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Suspected Williamsburg bike thief cries when building resident calls police

September 9, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

A man who appeared to be stealing bikes in Williamsburg this weekend had an unexpected reaction when caught in a South 3rd street and Bedford building’s storage room by a resident. From

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bedford, bikes, police, south 3rd, thiefs

The Department of Homeland Security raided an East Williamsburg apartment building this weekend

March 11, 2014 By Taylor Wofford

Early Sunday morning, agents of the NYPD and the Department of Homeland Security conducted a raid on the apartment building located at 221 Devoe Street in East Williamsburg, Gothamist reports. The DHS arrived in a heavily-armored MRAP (“mine-resistant/ambush-protected“) vehicle emblazoned with “HSI SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM.” HSI stands for Homeland Security Investigations, which is a subdivision […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bushwick, department of homeland security, Drug Bust, drugs, east williamsburg, police

NYPD Uses Pepper Spray In McCarren Pool Melee

July 17, 2012 By Max Kutner

We told ourselves we were going to take a break from posting horror stories about the McCarren Park Pool after it’s first week of long lines, fights, theft, increased police presence, and feces. But the pool made news again hours ago when the NYPD had to use pepper spray against bathers before shutting down the […]

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Police Swarm McCarren Park Pool After Rough First Week

July 5, 2012 By Max Kutner

Today marks a week that the newly renovated McCarren Park Pool has been open and boy oh boy what a week it’s been. In response to the attacks on lifeguards, assault on police, and theft –  not to mention the bad press – police have moved in with full force. A Walk in the Park […]

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Violence Continues At The McCarren Park Pool

July 3, 2012 By Max Kutner

On Sunday we told you about how the McCarren Park Pool was off to a rocky start, including an incident in which teens attacked a lifeguard who told them not to do backflips. Well it looks like that was only the beginning. Another fight went down yesterday and this time the NYPD was called in […]

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The Bedford "Bomb" Was An Art Project After All

May 21, 2012 By Max Kutner

People speculated – somewhat facetiously – that Friday’s bomb scare on Bedford Avenue must have been an art project because, after all, it is Williamsburg. Turns out they were right. 50-year-old artist and Brooklyn resident Takeshi Miyakawa was behind the installation and has since been arrested. Police apprehended Miyakawa on Saturday when he was putting […]

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BREAKING: No Murder Charge For Man Involved In Deadly Bedford L Brawl

March 29, 2012 By Max Kutner

Gothamist reports that police have charged Ryan Beauchamp with attempted assault (a misdemeanor) and harassment (a violation), not murder, for his involvement in last Friday’s deadly Bedford L station brawl. A misdemeanor carries a maximum of 1 year of jail time, while a violation is up to 15 days. Beauchamp has priors, including an Occupy […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bedford L, Joshua Basin, l train, News, police, Ryan Beauchamp

Here Is The L Train Murder Suspect (Updated)

March 27, 2012 By Max Kutner

After first releasing a sketch and then surveillance video, police have now identified the suspect in Friday night’s Bedford Ave. L train murder as Ryan Beauchamp. According to reports, Beauchamp is 33-years-old and homeless and had tried to start altercations with several passengers on the train that night. Update 7:19 PM: The Daily News and […]

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Here's The Man Responsible For The Bedford L Death

March 25, 2012 By Max Kutner

As you may have read by now, on Friday night an L train struck and killed a 20-year-old man who had fallen on to the subway tracks during a fight. We’ve posted about subway deaths before, but this one hits close to home as it happened at the Bedford L station. According to accounts, two […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bedford L, death, Joshua Basin, l train, murder, police, subway

Truck Spills Broccoli All Over WB Bridge

February 20, 2012 By Max Kutner

A truck’s overturned load shut down westbound traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge at around 5:50 this morning, according to reports. The truck happened to be carrying broccoli. Don’t worry, the driver wasn’t hurt. Clearing the truck took twenty minutes.

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