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Advocates hold prayer vigil in Coney Island for woman burned alive on F train, demand officials stem violence on subways

NY: Stillwell Ave Subway Stop Memorial in Brooklyn, NY. Photo taken on Dec 26, 2024 by Erica Price

Dec. 27, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Community advocates gathered at Brooklyn’s Coney Island Stillwell Avenue subway station on Thursday afternoon to mourn a woman who was burned to death in the station on Sunday morning. The prayer vigil, hosted by activist Rev. Kevin McCall, was held to commemorate the yet-to-be-identified woman who died after being set…

Brooklyn to honor 23rd anniversary of 9/11 attacks with vigils, memorial ceremonies

9/11 memorial

Sep. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Next week marks 23 years since the 9/11 attacks devastated New York City. As the solemn anniversary approaches, Brooklynites are preparing to remember the day and honor its victims.  Events across the borough will pay tribute to all those who died in the attacks and the first responders…

PHOTOS: Brooklynites mark 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Sep. 12, 2023 By Adam Daly & Jada Camille

Twenty-two years on from the devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Brooklynites came together to mark the solemn anniversary and to honor the lives of those lost on the day and afterwards.