Todd Maisel
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More Speed Cameras for School Zones Are Here
BAY RIDGE – Brooklyn officials and the NYPD gathered at Fontbonne Academy Hall in Bay Ridge on Wednesday, September 4, to hail the installation of additional school zone speed cameras to both slow down drivers and decrease crashes. Twenty bicyclists have been killed thus far this year, including one on Labor Day intentionally run down … → Read More
J’Ouvert, West Indian Day Parade Joyful Despite The Rain
CROWN HEIGHTS – The Labor Day streets of Crown Heights were jammed with people attired in elaborate and colorful costumes at the West Indian American Day Parade. The NYPD deployed a record number of officers to the events, placing checkpoints at the J’Ouvert festival that required celebrants to pass through metal detectors to prevent weapons … → Read More
29th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpture Competition: Photos
CONEY ISLAND – The 29th Annual Sand Sculpture competition in Coney Island attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the beach to see sand sculptures that told stories from participants from around the country, according to the organizers, Brooklyn Community Services and the Alliance for Coney Island. This year’s contest winner was Joe Slobodia of Long … → Read More
Bicyclist Injured in Sunset Park Hit-and-Run
SUNSET PARK – A Sunset Park bicycle rider was injured Saturday on Fourth Avenue at the intersection of 49th Street by what police from the 72nd Precinct at the scene described as a hit-and-run driver. This incident comes as 19 people have been killed and many more injured in crashes with vehicles throughout the city. … → Read More
Elected Officials Focus On Notorious Marine Park Intersection During DOT Tour
MARINE PARK – On Wednesday morning, elected officials toured the notorious Kings Highway and Nostrand Avenue intersection in Marine Park with the Department of Transportation (DOT) borough commissioner to find safety solutions for both motorists and pedestrians. The intersection received a new traffic island and bus lane to service the B82-SBS in 2017, but according … → Read More
High Temperatures Tax Firefighters At Two Major Fires In Sunset Park And Brownsville
SUNSET PARK/BROWNSVILLE – High temperatures made fighting a pair of two-alarm fires in two Brooklyn neighborhoods much more difficult this morning, injuring six people and leaving numerous homeless, fire officials said. Most of the injuries were to firefighters who suffered from record temperatures and 90 degree heat in the morning. None of the injuries are considered … → Read More
Body Art Vs. Protestors: Art Exhibition Or Exhibitionism?
BUSHWICK – Scores of people stripped down to their birthday suits for artists to paint their bodies—head to toe in multi-colors, flowers, and messages of love—as part of NYC Bodypainting Day this past Saturday, July 20, in Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick. While most people enjoyed the art, chuckled at the fun, or just shrugged, a … → Read More
Playing Possum On Brooklyn Ave: Locals Help Stranded Marsupial
EAST FLATBUSH – When employees of Lenox Hill Radiology on Brooklyn Avenue saw a strange sight on a barbed wire fence Thursday afternoon, they and neighbors sprang into action to try and help what turned out to be a slow moving opossum carrying small babies in her pouch. The discovery of the opossum on the … → Read More
Mermaid Parade Is An Eclectic Love Festival Of The Arts
CONEY ISLAND – Thousands of office workers and construction workers were just some of the many people stepping out of their ordinary routines on Saturday to transform into someone they usually hide within themselves—rainbow mermaids and pirate scallywags. The Mermaid Parade in Coney Island—a theater of the absurd in New York’s play land—allows one’s inner self … → Read More
Man picking up child from Coney Island school, slashed by boyfriend of mother
CONEY ISLAND – A man picking up his child from a Coney Island elementary school yesterday afternoon was slashed in the face by the child’s stepfather and boyfriend of her mother, after the latter slammed his car into the other’s vehicle that contained the girl, police said. Both men were charged with assault and endangering … → Read More
Pride Parade In Park Slope Is A "Big Love Fest"
PARK SLOPE – What a drag it is walking 15 blocks on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope unless you are “in drag” marching in the 23rd annual Brooklyn Pride Parade celebrating sexual identity, diversity, and tolerance. Thousands of Brooklynites jammed the Park Slope streets as marchers declared their love for fellow New Yorkers no matter what their … → Read More
Suspicious Brownsville Blaze Guts Apartment
BROWNSVILLE – Residents of a Brownsville building fled from their homes when a fire ripped through a fifth-floor apartment, fire blowing out several windows when firefighters arrived, fire officials said. No injuries were reported, though two children were checked for smoke inhalation, but did not require a hospital visit, officials said. The fire broke out … → Read More
Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Parade Takes Over Bay Ridge For A Day (PHOTOS)
Brooklyn’s 152nd Memorial Day Parade stepped off on Monday, Memorial Day on 3rd Ave. & 78th St. led by former NY State Senator and retired police officer Marty Golden as the Grand Marshal. The American Legion also celebrated 100 years of service to veterans and the community and served as Deputy Grand Marshal. Special guests … → Read More
Bloody Night In Brooklyn: At Least 6 Shot, One Dead in 12 Hours
CENTRAL/EASTERN BROOKLYN – Six people were shot, and one died from gunshot wounds since between last night and this morning, according to police. The shootings were centered in three of the four highest crime areas that are the focus of the “All-Out” program announced by Chief of Department Terrence Monahan last week. Officers were added … → Read More
Brooklyn Bombshells Lose To Bronx Gridlock In A Tough Roller Derby Match
The Brooklyn Bombshells are not your stereotypical women. They are tough roller derby skaters who have built themselves into a rough and tumble team, empowering women with that Brooklyn swagger that says, “don’t mess with me!” with a smile. The Bombshells are part of the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League, one of eight teams that … → Read More
Marine Park Teens Gather For Friend, Against Senseless Violence
MARINE PARK – Scores of teens from Marine Park gathered around a carefully arranged memorial – votive candles flickered, photos in frames and a plaque emblazoned with the name of Rohan Burke, 17, who was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a busy Midwood Street in front of so many witnesses and cameras last … → Read More
Mayor Announces End to Single Use Plastic Food-ware by City
SUNSET PARK – Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order at the Sims Municipal Recycling Center in Sunset Park April 11, that will end the direct New York City purchase of unnecessary single-use plastics in favor of compostable or recyclable alternatives. The city spends about $1 million on plastic food-ware every year, weighing approximately 1.1 … → Read More
Coney Island Cyclone Opens to Public, Official Opening April 14!
CONEY ISLAND – The official opening of the Coney Island Cyclone Roller Coaster will occur on Sunday, April 14 with elected officials and local leaders breaking a bottle of Brooklyn egg-cream on the front car. But the Cyclone and its home base, Luna Park Amusement Park opened this past Saturday for the die-hard fans who … → Read More
Firefighters Battle High Rise Fire at Trump Village
CONEY ISLAND/WEST BRIGHTON – Firefighters battled a ninth-floor fire in an apartment in Trump Village this morning, injuring one person and forcing the evacuation of numerous residents from apartments on several floors because of spreading smoke. Fire officials say the fire broke out shortly after 11:30 a.m. at 2942 West 5th Street in Trump Village … → Read More
His Last Fire Run – Battalion Chief Joseph McKie To Retire
FLATBUSH – Battalion Chief Joseph McKie returned to the 41st Battalion headquarters on Snyder Avenue in Flatbush to pick up his harness and rope – to return to the quartermaster as he prepared for retirement after 30 years with the FDNY. But instead, he jumped in the battalion command SUV and then watched for the … → Read More