Crown Heights
In Dutchess County, New York.
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News in Crown Heights
Brooklyn Paper
September 10Brooklyn man gets life without parole for killing sneaker seller in $25,000 deal
A Crown Heights man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a Georgia man during a high-end sneaker transaction in Red Hook, then setting his body and rental car on fire and lying to investigators about what happened. According to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez,…
Public Safety
Gothamist
September 8Man charged with murder in fatal Crown Heights park stabbing
Deandre Creary pleaded not guilty in the killing of 30-year-old Shakeema Davis and was ordered to be held without bail. [ more › ]
Public Safety
Brooklyn Paper
September 7From dawn to dusk: J’Ouvert kicks off West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn
The streets were alive with music, thanks to the annual J’Ouvert and West Indian-American Day Parade in Crown Heights Sept. 7. Kicking off before dawn, the celebrations brought color, music and dance to Brooklyn on Labor Day Monday. Thousands assembled outside Grand Army Plaza…
Events
City Limits
September 4At Nerve-Wracking Auction, Tenants Ditch ‘Negligent’ Landlord for A Chance to Own
Tenants at three Crown Heights buildings sat through a nervy auction where their rent-stabilized apartments were up for sale. Their preferred buyer, a small-town New Jersey mayor, promised to preserve them; they hope he’ll turn them into cooperative affordable apartments.
Real Estate & Development
Gothamist
September 4Crown Heights residents fume over new barricades ahead of West Indian Day parade
Tina Willis and Georges Nathan stand on opposite sides of the barricade on the Eastern Parkway service road. Residents also say elderly and disabled neighbors can’t be dropped off near their front doors and they’re fearful emergency responders can’t easily access apartment…
Government & CivicIn and around Crown Heights
See & do
+3 more on the mapEat, drink & stay
- Bluestone Bistro
- Dee & Ray's Bar & Grill
- Empire Hotel Development, Inc
- Bonefish Grill
- Hyatt Place Poughkeepsie / Hudson Valley
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Crown Heights by the numbers
- Area
- 0.84 sq mi (2.19 km²)
- Median age
- 51.7
- Households
- 1,030
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $109,848
- Median house value
- $348,400