Aug. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Crown Heights man will spend seven years behind bars for slashing a straphanger’s face on the subway last year.
Brooklyn man sentenced to prison for slashing straphanger in the face
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Parks Department employee arrested in fatal shooting of migrant man in Clinton Hill
Aug. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 23-year-old Department of Parks & Recreation employee was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing a 30-year-old man last month in one of two violent incidents that left three men dead on the same night within just a few blocks.
Crane collapses onto Borough Park apartment building
Aug. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
A crane partially collapsed in Borough Park and smashed through the roof of an apartment building on Thursday afternoon.
Man arrested for fatal shootings in Brooklyn as city boosts security at migrant shelters
Jul. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man has been arrested in connection with two possibly gang-related shootings that left three men dead in Clinton Hill this month as the city grapples with a spate of violence at migrant shelters.
Brooklyn saw spike of gun violence, homicide in July despite overall crime decrease
Jul. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A spate of shootings and homicides in Brooklyn marred what was otherwise a relatively crime-free month in the borough, per the latest NYPD statistics.
Brooklyn community rallies against gun violence and oversized migrant shelter
Jul. 24, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Community members in Clinton Hill and neighboring Fort Greene are seeing red after back-to-back shootings near a crowded migrant shelter on Sunday night.
Police release images of alleged gunman who shot 3 men, killing 2, in Clinton Hill
Jul. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses
The NYPD has released new images of the man they now believe gunned down three people in two separate incidents near a Clinton Hill migrant shelter on Sunday night, killing two of the victims and leaving a third critically injured.
Zhuang defends actions, accuses NYPD of police brutality after protest arrest
Jul. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Council Member Susan Zhuang defended her actions and accused police of excessive force a day after she was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly biting a police officer during a protest in Gravesend.
Young bandits strike twice: Group of teens wanted for Brooklyn robbery spree
Jul. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Police are asking for help identifying five male suspects — all said to be between the ages of 14 to 16 years old — who are wanted in connection with a robbery spree and the alleged assaults of victims who tried to intervene in Bushwick.
Council Member Susan Zhuang, others arrested at protest against Brooklyn homeless shelter
Jul. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Council Member Susan Zhuang and a number of other southern Brooklyn residents were arrested early on Wednesday morning during an impromptu protest at the future site of a homeless shelter in Gravesend.