Tag Archives: Bushwick

Sean Edwards Shot in Face in His Bushwick Apartment

Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by admin

Over the weekend, police found Sean Edwards, 40, in his Bushwick apartment, shot to death. It was around 9 p.m. Saturday when Edwards was found at 1266 Jefferson Avenue, in the living room, with a gunshot wound to the face, according … Continue reading →

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Photo of Louis “Baby” Ortiz as He is Taken Into Custody; “Stare Down” Now Cited as Reason for NYPD Intervention

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 by admin

This is a photo of Louis “Baby” Ortiz, 21, being taken into custody last night. The photo, which surfaced today, shows the suspected shooter, who was taken by police at 390 Bushwick Ave. several hours after the shooting of NYPD officer … Continue reading →

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Hipster Rides Bike Through Bushwick Police Blockade, as Cops Search for Shooter of Police Officer Kevin Brennan

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 by admin

Last night, as police sought stormed Bushwick Houses, looking for Louis “Baby” Ortiz, suspect in the shooting of NYPD Officer Kevin Brennan, who had a bullet in the base of his skull that needed to be removed… a hipster rode his … Continue reading →

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Kevin Brennan, NYPD Police Officer, Shot at Housing Project in Bushwick / East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 by admin

Officer Kevin Brennan, a 6-year NYPD veteran and new father whose daughter was born just 6 weeks ago, was out last night on an urgent call in Bushwick. He and his partner were  in pursuit of a man with a gun. On … Continue reading →

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What Are You Doing Tonight? Bushwick Edition

Posted on Jan 27, 2012 by admin

The premise is simple: Go to different areas of the city and ask people: What are you doing tonight? Here’s a few things people in Bushwick are doing tonight: Having dinner Selling DVDS Laundry Lesson plans Partying Shopping at Mr … Continue reading →

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Will the Real Giovanna Vasconez Please Stand Up? Bushwick HS Teacher, Accused of Sex with Student, Supplying Pot and Alcohol [Photos]

Posted on Jan 27, 2012 by admin

There are two very different pictures of Giovanna Vasconez circulating right now. Giovanna Vasconez is the Bushwick Community HS art teacher who, according to according to the New York Post and others, slept with one of her students and fooled around with … Continue reading →

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Separated at Birth? Scott Rubinetti, Accused of Sexual Conduct With Student, and Adam Sandler

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by admin

Gothamist, when they’re not updating their Google feed for news on Blue Ivy, has been doing a great job keeping tabs on the latest NYC metro teachers accused of sleeping with their students. That includes today’s report on Lyndhurst High … Continue reading →

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Steve Duncan Visits Sewer Extension Underneath Bushwick

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by admin

In Gothamist’s Undercity series, Steve Duncan and filmmaker Andrew Wonder explore the stunning Knickerbocker sewer extension that lies just below Bushwick. In the 1880s, Bushwick’s breweries produced lots of wastewater that at first polluted Newtown Creek, until this sewer extension was built … Continue reading →

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