Nov. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Police Department is renewing its appeal for public assistance in identifying a group of suspects accused of assaulting a couple during an alleged anti-Palestinian attack in Fort Greene last month. The incident, which is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force, occurred…
Nov. 15, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A teen boy was stabbed on Thursday afternoon on a Canarsie street that has seen a number of violent incidents over the past few months. Just before 4 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding a stabbing outside a deli at 8010 Flatlands Ave., per…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Homicide detectives from Brooklyn North are investigating a fatal stabbing early Tuesday at the Steuben Playground in Clinton Hill, marking the second homicide at the park in four months. Officers from the 88th Precinct arrived just after 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 to find a 21-year-old man bleeding…
Jul. 9, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen With hate crimes across the city on the rise, some Brooklyn leaders believe that educating the borough’s students about and against hate and antisemitism is a key to fighting violence and bias. An experimental new curriculum designed to do just that rolled out at three local middle schools last…
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Dec. 15, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
On Dec. 16, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and other community leaders will hold a pre-holiday gun buyback in Flatbush in an effort to make the holidays safer for residents and visitors.
Dec. 5, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed at Edward R. Murrow High School on Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD.
Nov. 8, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
In a coordinated effort from both Italian and American authorities, ten members of the infamous Gambino crime family were charged in a 16-count indictment in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday.
Oct. 31, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Police are searching for two men who allegedly shot a 35-year-old man in Brownsville on Monday night, according to the NYPD.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Jada Camille & Paul Frangipane Alternatives to traditional policing and law enforcement in Brownsville drew international attention last week when Alexander Vandersmissen, mayor of the Belgian city of Mechelen, visited Assembly Member Latrice Walker and violence interrupters from the Brownsville Safety Alliance to discuss their unorthodox, community-based crime prevention tactics. Vandersmissen, who…
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Jul. 14, 2023 By Adam Daly
The NYPD has launched an investigation after bricks were thrown through the window of a state Senator’s district office in Dyker Heights Friday morning.