Crown Heights residents and community leaders are speaking out against street violence after three fatal shootings shocked the Brooklyn neighborhood last week. One of the victims was 13-year-old Troy Gil, who was killed near his home Thursday night. The vigil was organized by the District 77 Community Council. Leaders say they are focusing on developing … Read more
A man was fatally shot in Brooklyn this morning. The incident occurred around 1:00 am at 673 Sterling Place, in the Crown Heights area. Upon arrival, police found a 40-year-old man with at least four gunshot wounds to his body. Some bullet casings were found in the basement of the location. The victim was taken … Read more
An 8-year-old boy brought a gun to his school in Brooklyn (NYC) two days in a row this week. Officers found the Taurus .380 gun without ammunition in the student’s backpack at school PS 158 The Warwick Community School and 400 Ashford St. near Pitkin and Belmont avenues around 10:35 a.m. Thursday. A day before, … Read more
Five people, including a minor, were arrested in connection with the murder of Money Perkins (37), shot inside his laundry room in Brooklyn (NYC) when his gold chain valued at $60,000 was stolen, leaving three orphans. The homicide occurred shortly before 6 pm on December 1 in East Flatbush. More than three months later, the … Read more
NEW YORK — A gun was recovered from an 8-year-old boy’s backpack at a Brooklyn public school on Thursday, authorities say. The boy, a student at PS 158, The Warwick Community School, on Ashford Street, had allegedly been involved in some altercation with another boy a day earlier. It was unclear whether that occurred on … Read more
Daquan David, a 29-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting Nazim Berry, a warehouse employee in Brooklyn (NYC), in the head in the middle of an alleged argument over a cigarette. The crime occurred in broad daylight outside the “Amin Deli” where Berry (37) worked at Franklin Avenue and Lincoln Place in Crown … Read more
In order to discuss the new shelter for asylum seekers that the Mayor’s Office has set up in a building located at 130 Third Street in Gowanus Brooklyn, residents of the area held a community meeting this Monday. The industrial building will be converted into a hostel to house up to 400 single men and … Read more
Oscar Reyes arrives in a hurry to make a food delivery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. And even though the streets are slippery, he must hurry. -What are the dangers that you face? “There are always dangers here, every day. Here the snow, the rain, always the danger from cars. There have always been accidents here,” Reyes … Read more
One of the great attractions of our city is the wide variety of parks and other public places, available for the enjoyment of the whole family. One of them is Brooklyn Bridge Park, with 85 acres of land along the East River on the Brooklyn borough side. Brooklyn Bridge Park is relatively new. The first … Read more
The death of Troy Gill13 years old, who precisely He had called his mother after he was shot. when he was back home After a Brooklyn Nets basketball game, he may have been the victim of an attack by a rival gangaccording to police sources. The investigators behind the investigation into the homicide of the … Read more