury or death. The legislators introduced VTL 1146 after the tragic deaths of Hayley Ng, 4, and […]
Brooklyn Heights Busted Chef Reborn as The Montauk Grifter
We hate to say “we told you so,” but we told you so. The Notorious Busted Chef, Dan Kaufman, is up to his conning ways again. Gawker reports today that Kaufman was busted last month in Montauk by NYPD detectives: Read BHB’s original coverage of the Busted Chef saga now.
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