Archive | May, 2010

Cops Seek Help Finding Jefferson Ave Gunman

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Police are asking for public’s help to find a man wanted in connection with a shooting last month. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. on April 9 at 721 Jefferson Avenue in Brooklyn, authorities said.

Crown Heights Twin Brothers Killed During Robbery

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Brooklyn twin brothers who tried to rob a Connecticut apartment were fatally gunned down by the pistol-packing resident, officials said Tuesday.

Brooklyn Construction Site Owner Acquitted

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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A Brooklyn construction site owner has been acquitted of manslaughter in connection with a day laborer who was crushed to death while digging a trench.

Russian Billionaire Bought Brooklyn-Bound Nets

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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Forest City Ratner, developer of the Atlantic Yards project in downtown Brooklyn, has closed a deal with Mikhail Prokhorov for an 80 percent controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets.

Red Hook Parents Object to Sharing Space with Charter School

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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Two Red Hook parents whose children attend Public School 15 are upset that a charter school is sharing the same building as their childrens’ school.  They believe that since the charter school, called PAVE, established [...]

DUMBO Park Closed for No Reason?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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The Empire Fulton Ferry State Park in DUMBO has been closed since the beginning of the year due to a reconstruction project, but local residents have complained that there is no construction happening, according to [...]

A Walk Down Coney Island Avenue

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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by Yaffi Spodek For many New Yorkers, the words “Coney Island” conjure up images of a wind-swept boardwalk with the Cyclone roller coaster in the background. But the famed amusement park is just one attraction [...]

Hate Crime Trial-Judge Declares Mistrial

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Minutes after sending the jury back to deliberate after instructing them to continue their deliberations, Judge Patricia Di Mango received a note from the jury foreperson. “Your honor,” the note said, “one of the jurors [...]

Hate Crime Trial–Phoenix Jury Deadlocked

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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The jury deciding the fate of Keith Phoenix, who stands charged with second degree murder as a hate crime in the beating death of Ecuadorian immigrant Jose Sucuzhanay, is deadlocked. The Jury foreperson delivered a [...]

Hate Crimes Trial-Jury Requests More Information

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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The Jury for Keith Phoenix, who are in the middle of their third full day of deliberations, passed four notes to Judge Patricia Di Mango asking for additional information and to review more testimony. The [...]