Borough Park

Man Charged In Beating, Robbery Of Woman On Stairs At Brooklyn Subway Station

Dina Perez, 56, got off a southbound F train at the 18th Avenue station around 2:40 a.m. when the man attacked her, police said. He fled with unspecified personal items he stole from the woman, police said.

2013/04/03

A man was caught on video beating and robbing a 56-year-old woman in a subway station in Borough Park, Brooklyn. (Credit: NYPD)

Caught On Video: Man Beats, Robs Woman In Brooklyn Subway Station

Police were asking for the public’s help Tuesday in finding the man who assaulted and robbed a woman on the stairs at an elevated subway station in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

2013/04/02

Yoel Malik (credit: FailedMessiah.com via CBS 2)

Brooklyn Yeshiva Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teens In Car, Motel

Yoel Malik, 33, was taken into custody late Wednesday after investigators said they received an anonymous tip through a confidential hotline.

2013/01/31

Man Killed In Brooklyn Apartment Fire

A man was killed Sunday in a fire in a Borough Park, Brooklyn apartment building.

2013/01/20

4 Firefighters, 1 Civilian Sustain Minor Injuries In Borough Park Blaze

The flames broke out around 6:30 a.m. Friday on 42nd Street and 10th Avenue in Borough Park.

2013/01/04

Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Southern Brooklyn

A 37-year-old man was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash in southern Brooklyn.

2012/12/01

Man Stabbed To Death In Borough Park, Brooklyn

A man was found stabbed to death overnight in front of a home in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, police said.

CBS New York–2012/10/13

Maple Lanes (credit: Sonia Rincon, 1010 WINS)

Beloved Brooklyn Bowling Alley ‘Maple Lanes’ Being Sold To Developer

Frequenters lamented news of the sale, saying they saw the Borough Park bowling alley as something wholesome and affordable, unlike new bowling alleys.

2012/09/10

Police: Elderly Brooklyn Man Shot Brother, Then Committed Suicide

Police said there had been an ongoing dispute over rent between 74-year-old Thomas Athanastos and his 63-year-old brother James.

2012/09/05

Levi Aron Gets 40 To Life In Murder, Dismemberment Of Leiby Kletzky

Levi Aron was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison in the death of Leiby Kletzky. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and kidnapping earlier this month.

2012/08/29

Leiby Kletzky (credit: leibykletzkymemorialfund.com)

Some Wondering Why ‘Leiby Kletzky Security Initiative’ Has Yet To Take Flight

The big worry is that the powerful Orthodox Jewish group administering the program will insist that a rabbi grant permission before authorities are notified of sex abuse or domestic violence accusations.

2012/08/16

Powerful Storms Bring Rain, Hail & Lightning To Heat-Smothered Tri-State

The storms brought rain, hail and lightning with them, bringing sudden changes in the sticky weather that lingered for days over the region

2012/06/22

One of the swastikas that appeared on a building in Borough Park, Brooklyn on June 15, 2012. (credit: Eileen Lehpamer/1010 WINS)

NYPD Investigating After Swastikas Found On Van, Light Pole In Brooklyn

A van and a light pole were sprayed with swastikas on East Second Street in Kensington, police said. The discovery came just days after swastikas were found on six separate locations in nearby Borough Park.

2012/06/18

A swastika found painted on a building in Borough Park, Brooklyn on Friday, June 15, 2012 (credit: Office of Assemblyman Dov Hikind)

6 Swastikas Spray Painted Across Borough Park, Including At School, Synagogue

Brooklyn lawmakers are vowing to find those responsible after six swastikas were found painted on multiple locations in Borough Park Friday morning.

2012/06/15

Pilot Program Named After Leiby Kletzky To Put Security Cameras In Borough Park, Flatbush

The $1 million pilot program funded by a grant from State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos will purchase about 150 security cameras, to be placed in the Borough Park and Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

2012/05/20

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