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Seven alleged Folk Nation gang members indicted in connection to 2022 Brooklyn drive-by shooting

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Sep. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced the indictment of seven alleged members of the Folk Nation gang, accusing them of involvement in a 2022 drive-by shooting in Canarsie that left one man hospitalized. The four-count indictment, unsealed Sept. 10 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New…

LIU agrees to keep softball team in Brooklyn following Title IX lawsuit

Jul. 27, 2023 By Oscar Fock

Long Island University’s softball team scored perhaps its biggest win of the year last month, as LIU agreed to let the team stay in Brooklyn for another two years following a Title IX lawsuit filed against the university by some of the members of the team.  

Brooklyn gang member faces life in prison for 2015 murder

Apr. 27, 2023 By Adam Daly

A member of Brooklyn’s 5-9 Brims gang is facing life in prison after being found guilty of murdering a member of a rival gang, prosecutors with the Eastern District of New York announced Monday.