Clinton Hill

Citi Bike station (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Brooklyn Councilwoman Defends Citi Bike Stations On Landmark Blocks

In the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill neighborhoods, flyers were plastered along a city bike station saying “Residential landmark blocks are not for advertising or commercial activity.” Brooklyn City Councilwoman Letitia James said that’s unacceptable.

2013/04/24

Police Hunting For Gunman, Accomplice In Clinton Hill Shooting

Police on Wednesday evening were looking for three suspects in connection with a shooting that left a man wounded in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

2013/02/20

Photo Of Crime Scene Tape (John Li/Getty Images)

Man Shot Dead In Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Diner; Suspect Charged

A suspect was charged with murder Sunday night, after a man was found shot to death inside a diner in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn.

2013/01/06

Santa With Boy At Christmas Party In Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew (credit: CBS 2)

New Yorkers Help Make It A Merry Christmas For Those Less Fortunate

A Christmas Day party and gift exchange went off as planned in the basement of the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn just two days after a fire broke out inside the Episcopal church.

2012/12/25

Fire Damage At The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew In Clinton Hill (credit: CBS 2)

Christmas Eve Services To Go Ahead At Brooklyn Church Apparently Targeted By Arsonist

Christmas Eve services were in jeopardy after Sunday’s blaze, but Father Chris Ballard confirmed to 1010 WINS Monday they will go ahead as planned.

2012/12/24

2-Alarm Fire Damages Brooklyn Church Just Ahead Of Christmas

Officials said the fire broke out around 4 a.m. and took firefighters about an hour to bring it under control. More than 100 firefighters were on the scene helping to extinguish the blaze.

2012/12/23

Nechemya Weberman (credit: Juliet Papa, 1010 WINS)

Teen Accusing Orthodox Jewish Leader Of Sex Abuse Testifies ‘I Wanted To Die’

In a quiet, controlled voice, the now-married 17-year-old said she endured three years abuse at the hands of 54-year-old Nechemya Weberman.

2012/11/27

‘Occupy Sandy’ Volunteers Grow Presence In Brooklyn

The Occupy Sandy volunteer movement by Occupy Wall Street members has been growing in Brooklyn.

2012/11/20

Robbers Hit Cell Phone Store, Tie Up Employee, In Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Police have asked for the public’s help in finding the suspect who robbed a T-Mobile cell phone store in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn near Pratt Institute.

2012/11/17

Raccoon (credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images, FILE)

Frustrated Residents: Raccoons Slowly Taking Over New York City

They’re getting into garbage cans, backyards and even breaking into homes. And what’s more, these resourceful raccoons are outsmarting the most determined of trappers.

2012/10/05

The facade of the building that collapsed on Carlton Avenue, killing one worker on Sept. 10, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Stunned Onlookers Describe Frightening Brooklyn Building Collapse

The incident took place at around 9 a.m. at 214 Carlton Ave., in the Clinton Hill, where a new four-story building was being built.

2012/09/10

Crispus Attucks Playground (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Officials: Brooklyn Playground Has Become A Hot Spot For Prostitution

The Crispus Attucks Playground on Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill is closed at night but every morning investigators are finding evidence of sex.

2012/08/27

A sign for the proposed pedestrian plaza in Dorman Square. (Credit: CBS 2)

Potential Pedestrian Plaza In Midwood Being Met With Resistance

At Dorman Square in Midwood, Brooklyn, the Department of Transportation wants to shut down a one-block stretch of Elm Avenue and a create a pedestrian plaza, like the one in Clinton Hill, where the DOT kicked out cars and installed cafe tables and chairs.

2012/04/25

Cops Seek 6 Teen Suspects In Two Brooklyn Robberies

Both female victims were punched in the head and face. One woman had her cellphone taken, while the suspects took groceries from another, police said.

2012/02/24

Clinton Hill ‘Halloween Lady’ Homegrown Haunted Extravaganza To Draw Thousands

Janna Kennedy Hyten had no idea when she started a haunted house for friends and neighbors 17 years ago that her Brooklyn residence would quickly become the place to visit during Halloween, drawing crowds of 5,000 each year.

2011/10/27

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