Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Coverage of Prospect Lefferts Gardens in the Nexus archive.
- Brooklyn tenants threaten rent strike over living conditions
Tenants at 75 Lenox Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, report years of neglected repairs, including rodents, mold, and leaking ceilings. They have threatened a rent strike due to deplorable living conditions.
- Man, 98, beaten with broomstick in Brooklyn building: NYPD
A 98-year-old man was beaten with a broomstick and a metal chair in a Brooklyn apartment building near Maple Street and Rogers Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The attack occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, according to the NYPD.
- 98-year-old attacked with broomstick, chair in Brooklyn lobby argument
A 98-year-old man was physically attacked with a broomstick and a metal chair in the lobby of a Brooklyn residential building during an argument with a suspect distributing flyers. The suspect fled the scene, and the victim sustained minor injuries. Police have released surveillance video of the suspect and are seeking information.