Feb. 4, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell A 17-year-old boy was shot near a Brownsville high school on Tuesday morning. Law enforcement sources said the gunfire erupted near the Brooklyn Collegiate Preparatory High School, located at 2021 Bergen St., at around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 4. Officers from the 73rd Precinct, responding to a call about the…
Feb. 4, 2025 By Adam Daly A Williamsburg contractor was arraigned Monday on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing $318,000 from a Park Slope couple and spending the money on lavish purchases. Hayk Safaryan, 43, is accused of accepting payment for a major home renovation project on the couple’s brownstone and performing no work,…
Jan. 30, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell The memory of 15-year-old Heath Campbell was honored Wednesday, a day after he was fatally shot in a double shooting at 80 E. 93rd St. in East Flatbush. Campbell was struck by gunfire in the building’s lobby late Tuesday night. As detectives continued to search for the suspect,…
Jan. 24, 2025 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man in Bushwick on Thursday afternoon. According to police, at 3:39 p.m. on Jan. 23, officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to a call regarding an assault at 1123 Halsey St. Upon their arrival, police found the…
Jan. 24, 2025 By Adam Daly A Bed-Stuy man who fatally stabbed social justice advocate Ryan Carson in 2023 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday, prosecutors said. Brian Dowling, 18 at the time of the killing, accepted a plea deal during a Jan. 22 hearing before Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun. The deal…
Jan. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses Transit detectives arrested a knife-wielding teen Tuesday for allegedly shoving a man onto the tracks at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station last month, and the suspect had plenty to say about the incident. According to police sources, 19-year-old Andrew Pashinin was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad at…
Jan. 20, 2025 By Adam Daly New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit last week accusing a Midwood-based online furniture retailer of deceptive practices that defrauded hundreds of consumers. The lawsuit against Payless Furniture, Inc., operating as 1StopBedrooms, alleges the retailer charged exorbitant cancellation fees, falsely promoted “hassle-free” 30-day returns, and failed…
Jan. 9, 2025 By Adam Daly A Bedford-Stuyvesant man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy at a Bushwick playground in 2018, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday. Elijah Harris, 25, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Donald on Jan. 7, following his…
Jan. 8, 2025 By Lauren Rapp The campaign treasurer for a failed candidate in the 2021 Brooklyn borough president race pleaded guilty to wire fraud and attempting to steal $400,000 from New York City’s Campaign Finance Board, federal prosecutors announced. Erlene King could face up to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S.…
Jan. 8, 2025 By Adam Daly A Brooklyn teen is being hailed as a hero for his decisive actions that helped police capture a man accused of setting a woman on fire, killing her, aboard an F train last month. Kingson Tse, 14, was recognized on New Year’s Day with a City Council citation…