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NYPD officers fatally shoot knife- wielding man in Brooklyn

New York Police Department officers shot and killed an “emotionally unstable” man in Brooklyn early Sunday morning after he charged at them with two knives, police said. Police said at a press conference that officers were responding to a domestic violence call in the Bushwick neighborhood when a man banged on a car window to […]

Thousands flood City Hall steps to oppose proposed Brooklyn homeless shelter

More than 2,000 New Yorkers outraged by the city’s plan to build a homeless shelter in Brooklyn’s South Central neighborhood gathered at City Hall on Thursday to voice their opposition to the proposal. Residents, many waving signs and American flags, expressed concern that the proposed 32-room shelter – designed to house up to 150 adult […]

On patrol with crimefighter the Brooklyn Devil

In Gotham, real heroes don’t wear capes and ride electric skateboards. The Brooklyn Devil is one of the last breeds on the verge of extinction. Long time ago, 15 people gathering Anonymous, a self-proclaimed crime disruptor, he is currently New York City’s last remaining real-life superhero. when he founded new york initiative Formed as a […]

DOE never investigated ‘Kill the Jews’ chants at Brooklyn HS: lawyer

City Schools President David Banks denied reports of heinous “Death to Israel” and “Kill the Jews” chants at a Brooklyn high school at a Congressional hearing this week, but critics said the D.O.E. claims not to have conducted any investigation. “We have found no evidence that that actually happened,” Banks told House Republican Conference Chair […]

Brooklyn bar under fire for canceling Eurovision viewing over Israeli singer

A Brooklyn bar has come under fire for canceling a viewing of the Eurovision Song Contest because Israel’s leading young singer was scheduled to perform, and a Bronx congressman has spoken out in protest. They deride the move as anti-Semitic. 3 Dollar Bill, a bar on Meserole Street in east Williamsburg, will apparently host a […]

Teen fatally shot by bike-riding gunman in Soho ID’d as Brooklyn student

The identity of the teenager who was gunned down in broad daylight by a gunman on a Citi Bike outside a trendy Soho hotel has been revealed. Marki Brown, 16, was shot in the head and killed just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday across from the Dominick Hotel on Spring Street, police said. The boy, who […]