Nov. 7, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A senior man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by a bus while riding a moped in Downtown Brooklyn. The 74-year-old man, whom police have not identified, was riding an electric moped south on Jay Street just after 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, when the 66-year-old driver of a…
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Brooklyn man sentenced to 10 Years for shooting at Uber Eats driver in random drive-by incident
Nov. 7, 2024 By Jada Camille A Brooklyn man was just handed a 10-year prison sentence for shooting at an Uber Eats driver during a random drive-by incident in December 2021, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Laquan Battle, 28, of New Lots pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder for firing approximately four…
Bronx man charged with attempted murder over stabbing of MTA conductor in Crown Heights
Nov. 5, 2024 By Adam Daly A Bronx man accused of stabbing a subway conductor 11 times as he was trying to clear a 4 train last month was arraigned Monday on attempted murder charges. District Attorney Eric Gonzalez identified Jonathan Davalos, 27, as the suspect behind the vicious stabbing of MTA conductor Myron…
Three indicted in anti-Semitic vandalism spree targeting Brooklyn Museum board members
Nov. 4, 2024 By Jada Camille A woman and two men have been indicted in connection to a series of anti-Semitic incidents targeting members of the Brooklyn Museum’s board of directors, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. The 25-count indictment charges the defendants with hate crimes and vandalism in Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill,…
Brooklyn blaze injures two residents amid surge of fires in 12-hour span
Nov. 4, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Two Crown Heights residents were injured in an apartment building fire on Sunday night, one of three blazes in the area within a 12-hour span. Firefighters responded to 921 Montgomery St. just after 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 3, where they found heavy flames emanating from a first-floor apartment.…
Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing host of Bed-Stuy house party
Oct. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Bed-Stuy man will spend 18 years in prison for fatally shooting the host of a house party in 2020. According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, Ahmed Morrison — then 18 years old — attended a Bed-Stuy party hosted by 48-year-old Kenny Mark on Feb. 6, 2020.…
‘I own this block’: Man sentenced for vicious Brooklyn slashing and assault
Oct. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly A Bushwick man will serve over three years in prison for slashing a stranger and assaulting a bystander who tried to intervene during a 2022 street attack in Greenpoint, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced Friday. On Oct. 18, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Laura Johnson sentenced Michael Ruiz,…
Brooklyn bedroom attack: Man sentenced to eight years for attempted sexual assault after leaving ID at scene
Oct. 15, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil An East New York man will serve prison time for attempting to sexually assault a woman while she slept in her Williamsburg bedroom five years ago, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Heidi Cesare sentenced 29-year-old Akijah Hall to eight years in…
Brooklyn man charged in violent spree that left three women injured
Oct. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly An East Flatbush man accused of a violent spree that left three women injured was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday on charges of attempted murder and assault, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Police arrested 24-year-old Damally Cain on Aug. 22 in connection with the…
Brooklyn man’s 1986 murder conviction overturned following review by DA’s office
Oct. 4, 2024 By Adam Daly An East Flatbush man who pleaded guilty to a 1986 killing to avoid prison after a successful appeal in 1996 had his wrongful conviction overturned Thursday, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic vacated Keith Roberts’ conviction and dismissed the indictment on Oct.…