Oct. 15, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil An East New York man will serve prison time for attempting to sexually assault a woman while she slept in her Williamsburg bedroom five years ago, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Heidi Cesare sentenced 29-year-old Akijah Hall to eight years in…
Oct. 14, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Thousands of spectators flocked to 18th Avenue, also known as Cristoforo Colombo Boulevard, on Saturday, Oct. 12 to enjoy the 42nd Annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade. The celebration began with a pre-parade mass at 11:15 a.m. at St. Athanasius R.C. Church in Bensonhurst, followed by the parade…
Sep. 24, 2024 By Naisha Roy Bay Ridge residents are banding together to help the family of neighbor Segundo Reina-Gaon after he was identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run crash on Sept. 11. Reina-Gaon, 74, was crossing Ridge Boulevard on Bay Ridge Avenue when he was struck by the driver of a…