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Crime Report: Police Make Arrest in Murder of Gilbert Kelly

April 25, 2014

Police arrested a teenager yesterday in connection with the March 15 shooting death of Gilbert Kelly.

NYCHA residents discussed public safety issues at the Ingersoll Community Center. (Photo by Emily Field)

FG/CH News, Neighbors, Politics, Public Safety

Cumbo Holds NYCHA Town Hall Meeting at Ingersoll Community Center

April 22, 2014

Learn about a town hall meeting for NYCHA residents next week organized by City Council Member Laurie Cumbo.

Captain Peter Fiorillo, commanding officer of the 88th Precinct, updates the community on the investigation into the March 15 shooting of Gilbert Kelly. (Photo by Emily Field)

Crime, FG/CH News, Public Safety

Police Close to Arrest in Kelly Murder

April 16, 2014

Police investigating the March 15 murder of well-known local Gilbert Kelly are close to making an arrest.

Neighbors and friends placed flowers and candles where Armal Mallory was shot and killed in the Walt Whitman Houses early Monday morning. (Photo by Emily Field)

Crime, FG/CH News, Neighbors, Public Safety

Men Heard Arguing in Video Before Walt Whitman Houses Murder

April 15, 2014

Read about the shooting death of Armal Mallory in the Walt Whitman Houses Monday morning.

Neighbors and family gathered Friday to share memories of local Gilbert Kelly on the block where he was killed March 15. (Photo by Emily Field)

Crime, FG/CH News, Neighbors, Public Safety

Neighbors and Family Hold Memorial Service for Gilbert Kelly

March 24, 2014

Neighbors and family remembered Gilbert Kelly, the local caretaker of a Grand Avenue block where he was killed March 15.

FG/CH News, Neighbors, Public Safety, Transportation

Video: Remembering Lucian Merryweather

March 6, 2014

Four months after a crash that killed his 9-year-old son, Lucian, we sat down with Gregory Merryweather to talk about his family and how their lives have changed since the accident.

Crime, FG/CH News, Neighbors, Public Safety, Real Estate

Locals Respond to Spike Lee’s Words on Gentrification in Fort Greene

March 5, 2014

What did locals we stopped on the street have to say about Spike Lee’s remarks on gentrification in Fort Greene? Check out their take and give us your in the comments.

Community Board 2 members voted to approve a slow zone proposal Tuesday night. (Photo by Emily Field)

FG/CH News, Public Safety, Transportation

Community Board 2 Approves Clinton Hill Slow Zone

February 13, 2014

Community Board 2 gave its seal of approval to the New York City Department of Transportation’s plan install speed bumps and lower the speed limit to 20 miles per hour in a Clinton Hill/Bedford-Stuyvesant slow zone.