Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill, NY|News|
Boerum Hill Bank Robber Hits HSBC Bank Branch: NYPD
The May 6 robbery netted the culprit $225, according to the NYPD.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
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Sunset Park, NY|News|
Sunset Park Courthouse May House Books While Local Library Is Demolished
Over the next 2 years, the 5th Ave Committee plans to rip down Sunset Park's library and build a new one beneath an apartment building.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Night Construction on Flatbush Ave. Starts Wednesday
One lane on Flatbush Ave. will be partially closed at the Dean Street intersection from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Rachel Hutchinson, Missing Brooklyn Woman, Found Dead in New York Bay: Police
Hutchinson was last seen leaving her Crown Heights apartment building at 2 a.m. Monday, according to the NYPD.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Gowanus-Red Hook, NY|News|
Brooklyn Queens Connector: City Officials Pitch Streetcar to Skeptical Residents
BQX backers say the streetcar will benefit NYC commuters and ease transit woes. The next public meeting is scheduled for May 19 in Red Hook.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Teens Punch Brooklyn Woman in the Face During Failed Mugging: NYPD
Police released a photo Monday of the two teens believed to be behind the late-April attack.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Brooklyn Real Estate Round-Up for Monday, May 9
The Jehovah’s Witnesses sell a stronghold in the Heights; residents rage against a planned streetcar; Ta-Nehisi Coates moves to Brooklyn.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO, NY|News|
Man Found Dead Between F Train Cars: NYPD
Queens resident James A. Rubio, 24, was found unconscious Friday on a train at the Jay Street-MetroTech station, according to the NYPD.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
North Brooklyn's Top Cop Accused of Sleeping With Subordinates
Ex-NYPD cop Tabatha Foster claimed online that Jeffrey Maddrey slept with her and other officers — but some say he's being smeared.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
A Prophet In Brooklyn, Twice Stolen, Is Found
The Jesus statue outside the Saints Peter and Paul Rectory was stolen — again — last week. On Friday, it reappeared, tattered but whole.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
Woman Fights Off Would-Be Rapist in Williamsburg Stairwell: NYPD
Hasson Durham, 21, was arrested this weekend after assaulting a 37-year-old woman in the stairwell of her building, police say.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
L Train Shutdown: Here's What You Missed at the MTA's Big L Train Meeting
NYC transportation officials seemed to lean toward a full closure of the L Train's underwater tunnels for one-and-a-half years.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Coastal Flood Warning Issued for NYC: Stormy Friday Ahead
The rains could last through Mother's Day.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
Minivan Linked to East New York Murder, Police Say
Murder victim Charles Jones, 41, had just finished a 14-year prison sentence when he was killed on April 29.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Plastic and Paper Bags Will Now Cost 5 Cents in NYC
The new fee, passed by the New York City Council on Thursday, applies to most disposable bags distributed by retailers throughout the city.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO, NY|News|
NYPD Searching For Escaped Brooklyn Prisoner
Layquan Johnson gave guards the slip Tuesday after showing them "false information," according to the NYPD.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
NYC Bag Fee: Bill's Lovers and Haters Bicker Ahead of Thursday Vote
Brooklyn politicians came under fire this week for backing a citywide 5 cent bag fee, up for final approval Thursday at City Hall.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
7-Year-Old Girl Groped at Williamsburg Grocery: NYPD (Updated)
The girl was in the Southside Food Plaza on Monday when a man grabbed her buttocks and fled the scene, according to police.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Sunset Park, NY|News|
Sunset Park Man Killed Crossing 6th Avenue; Ditmas Park Driver Arrested
Yiru Weng, 67, was crossing 6th Avenue in Sunset Park on April 20 when he was struck and killed, police say.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
NYC Bag Fee Cleared for Final City Hall Approval
The legislation requires retailers to charge at least 5 cents for non-reusable paper and plastic bags.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
