Jun. 11, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters battled two Brooklyn fires almost simultaneously on Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters battle dual blazes in Brooklyn
Tag: east-flatbush
Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly attempting to run down men outside Flatbush yeshiva
May. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a group of men outside a private Jewish school in East Flatbush.
Local woman raises money to save alma mater from closure as Brooklyn’s Catholic schools struggle with enrollment
May. 29, 2024 By Jada Camille
Catholic academies in Brooklyn may be edging closer to extinction, with at least three Catholic schools set to close permanently at the end of this year.
Pep rally at Brooklyn elementary school sets the stage for New York Liberty season opener
May. 13, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
The New York Liberty basketball team and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield joined forces on Friday to mark the fourth year of their partnership with a pep rally at Walter Weaver Elementary School.
SUNY Downstate Hospital to stay open — for now — per state budget agreement
Apr. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
SUNY Downstate University Hospital will remain open — at least for now — after lawmakers reached a compromise with Governor Kathy Hochul during budget negotiations.
Brooklyn man arrested after allegedly killing and dismembering roommate
Apr. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen
Cops arrested a Brooklyn man Friday, months after he allegedly killed a man and stored his dismembered body in the fridge and freezer of his East Flatbush apartment.
Five indicted for murder in ‘shocking execution’ of Brooklyn laundromat owner: DA
Apr. 2, 2024 By Adam Daly
Five Queens residents have been indicted in connection with the brutal murder of an East Flatbush laundromat owner who was shot 13 times and then robbed of his $30,000 gold chain last December, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday.
Gunman killed in East Flatbush police shooting was chasing suspects after being robbed: NYPD
Mar. 20, 2024 By Dean Moses
The Brooklyn man shot and killed by police on Monday was apparently a mugging victim chasing two individuals who had robbed him moments earlier — including one suspect who was wanted for another shooting earlier this month, police sources said.
‘Wrong, wrong, wrong’: Healthcare workers, pols rally against possible SUNY Downstate closure
Mar. 1, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Healthcare workers and elected officials rallied Thursday outside of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in the latest protest against a “transformative plan” which could see SUNY shutter the East Flatbush hospital.
Man stabbed in the face inside Brooklyn church building: NYPD
Feb. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violence broke out inside an East Flatbush church building on Friday afternoon when one man stabbed another.