Aug. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A city parks department employee has been charged with murder after he allegedly fatally shot a Venezuelan migrant in a Clinton Hill park last month. Elijah Mitchell, a 23-year-old seasonal parks worker from Queens, was indicted on Wednesday with murder as a hate crime, second-degree murder, criminal possession…
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Contractor convicted of criminally-negligent manslaughter after 5-year-old killed by crumbling wall
May. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The owner of a Nassau County construction company was convicted of criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday, nearly five years after a wall built by his company crumbled and killed a 5-year-old girl in Bushwick.
Two Hoolie gang members found guilty in shooting death of 22-month-old Davell Gardner: DA
Apr. 17, 2024 By Adam Daly
Two Hoolie gang members have been convicted in connection with the death of 22-month-old Davell Gardner Jr, who was fatally shot during a 2020 cookout in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday.
Brooklyn real estate fraudster sentenced to prison after swindling victims out of nearly $1M
Mar. 28, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A woman who stole nearly $1 million from nine victims in a fraudulent real estate scheme will spend up to seven years in prison after she was sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Brooklyn man sentenced in ‘cold blooded’ Red Hook Houses shooting
Mar. 7, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Red Hook man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Wednesday for the June 2020 shooting of 27-year-old Elvin Fernandez who was awaiting the birth of his first child.
Brooklyn driver sentenced to prison for running down cyclist in 2019 killing
Mar. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Brooklyn motorist will spend 14 years in prison for intentionally running over a cyclist who allegedly robbed his car in 2019.
Brooklyn woman charged for intentionally running over, killing 24-year-old victim
Feb. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
An East New York woman was indicted Wednesday for allegedly intentionally running over another woman in her car and killing her.
Bronx man who killed ex-girlfriend’s lover in Dyker Heights shooting jailed for 18 years
Feb. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Bronx man will spend 18 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s partner during a 2021 home invasion in Dyker Heights.
East New York math teacher accused of sexually abusing two students: DA
Feb. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly
An East New York math teacher who allegedly sexually abused two junior high students was formally charged in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday, according to prosecutors.
Victim of Farragut Houses stabbing sues NYCHA for negligence
Jan. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Brooklyn woman is suing the New York City Housing Authority for negligence after she was brutally attacked at Farragut Houses in Downtown Brooklyn last year.