Dec. 10, 2024 By Nicole Formisano A Brooklyn driver caused major chaos for LIRR commuters on Dec. 8 after allegedly driving his car down the train tracks, delaying or suspending service on multiple branches. Basilio Hidalgo, 40, drunkenly drove onto the LIRR tracks near the Elmont-UBS Arena station around 5 p.m. and continued down…
Dec. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn detectives are investigating a fatal stabbing outside a Japanese restaurant in Flatbush on Monday morning. A man in his 20s was fatally stabbed outside the restaurant at 1584 Flatbush Ave. just after 10 a.m., police said. The suspect, also in his 20s, stabbed the victim once in…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Adam Daly A Bronx man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for killing one bouncer and seriously injuring another during a violent altercation outside a Gowanus party in 2022. Jose Velasco, 22, of the Morrisania section of the Bronx, was ejected from a party at 168 7th St.…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Dean Moses Masked attackers stabbed and wounded two men at a Sunset Park gas station during an attempted robbery on Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD. The incident unfolded on 36th Street and 5th Avenue, not far from the historic Green-Wood Cemetery, in Sunset Park at around 9:30 a.m. on…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime rates have been decreasing in Brooklyn since the summer, and that trend continued in November, according to the latest NYPD statistics, with marked drops in nearly all categories across the board when compared to the same period in 2023. Across the entire borough, major felonies —…
Nov. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly Three men, including two former employees of a nonprofit organization serving New York City’s homeless population, have been charged in a yearslong kickback scheme that misappropriated more than $500,000 in public funds. An indictment unsealed Nov. 21 in federal court in Brooklyn names Gary DSilva, also known as…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Adam Daly A local business owner was convicted Thursday of defrauding taxpayer-funded mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars in a years-long scheme involving fraudulent short sales of distressed properties. Queens resident Avraham Tarshish, 40, now faces up to 30 years in prison after a Brooklyn jury found him guilty…
Nov. 20, 2024 By Adam Daly A Canarsie man accused of stealing $624,000 from the pensions of two retired New York City employees was arraigned Tuesday on a nine-count indictment, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced. Gregory Mathieu, 40, appeared before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on Nov. 19, facing charges that include…
Nov. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly Two suspects wanted in connection with the stabbing of a 26-year-old man in Bay Ridge on Saturday remain at large, according to the Police Department. According to law enforcement, the stabbing occurred outside outside of 244 73rd Street near Third Avenue at around 2 p.m. on Nov. 16.…
Nov. 15, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A teen boy was stabbed on Thursday afternoon on a Canarsie street that has seen a number of violent incidents over the past few months. Just before 4 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding a stabbing outside a deli at 8010 Flatlands Ave., per…