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Narcotics Officer Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting Gun Inside Williamsburg Bar Friday Morning

by Greenpointers StaffMarch 2, 2020

An off-duty narcotics officer has been charged with attempted murder after shooting his gun inside of the Williamsburg bar  Horses and Divorces (285 Bedford Ave.) early Friday morning after harassing […]

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Williamsburg Delivery Man Robbed and Stabbed

by Greenpointers StaffFebruary 14, 2020February 14, 2020

A 20-year-old pizza delivery man was physically assaulted and robbed of his bicycle by a group of men last weekend in Williamsburg. Surveillance footage in front of 32 Walton St. […]

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Police Searching for Gunman Who Robbed Williamsburg Barbershop

by Greenpointers StaffOctober 22, 2019

The NYPD is searching for a suspect who robbed a man at gunpoint inside a Williamsburg barbershop last week, NY1 reports.

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Woman Randomly Assaulted at Pulaski Bridge by Man With Wooden Cane in Greenpoint

by Aaron SimonMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019

A Greenpoint woman was allegedly attacked by a stranger resulting in her receiving 16 staples to her head after she walked down the Pulaski Bridge staircase onto McGuinness Boulevard at […]

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Suspect Sought in Potential Hate Crime at Chabad of Bushwick

by Aaron SimonFebruary 19, 2019February 19, 2019

The NYPD is seeking information regarding the identity of a suspect in connection with an alleged hate crime at a Bushwick synagogue last weekend. Video surveillance released by police shows one […]

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Threatening Hate Speech Letter Mailed to Greenpoint Business

by Aaron SimonJanuary 31, 2019February 26, 2021

When Fernanda U. and Matteo P. [names abbreviated for privacy] opened their mail last night at their Manhattan Avenue apartment, they were shocked to find a threatening message with hate […]

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Attempted Rape in South Williamsburg on New Year’s Morning

by Aaron SimonJanuary 2, 2019January 2, 2019

An attempted rape occurred in a South Williamsburg apartment building at S. 2nd and Havemeyer streets on Tuesday (New Year’s Day) around 5:30 a.m., and a ‘person-of-interest’ is now in police custody”ABC7NY […]



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