Oct. 2, 2024 By Dean Moses Shamel Kelly, the former Brooklyn bar owner and whistleblower on an alleged NYPD corruption ring, had one question Tuesday as his legal team announced plans to sue the city. “How deep does it go?” The “it” refers to the scandal involving the twin brother of former Police Commissioner Edward Caban, James…
Sep. 27, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The 57-page federal corruption indictment of Mayor Eric Adams begins not with hizzoner’s alleged misdeeds at City Hall, but at Brooklyn Borough Hall. “In 2014, Eric Adams, the defendant, became Brooklyn Borough President,” the document reads. “Thereafter, for nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits,…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly Two Brooklyn contractors have been indicted for allegedly defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program of more than $1 million and using the funds to purchase luxury items, including homes and a BMW, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Nurus Safa, 65, and his son, Maidal Safa, 34…
Jul. 26, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
A former “Jeopardy!” champion hired to teach at an elite Brooklyn Heights private school is accused of deceiving students into sending him explicit photos and sharing child pornography, prosecutors revealed Thursday.
Jul. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly
A 25-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter. The charges arose from a 2023 incident in Crown Heights, where he sped through red lights, crashed into another vehicle, and killed a man, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.
May. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was immortalized by fellow alumni of James Madison High School with the co-naming of a Midwood street on Wednesday.
May. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld & Brooklyn Paper staff
Convicted fraudster Lamor Whitehead, better known as the “Bling Bishop” of Brooklyn, was ordered to jail on Monday for violating the terms of his pre-sentencing bond.
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.
May. 10, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Crown Heights barbershop is being accused of operating an illegal speakeasy bar after undercover cops gained entry to the venue, which was filled with female dancers earlier this year, according to recent court filings in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
May. 10, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
May 1 is recognized by many as May Day or International Worker’s Day, but it is also National Law Day in the United States.