Sep. 8, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen, Adam Daly, Ximena Del Cerro & Isabel Song Beer Though it still feels like summer outside in New York City — with temperatures Thursday rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit – more than a million public school students packed up their backpacks after the long break and headed back to class for the first day of school on Sept. 7. In Brooklyn, where more than 200,000 students settled in for the new academic year, feelings were mixed. While some learners couldn’t wait to get back to their classmates and teachers, others were a little bit…
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Two people in critical condition after Bed-Stuy shooting, three suspects arrested: NYPD
Sep. 6, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Three people have been arrested and a fourth is still on the loose after four people were shot in a brutal incident in Bed-Stuy on Wednesday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
Man arrested in connection to fatal J’ouvert shooting: NYPD
Sep. 6, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Crown Heights on Monday.
Sheepshead Bay man arrested for attempted murder after July shooting: NYPD
Sep. 1, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 23-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly shot a victim multiple times outside a Sheepshead Bay NYCHA building in July.
Man dies of ‘multiple’ gunshot wounds in East New York: NYPD
Sep. 1, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A man was killed in East New York on Thursday night, according to the NYPD.
17-year-old shot in the back in Bergen Beach home: NYPD
Aug. 23, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A 17-year-old girl was shot in the back in a Bergen Beach house Tuesday evening, according to police.
Man shot in head in East New York: NYPD
Aug. 22, 2023 By Jada Camille
A man is in critical condition after being shot in the head in East New York on Aug. 21.
‘Tell our youth to put the guns down’: Crown Heights leaders rally against gun violence after teen shot at community center
Aug. 18, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Local anti-violence organizations, religious leaders, and community members gathered at the Major Owens Health and Community Wellness Center in Crown Heights on Thursday to speak against gun violence after a 17-year-old boy was shot at the facility on Aug. 15.
Victim stable after East New York shooting: NYPD
Aug. 18, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man is in stable condition after he was shot in East New York on Thursday morning.
Victim in stable condition after Crown Heights shooting: NYPD
Aug. 7, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 31-year-old man was shot in the shoulder on Prospect Place on Sunday evening.