Lots of topics this week: The Remsen Arsenal — you see that coming? Ivo's pooch — who will save Ruka? The UA Court Street — nightmare or just another theater? The Heath Ledger tragedy — The former Boerum Hill resident appears to be a victim of an accidental overdose: is Ambien the most dangerous […]
Archive | January, 2008
Ivo’s Doc Roomie Silent on Arsenal
Dr. Michael C. Clatts, the AIDS researcher roomate of Ivaylo Ivanov, the man charged with last year's hate spree against local synagogues and keeping a large cache of pipe bombs and guns, is not cooperating with the NYPD according to the New York Sun. He was picked up by police yesterday at JFK Airport upon […]
Actor Heath Ledger, Former Area Resident, Found Dead
Australian born actor and former Boerum Hill resident Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment in lower Manhattan today. He was in his bed, with a bottle of sleeping pills nearby. Ledger was 28. During his time in the area, Ledger and former companion Michelle Williams could be seen out and about on […]
UA Theater: Nightmare on Court Street
From the BHB Inbox comes this dispatch from a reader: My family of 4 have lived in Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill for 6 years now. We’ve noticed a deterioration in quality of service and cleanliness at the UA Court Street Stadium 12 over the years (not that it was that nice to begin with). My wife […]
NY Sun: Were Bombs Meant for Synagogues?
The NY Sun reports that the NYPD is investigating whether Ivanov the Terrible's pipe bombs were meant to be used on the synagogues of Brooklyn Heights. As previously reported, Ivanov has confessed to being the person who scrawled swastikas and anti-semitic phrases on synagogues here last year: NY Sun: Police Investigating… : Penny Kaufman, who […]
Ivanov the Terrible Admits to Hate Spree
Ivaylo Ivanov (pictured here with his dog Ruka), the Remsen Street resident nabbed with an arsenal of guns and pipe bombs on Sunday has admitted to being the person who scrawled swastikas on area synagogues last year. (Photo courtesy of Hillside Dog Park)
Remsen Arsenal Linked to Hate Crimes?
The owner of a cache of weapons and pipebombs on Remsen Street has been identified as Ivaylo Ivanov, an ex-con with a long criminal past, the NY Post reports. He's also raised the NYPD's interest as a suspect in the synagogue hate spree last year. Ivanov shared the apartment at 58 Remsen with Dr. Michael […]
The Junior League of Brooklyn Wants You
From the BHB Inbox: Do you love Brooklyn? Do you want to help make it better? Join the Junior League of Brooklyn! The Junior League of Brooklyn has been serving the needs of women and children for over 97 years. We are a 100% volunteer-run, non-profit organization of women, dedicated to making this borough a […]
Update on Remsen Arsenal
Reports from 58 Remsen Street today tell us that the suspect who appears to have had a small arsenal of guns and pipe bombs is a 31 year old male. He's been treated at Long Island College Hospital being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound and is in police custody awaiting charges. His name has […]
Man Found with Pipe Bombs on Remsen
WNBC-TV reports a disturbing item this morning: WNBC-TV: Man with Pipe Bombs…: Police and the bomb squad rushed to an apartment in Brooklyn Heights early Sunday after a man is discovered with pipe bombs in his apartment. According to police, the man called 911 saying he had a gunshot wound to the hand.When police arrived […]
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