A woman crossing the street in Flatbush was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler in a hit-and-run early Wednesday morning, police said. Linda Douglass, 67, was crossing Flatbush Avenue at Nostrand Avenue around 4:45 a.m. when the blue flatbed tractor trailer slammed into her. She died at the scene. The truck driver, who was later […]
About a dozen Brooklyn tenants marched in the rain on Sunday to demand their building manager and landlord address needed repairs in their buildings. Tenants of Joseph Popack, who owns 46 buildings in Crown Heights, Brownsville, Flatbush and East Flatbush, took to 438 Kingston Ave. to push for a response from their building manager roughly […]
Activists, lawyers, architects and influencers are throwing their hats in the ring for the City Council seat recently vacated by Jumaane Williams, who officially took office as New York City public advocate last week. Nine hopefuls, including Williams’ former deputy chief of staff, have announced plans to run for the open seat. Williams represented the […]