A heartless thief and his juvenile accomplice were busted trying to steal $13,400 worth of computers from an East New York elementary school on Saturday, police said. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Turtle Power! Artist covering city in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle decals
HE'S an artist in a half shell. A Park Slope-raised photographer is papering the city with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stickers, creating a sprawling scavenger hunt for aficionados of the 30-year-old comic book and cartoon. SOURCE: Brooklyn … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn principal tried to smuggle heroin into upstate prison: cops
Public School 28 Principal Sadie Silver, 40, of Bushwick, was arrested Friday with Michael Acosta, 34, after cops caught the educator and her partner carrying heroin and prescription drugs into Coxsackie Correctional Facility. SOURCE: Brooklyn … [Read entire story]
Second judge steps away from $124M wrongful conviction case
A second federal judge who previously blasted the Brooklyn district attorney’s office for prosecutorial misconduct has recused herself from presiding over a $124 million lawsuit filed by William Lopez, a man who spent 22 years in prison for a murder … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn middle-schoolers get judge to approve record contract worth up to $1.7 million
The three kids, guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse, 13, bassist Alec Atkins, 13, and drummer Jarad Dawkins, 12, in the group, Unlocking the Truth, were in Manhattan Supreme Court to have a judge approve the deal with Sony Records. SOURCE: Brooklyn … [Read entire story]
Man with gun named ‘Loretta’ found guilty of murder
Two mothers left a Brooklyn courtroom in tears Tuesday after a man was convicted of killing another in a shooting that was caught on tape. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
School safety agent burned own child: cops
An NYPD school safety agent found herself in handcuffs early Tuesday after she burned one of her children with a lighter, authorities said. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Activist is selfie-ish about nabes
SAVE your self-ie. A Brooklyn-based activist’s campaign against gentrification has inspired people across the world to post pictures of themselves in their changing neighborhoods. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Tree falls on Brooklyn man
A Brooklyn man was hospitalized Tuesday after a tree snapped in half and fell on him. The victim, identified by a relative as Wayne Knight, was walking on MacDonough St. near Saratoga Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant when the splintered portion of a … [Read entire story]
Dov Hikind uses campaign funds to make charitable donations to community powerbrokers
Longtime Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind utilizes his campaign warchest as a charitable foundation, new disclosure records reveal. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Hanging flags atop Brooklyn Bridge is a dangerous job
Hanging the 12-by-18-foot U.S. flags from the poles atop Brooklyn Bridge’s two towers is an arduous, dangerous and exhilarating task. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn Bridge has been site of other terror scares
Tuesday's white-flag incident wasn’t the first terror scare on the Brooklyn Bridge. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn woman found dead in her apartment
A-25-year-old Brooklyn woman was found dead in her apartment Tuesday, the apparent victim of a bludgeoning, police said. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn man sue Florida couple for $60 million for ‘ancient’ Bible
The children and grandchildren of David Arakie filed the Brooklyn Federal Court suit against Sam and Aviva Greenberg of Boca Raton because they allegedly failed to return the "Five Books of Moses." SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read … [Read entire story]
Manhattan subway delays target of MTA service enhancements
The MTA’s next set of service enhancements will address frustrating subway delays caused by faulty equipment, and extend at least two bus routes into new areas, the Daily News has learned. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire … [Read entire story]
Vandals evade security to plant white flags on Brooklyn Bridge
Rattled New Yorkers questioned how the NYPD could let a nimble pack of late-night intruders scale the landmark Brooklyn Bridge to hang two enormous, bleached-white American flags. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Girl, 10, dies after swimming at Coney Island beach
A 10-year-old girl was clinging to life Tuesday after nearly drowning at Coney Island. The girl was pulled out of the water near Stillwell Ave. about 6:50 p.m., police said. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Obama gives protection to gay, transgender workers
President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after being convinced by advocates of what he called the "irrefutable rightness of your … [Read entire story]
School principal among 2 accused of trying to sneak drugs into prison
A Brooklyn school principal and another suspect are accused of trying to sneak drugs past prison workers.A Brooklyn school principal and another suspect are accused of trying to sneak drugs past prison workers. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire … [Read entire story]
Assemblyman Dov Hikind returns from Israel amid latest clash with Hamas militants
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind has returned from his visit to Israel. Hikind left for Israel on July 15 during the country's latest struggle with Hamas militants. Reports say Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed over 560 Palestinians, … [Read entire story]
Word on the Street: National Junk Food Day
Today is National Junk Food Day and residents are enjoying the opportunity to eat their favorite unhealthy treats. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Starbucks coffee giant opens shop in Williamsburg
A new Starbucks opened in Williamsburg on the corner of Ainslie Street and Union Avenue. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Missing Coney Island 12-year-old Jaden Hinton found safe
A 12-year-old girl from Coney Island who had been missing since last Friday has been found. Police say Jaden was last seen Friday night playing basketball on Surf Avenue with a group of boys. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Protesters demand justice for Kyam Livingston, woman who died 1 year ago in police custody
Protesters are demanding justice tonight on the anniversary of the death of a Brooklyn woman who died in police custody. Kyam Livingston died one year ago, but her mother says she still feels pain and anguish of losing her daughter. SOURCE: Top … [Read entire story]