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Come See Inside Brooklyn’s “Big House”

By on January 27, 2012 in Boerum Hill, Crime, Events, Real Estate

Admit it: you’ve long itched to take a tour inside that magnificent building at 275 Atlantic Avenue, between Boerum Place and Smith Street. Well, now you can do it next Saturday, February 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and it’s absolutely free. (Update: Chuck Taylor took the tour. Read his observations on BHB.) The good news is brought to us by Community Board 2:

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) invites the community to attend an open house at the Brooklyn Detention Complex, more commonly known at the Brooklyn House of Detention or the “House of D’.”
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Terror from the PJs?: Cobble Hill Man Jumped by “Boo Crew”

By on October 25, 2011 in Boerum Hill, Crime

Just one day after the NY Times wrote a veritable kumbaya story about how Warren Street (between Bond and Nevins) continues to thrive and grow in that shadow of two housing projects, comes a disturbing story via the Brooklyn Paper.

A Cobble Hill man was walking on Boerum Place towards Bergen Street  and a hoard of local teens.  One of the group accosted him, yelling “Boo”.  The amplitude of the youth’s taunt nearly knocked the victim over.  When he confronted the thug, he was met with a big fat knuckle sandwich: Continue Reading →

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P.S. 29 Outcast – Providence Hogan

By on October 10, 2011 in Crime, Education, parenting

In an NYTimes article entitled, “The Outcast of Brownstone Brooklyn” a detailed examination of the negotiations concerning restitution in the now notorious PS 29 embezzlement scandal is provided.

Putting aside Ms. Providence Hogan’s admission to stealing $100,000 from the PS 29 PTA  to pay for rent, for her home and business, as well as fertility treatments, the question remains, when and if restitution will occur.  Alternatively, should she go to jail?  What do you think? Continue Reading →

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76th Precinct Police Blotter 9/4/11

By on September 4, 2011 in Crime

A 28 year old man was shot Saturday night around 10:30 pm in the Red Hook Houses. The victim was shot once in the knee and is currently recovering, in stable condition, at LICH. Detectives at the 76th Precinct are working to identify the shooter…

The NYPD nabbed a few skells in connection to burglaries in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and in areas covered by the 84th Precinct. Continue Reading →

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Eagle: Playground Pyros Failed in Jackass Style Stunt

By on May 18, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Crime

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that Max Layton and Bairn Sweeny, the teens charged in the torching of P.S. 29s playground, were  attempting to film a Jackass style video when the fire spread beyond their control.

Brooklyn Eagle: Four teens who allegedly set fire to a school playground in Cobble Hill were attempting to film a video showing one of them sliding through a ring of fire, according to FDNY.

Fire Department spokesperson Frank Dwyer told the Brooklyn Eagle that two boys — Max Layton and Bairn Sweeny, both 16 — were charged as adults for setting the new playground equipment at P.S. 29 ablaze while staging the stunt in the early hours of Sunday, May 8. Two girls, both 13 and also at the scene of the crime, were charged as juveniles, according to Dwyer.

“The four had combustible material and rubbing alcohol. They poured alcohol on the jungle gym slide and lit a fire. The slide and the mat caught fire,” Dwyer said. “They caused tens of thousands of damage to the playground.”

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P.S. 29 Playground Destruction: Parents Pay Up for their Teens’ “Mistake”

By on May 12, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Crime, News

Claiming the fire that destroyed part of the new P.S. 29 playground over the weekend was “an accident”,  a lawyer representing the parents of the teens responsible says they’re ready to pay restitution. According to an exclusive in the Brooklyn Eagle, attorney Sam Gregory has set up a $50,000 fund, financed by the teens’ families, to fix the damage.

Brooklyn Eagle: While Gregory was not at liberty to describe the actual method the teens used to burn down the play equipment pending the completion of the Fire Marshal’s investigation, it appears the conflagration was the result of horseplay gone horribly awry. “They didn’t intend to destroy the playground at the elementary school,” he said. “They’re neighborhood kids. Teens. It was dumb, but it was not an intentional act.”

Couple of things, first thanks to the Brooklyn Eagle for quoting our headline calling the “arsonists” “juvies“.  Secondly – please someone tell us what type of “horseplay” goes so wrong that a playground burns down?  Lightsaber training? Flamethrower tag?

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Post’s Peyser Pontificates on Old School South Brooklyn

By on April 25, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Crime

The recent, maybe “mob” related (ahem… there is no such thing as the Mafia, ok?) knife fight between Lucali’s Mark Iacono and ex-con Benny Geritano has the Post’s Andrea Peyser thinking about new vs. old Carroll Gardens: Continue Reading →

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Allegedly Taking Candy from Babies

By on March 30, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Crime, Education, parenting, Police Blotter, Uncategorized

The NYTimes reports that a Former PTA Treasurer at Brooklyn School Is Indicted in Theft of $100,000. Providence Hogan, former treasurer of the PS 29 PTA and who is also the owner of Providence Day Spa, allegedly took the money for personal expenses including rent and fertility treatments.

PS 29 is a highly regarded local school that offers many extracurricular activities funded through the PTA. To Cobble Hill parents, what do you think could have been provided with this extra $100,000?

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Shooting at Boerum Place

By on February 4, 2011 in Boerum Hill, Crime, News

Photo courtesy Brooklyn Eagle

The Daily News has just reported a shooting occurred around 11:30 this morning at 14 Boerum Place:

A city probation officer fired a shot during a scuffle with a suspected car thief who was armed with a 2-by-4 in downtown Brooklyn … Police said two probation officers – a man and a woman – spotted the would-be thief outside of 14 Boerum Place near Adams St. outside the Brooklyn Civic Center. The suspect was trying to break into a light blue BMW that had Probation Department parking placard inside.

The would-be thief was not shot, but he was arrested. The Brooklyn Eagle also has the story here.

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Carroll Gardens Resident “Book ‘em” Bosch Named Cop of the Year in 84th

By on January 22, 2011 in Crime, News

Carroll Gardens resident Officer Lawrence Bosch is honored:

New York Post: Call him Book ’em Bosch!

Officer Lawrence Bosch was named Cop of the Year in the 84th Precinct last week, an accolade he won by making a whopping 54 arrests in 2010. Continue Reading →

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