#east-flatbush

#east-flatbush

BROOKLYN, NY - Dozens of homes in Southern Brooklyn are without power after overhead wires caught fire, Con Edison officials said. According to officials, overhead power wires caught fire on East 48th Street between Church Avenue and Linden Boulevard in East Flatbush just before 3 a.m. Wednesday. No one was injured in the fire, authorities said. On Wednesday morning, Con Edison officials reported that nearly 80 homes remain without power. Crews have been dispatched to the area and are working to restore service as quickly as possible.

Fire marshals are investigating the cause of a blaze that tore through a three-story private home in East Flatbush, damaging the first and second floors, officials said. The fire broke out at 611 East 57 St. on Thursday, Jan. 8. Crews from Engine Company 310 and Ladder Company 174 were the first to arrive and encountered heavy fire conditions inside the attached dwelling.

At 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), the lottery offers seven studios with rents of $1,927 per month for households earning $73,166 to $103,680; eight one-bedroom units at $2,030 per month for incomes of $78,995 to $116,640; and 11 two-bedroom units at $2,363 per month for incomes of $95,520 to $140,000. At 130 percent of AMI, five two-bedroom units are available at $2,750 per month for households earning $108,789 to $227,500.

Residents of East Flatbush have expressed frustration over delayed responses from the city concerning the hazardous large tree that has been dropping heavy branches since 2023.

The NYPD arrested a 29-year-old man in connection to a stolen vehicle in East Flatbush. Police say they approached the man inside the vehicle.

"There's no way you could have bathed in that water," Walters told PIX.

Mitchell called 311, thinking it had been towed. It hadn't.

"It's important that kids see something beautiful being built for them, for their self-esteem, for them to see they deserve this," said Francois Fortune-Blanchard.