Photograph by edEx on Flickr Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: Jail lockdown at Rikers, truck versus building on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, and a stabbing in Times Square.The Clintons' Chappaqua neighbor accused of killing his wife is moving out and had a garage sale selling his late wife's belongings.Speaking of the Clintons, Congressman Nita Lowery was hospitalized after fainting at an event for Hillary Clinton.Bulletproof vests are distributed to the NYPD's auxiliary police force.Still......

David’s Brisket House is an unlikely relic on a stretch of Nostrand Avenue mostly populated by 99 cent stores and West Indian delis. The space is narrow and dated, outfitted with mirrored walls (the sort mostly reserved for adult film sets) and ceiling tiles brown with the remnants of some ancient leak. It doesn’t have the fame of Carnegie Deli or the sprawling space and hypnotic neon glow of Katz’s. The clueless tourists and......

It turns out the victims of a weekend hit-and-run are mother and daughter. Fifty-five year old Jane Felzin was killed when a red Kia hit her as she crossed Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn; her daughter Emily, 25, is in critical condition at Kings County Hospital. The accident occured before midnight on Saturday, and the Felzins were walking home after parking their car nearby. A neigbhor said, "I heard screeching and then a bang. It sounded......

If you can’t deal with a bun that is soaked through, don’t go to Brennan and Carr. If you think meat that is steamed until it turns grey is gross, don’t go to Brennan and Carr. But if you want a classic Brooklyn roast beef sandwich, this is your place. Brennan and Carr can be found in a part of New York that is probably not much like your neighborhood. For one thing, they......

New York City boasts 578 miles of coastline. But nowhere exudes that relaxed island vibe like Culpepper’s in the landlocked neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. With a Haitian joint just half a block away and an abundance of West Indian restaurants peppering the area, the Barbadian Culpepper’s could have been lost in the Caribbean crowd. One thing that helps this corner store stand out is that it is painted a shocking yellow beneath its......

East Flatbush's 67th Precinct sees its share of crime, but early Sunday morning, there were five different incidents in less than five hours that had 10 injured people. Not only did a police officer told reporters, "The Six-Seven right now is a madhouse," the 67th has the dubious honor of being the number 1 precinct for shootings and shooting victims citywide. Here are the five incidents during the sultry night/early morning:- 12:05AM: Two men were......

We got an email from the Straphangers yesterday, who directed us to check out the MTA's NYC Bus Rapid Transit Study. The MTA is looking to identify "corridors in the five boroughs that have BRT potential," and there will be public information sessions starting next week in all five boroughs. So far, the MTA is considering fifteen corridors:Bronx - Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway - Grand Concourse - Webster Avenue + 3rd Avenue Brooklyn - Flatbush Avenue......

A girl crossing Nostrand Avenue was pinned down by a "runaway" school bus in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. Second grader Amber Sadiq had been walking home with her 10 year old brother when an empty bus rolled down the street. The bus weighed 26,000 pounds, and witnesses tried to push the bus off Sadiq without luck. When police arrived, they asked a nearby Con Ed truck to help pull the bus off Sadiq. Sadiq's brother, Umar,......

This must a be a new one: A drug dealer kidnapped beacuse her clients "wanted to teach her a lesson" was rescued by the police tracing her cell phone. Apparently Erica Rodriguez's drugs weren't good enough for three men who ended up kidnapping her from her Hamilton Heights home to East Flatbush. Two of the men got away, but the one that was arrested allegedly has a criminal justice degree (his landlord, who works for......

Early yesterday, a transit worker found a bag containing human remains near the Nostrand Avenue on the A/C line. The bag was found during a routine inspection about 300 feet from the station on the tracks. The Daily News reports that the police said the contents of the bag contained two human legs, which were severed below the torso, and an arm. A second bag with bloody tools and drill bits were found when police......

Some stories Gothamist has been following lately [additionally, based on a totally unofficial survey of a couple newspapers, it seems about 50% - or more - of the stories are about the convention...we suppose NYC will have to get more interesting post-convention]: - The jury in the trial of the U.S. vs. Lynne Stewart finally saw videotapes of Stewart and her client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman. Stewart is accused of aiding terrorism by being the......