Dec. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Two separate residential fires left 24 people displaced in East Flatbush over the weekend. On Friday, Dec. 20, shortly before 8 p.m., a two-alarm fire broke out at a single-family home on the 800 block of New York Avenue, near Linden Boulevard. When firefighters arrived…
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DOB cracks down on Brooklyn construction violations, issuing nearly $1 million in penalties
Dec. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) ramped up enforcement actions in Brooklyn during October, issuing almost $1 million in penalties and three stop-work orders related to construction violations at sites across the borough. The DOB released its enforcement bulletin for October on Dec. 9, highlighting significant…
Greenpoint’s Saint Vitus Bar closes permanently, months after abrupt shutdown
Aug. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Saint Vitus Bar, a heavy metal music venue in Greenpoint, has closed permanently — at least in its original physical location. The bar’s three co-owners posted what seemed to be a farewell on Instagram on Saturday, writing “1120 Manhattan Ave. 2011-2024. Saint Vitus Bar to be continued…” along…
Fire breaks out in East Flatbush apartment building with record of code violations
Nov. 20, 2023 By Adam Daly
Firefighters quickly doused an all-hands fire that broke out on the first floor of a residential building in East Flatbush Sunday morning.
One firefighter injured after blaze breaks out at vacant Ocean Hill building: FDNY
Oct. 18, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A firefighter was injured while battling a blaze at a vacant Ocean Hill building on Tuesday afternoon, according to the FDNY.
‘A real damn shame’: After grandmother killed in Bath Beach crash, pol says reckless drivers must be held accountable
Sep. 19, 2023 By Jada Camille
Traffic laws and penalties are being called into question after a 66 year-old pedestrian was hit and killed by a repeat traffic offender in a Bath Beach intersection on Sept. 12.