March 22, 2008: Vol. 31, No. 12
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Williamsburg–Greenpoint–Bushwick
Con-Ed con-dos?
Williamsburg Waterfront: Sudden construction activity in a long-dormant Con Ed power plant on Kent Avenue set off immediate alarms in a neighborhood antsy about the arrival of more luxury condo towers. Comment.
SLASHED! Robbers were using the big blades last week
Greenpoint: At least four robbers used blades this week to intimidate their victims and make off with their cash. Comment.
Berry bad
Williamsburg: Two gunmen ripped off a Berry Street liquor store. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct Comment.
Piggy bank rob
Williamsburg: Burglars broke into a Stagg Street apartment, snatching everything they could grab — even the piggy bank on March 12. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.
Brooklyn Heights–Downtown
Heights church is the scene of this crime
Brooklyn Heights: A woman’s wallet was stolen inside of a Monroe Place church on March 12. Plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Boerum Hill’s 84th Precinct. Comment.
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
Fake cops
Fort Greene: Two more police impersonators struck on March 14, showing up at a St. James Place apartment with a “warrant,” pulling out firearms, handcuffing their victim, and walking off with $2,000 worth of his belongings. Plus the rest of the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.
What you’re looking for: Fort Greene retail survey shows big needs
Fort Greene: Fort Greene needs a bookstore, a baker and the modern equivalent of a candlestick-maker: a hardware store. That’s a central finding of the Fort Greene Retail Survey. Comment.
Park Slope
CAUGHT! Mugger gets bag, but is collared within minutes
Park Slope: A thief who mugged a woman after putting her in a headlock early on March 15 was quickly arrested by cops who drove the victim around the neighborhood after the crime. Comment.
Heights ‘trashes’ Slope
Park Slope: Brooklyn Heights wants to keep its trash trucks on the edge of Park Slope. Comment.
Burgs in the hood
Prospect Heights: Burglars struck two apartments within a one-block radius in three days this week. Plus all the other crime from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.
Martha Mug
Park Slope: One of Martha Stewart’s co-workers gets mugged — plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comments (1).
A Park Slope homesteader
PS … I Love You: Tip O’Neill used to say that all politics is local. Who knew it extended to food? Comment.
