Oct. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the desecration of a Bay Ridge memorial bench dedicated to the life of a local LGBTQIA+ teen. The bench, painted in the colors of the progressive Pride flag, was installed along Shore Road in memory of Megan Alano, who died…
Oct. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 17-year-old boy was violently robbed inside the Utica Avenue-Crown Heights subway station on Friday night, according to the NYPD. The victim was on the platform waiting for a southbound 3 train just after 9 p.m. when an unknown man wearing a Chicago bulls hat and a blue-and-green…
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…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen After a relatively peaceful summer, violent crime remained fairly low in Brooklyn in September, according to the latest NYPD statistics. Between Sept. 2-29, major felonies dropped by about 2% across the borough compared to the same period last year. However, pockets of violence and several major incidents broke…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller The City Council on Tuesday opened an ethics investigation into Brooklyn Council Member Susan Zhuang, who made headlines earlier this summer over her arrest for allegedly biting a cop during a protest against a new homeless shelter in her district. City Council spokesperson Shirley Limongi confirmed the body’s…
Sep. 16, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A man is lucky be alive after being shot in the face on Saturday afternoon in Clinton Hill. Officers from the 88th Precinct responded to a 911 call just before 2 p.m. reporting a shooting near Lafayette and Classon avenues. Upon arrival, they found a 36-year-old man with…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses A Crown Heights man was shot and killed in a Bed-Stuy subway station late on Wednesday night, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the victim — 47-year-old Freddie Weston of Sterling Place — was killed next to a MetroCard vending machine at the Rockaway Avenue train station…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end of August brought some good news to Brooklyn: while there were occasional spikes in gun violence, this summer was the safest on-record in terms of gun violence and gun-related deaths. Shootings in June, July and August were down 74% compared to 2020, per the Brooklyn District…
Aug. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen More human remains were discovered in Brooklyn Bridge Park early on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after police recovered skeletal remains from the same shoreline. A parkgoer saw the remains just after midnight near Jane’s Carousel, near 47 Water St., just after midnight on Aug. 21, according to…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Two bodies have been found on Brooklyn’s shores in apparently unrelated incidents this week. The first, the body of an unidentified man believed to be in his 30s, was spotted floating in the water near Van Brunt and Reed streets in Red Hook on Sunday afternoon, according to…