Man exonerated in 1996 Brooklyn killing after 14 years in prison
Stephen Ruffin, who served 14 years in prison for a mass shooting in the 1990s, was wrongly convicted and acquitted this week. Ruffin's conviction is one of more than 30 denied by Brooklyn prosecutors over the past decade. The shooting was a case of mistaken identity, and Ruffin confessed under suspicious circumstances, but later recanted. […]
Brooklyn public school erases Israel from map
A New York City public elementary school is being accused of “erasing Jews” after a map in one of its classrooms showed every country in the Middle East except Israel. Labeled Israel as Palestine. The map, labeled “Arab World,” is installed in a classroom at PS 261 in Brooklyn, where Rita Lahoud teaches students lessons […]
Brooklyn High Schoolers Forced To Go Remote After City Temporarily Houses 2K Undocumented Migrants At The School
(Photo by Spencer Pratt/Getty Images) OAN's Brooke Mallory10:56am – Wednesday, January 10, 2024 This week, nearly 2,000 undocumented immigrants were ordered to evacuate large tent shelters as a major storm approached the Big Apple, and students at a Brooklyn high school were forced to vacate classrooms as migrants took over school space. I was forced […]
9 Jewish students arrested for brawling with police trying to fill in secret tunnel underneath historic Brooklyn Synagogue
group of jewish students arrested After attempting to stop police from burying a tunnel beneath a historic synagogue in Brooklyn, New York. Officials were alerted to a tunnel leading to Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights. Chabad spokesperson Motti Seligson said a “group of radical students” dug the tunnel to extend the synagogue into a […]
Martin Shkreli has crypto talk at Brooklyn Tech canceled
Convicted fraudster and so-called “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli was scheduled to speak to students at Brooklyn Technical High School on Tuesday, but administrators reportedly canceled the event at the last minute. As a result, Shkreli became furious, telling reporters to “fuck me''. ball. ” A high school cryptocurrency club had invited a disgraced former pharmaceutical […]
‘I Have A Daughter In Brooklyn!’: Video Shows Motorist Absolutely Losing It On Pro-Palestine Traffic Blockers
An angry driver was captured on video during a pro-Palestinian protest Monday that blocked a major entry point into New York City. “An angry New York City driver shoved a Palestinian protester blocking the Williamsburg Bridge during rush hour traffic this morning. “You're blocking traffic idiots, you can't do that, it's the law. Violation,” Elad […]
NYC bans Brooklyn Bridge vendors as mayor cites overcrowding, safety concerns
Vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge will be prohibited from selling souvenirs starting Wednesday to alleviate sidewalk overcrowding. He said the decision was made by New York City Mayor Eric Adams after holiday crowds led to dangerous conditions. The ban applies to all bridges in the city, but the Brooklyn Bridge faces particular problems because of […]