Oct. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly Police are looking for a knife-wielding suspect who allegedly stabbed a man in the eye on a subway platform in Bay Ridge last week. The NYPD said the 30-year-old victim was waiting for an R train inside the Bay Ridge Avenue subway station shortly before 4:30 a.m. on…
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17-year-old robbed, stabbed inside Crown Heights subway station
Oct. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 17-year-old boy was violently robbed inside the Utica Avenue-Crown Heights subway station on Friday night, according to the NYPD. The victim was on the platform waiting for a southbound 3 train just after 9 p.m. when an unknown man wearing a Chicago bulls hat and a blue-and-green…
NYPD releases bodycam footage from controversial Brooklyn police subway shooting
Sep. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses Police on Friday released the body camera footage from a Brownsville police-involved shooting, almost one week after the incident wounded an officer and left a commuter with brain damage. The release of the dramatic video comes amidst citywide outrage over the Sept. 15 shooting that many advocates and…
Full steam ahead: G train resumes full service after summer shutdowns
Sep. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The G train is finally back to full service following a painful summer shutdown. The Crosstown Line returned to its full route between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn at 5 a.m. on Sept. 3. The line had been shuttered in phases…
Police seek suspect in robbery of woman at Brooklyn M train station
Aug. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Cops are looking to identify the man they say snatched a pair of chains from a woman’s neck at the Myrtle Avenue and Central Avenue M station late last month.
Six new elevators open at Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street stations
Apr. 10, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
After more than a year of construction, six new elevators opened at the Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street stations in Williamsburg last week.
Tenant rallies, subway safety, and seasonal celebrations: Brooklyn Paper’s top stories from March 2024
Apr. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but it’s not really clear if the news cycle in Brooklyn follows that trend.
Two people fatally struck by subway trains in Brooklyn amid deadly week for MTA
Mar. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Two people were hit and killed by subway trains in Brooklyn in Tuesday in the midst of a particularly deadly week for the MTA.
NYPD blames Brooklyn subway shooting on fare evasion at station press conference
Mar. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The New York Police Department is claiming the act of fare evasion played a significant role in Thursday afternoon’s subway shooting.
Cops seek trio behind violent subway station robbery in East New York
Feb. 16, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Police are looking to identify three individuals involved in a subway station robbery earlier this month.