Shaniesha Forbes, a 14-year-old whose body was found naked and charred on Gerritsen Beach on Jan. 6, was murdered an autopsy has determined. A medical examiner said the death was caused by “homicidal asphyxiation.” Forbes’ [...]
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Brooklyn Half Marathon which is taking place in May this time will have a change of route to end at Coney Island this year. The change has been made to bolster businesses along the [...]
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The hairdresser who gave Rihanna her iconic red hair intends to open a hair salon in Fort Greene this month. Ursula Stephen, who grew up in Crown Heights and still lives in Brooklyn, hopes to [...]
Thursday, May 2, 2013
A Pit Bull mix, who spent a year on death row after biting a young girl, has been granted amnesty. Saved by an animal rights group, Brooklyn,who is eight-years-old and deaf, will not be allowed [...]
Thursday, May 2, 2013
A Brooklyn Navy yard counter and tabletop factory reopened this week after Hurricane Sandy submerged it six months ago. IceStone lost close to $1 million of equipment, including 70 motors and 5,000 electrical relays. But [...]
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Beastie Boy fans were successful in getting their neighborhood playground renamed after the late Adam Yauch, a Brooklyn Heights native. Palmetto Park will be officially called Adam Yauch in a ceremony this Friday. Read more [...]
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The 255-pound wreckage believed to be from a plane that flew into the Twin Towers on 9/11 was removed from lower Manhattan by the NYPD today to their property clerk’s office in Red Hook, Brooklyn. [...]
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Jamal Staton, 38, was arrested for allegedly stabbing his younger brother seven times with a kitchen knife on Tuesday evening when the two got into an argument while drinking. He has been charged with murder [...]
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The city is launching a new program to promote breastfeeding in Brooklyn and is offering a $70,000 salary to anyone interested in managing it. The program will target the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville and [...]
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Students were evacuated from Edward R. Murrow just before noon this Tuesday after a student was seen throwing a backpack at the entrance and running away. Police investigation found the bag to be harmless and [...]
Friday, May 3, 2013
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