Brooklyn Dem Party chief accuses veteran ex-lawmaker of ‘white supremacy,’ claims he discouraged local Asian community
The head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party has accused a former Democratic state lawmaker of engaging in “white supremacy” for discouraging members of the local Asian community from running for office. But the target, veteran former congressman Peter Abbate, said his accuser and Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodnese Bichot Hamelin had divided the Democratic Party […]
REPORT: Gun Found In Backpack Of 8-Year-Old Student Who Allegedly Threatened Fellow Student At Brooklyn School
A gun was found Thursday in the backpack of an 8-year-old student at a Brooklyn school, the New York Post reported. The discovery was made following reports that the child had previously brandished a gun at another student. according to to the New York Post. The child who had been threatened the day before told […]
13-year-old shot dead in Brooklyn targeted by rival gang: police sources
A 13-year-old Brooklyn boy who was shot on his way home from a Nets game was targeted because of his association with a street crew, police officials said. Troy Gill, a member of the Trench Crew, was shot and killed by members of a rival gang Thursday at Brooklyn Avenue and St. Marks Avenue in […]
NJ man found dead in car trunk was last seen alive in Brooklyn
A New Jersey man found dead in the trunk of a car this week was last seen alive in Brooklyn, prosecutors said, but his brother told authorities Saturday He claimed that he had not received any answers. The body of David Koskuik, 57, of Lakewood, was found in the trunk of a car parked in […]
Brooklyn 3-K teacher accused of locking kid in closet for timeout
She was too cruel to go to school. A Brooklyn Catholic school teacher allegedly placed a 3-year-old student in a cardboard box in a locked closet and threatened the frightened student that the Grinch was coming, The Post has learned. Alexis Breeden, the 3-K lead teacher at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy in Windsor […]
Brooklyn shooting leaves 13-year-old boy dead
A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in Brooklyn Thursday night, police said. Police said the child was shot in the chest and arm near the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and St. Marks Street in Crown Heights. New York City police at the scene of a shooting where a 13-year-old boy was shot in the […]
Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly gives crypto tips to Brooklyn jail guards — here’s his top pick
Convicted FTX fraudster Sam Bankman Fried was passing cryptocurrency investment tips to prison guards at a notorious Brooklyn federal facility while awaiting sentencing, according to a report. The disgraced cryptocurrency guru, who was convicted last year of fraud and money laundering and faces more than 100 years in prison, continues to tell guards at the […]
Man, 33, shot dead in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
A 33-year-old man was shot and killed on a Brooklyn street Wednesday night, officials said. It was just two days after a beloved bodega employee was murdered half a mile away. Ramin Barr was shot in the head outside the Ebbets Field Apartments on McKeever Place near Sullivan Place in Crown Heights just before 6 […]
15 hurt after suspected drunk driver crashes into MTA bus in Brooklyn
At least 15 people were injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into a minivan in a chain crash involving MTA buses in Brooklyn, police said. Police say around 4:30 p.m., a 60-year-old man drove a red 2008 Lexus RX350 south on Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York and tried to make a left turn […]
Iconic Brooklyn metal bar Saint Vitus shuttered over building violation
An iconic Brooklyn venue that was once a staple of Brooklyn’s vibrant hardcore music scene will be closed indefinitely Friday night after a Department of Buildings inspector issued a violation during a band’s live show. Ta. St. Vitus Bar in Greenpoint closed during a set by hardcore band Mindforce after building inspectors discovered it was […]