The Brooklyn Ink

Brooklyn Nursing Home Laying Off More Than 500 Employees

Jehangir Irani — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:48:20 +0000

The Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, a non-profit institution, is being sold to the Boro Park Operating Company and the Boro Park Land Company for $60 million. The new owners have informed the city that they plan to cut 506 jobs after the sale is complete.

Will Next Mets Manager Be Coming to Queens Via Brooklyn?

Jehangir Irani — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:48:00 +0000

In comments made to WFAN, on Wednesday, Backman hinted that he might be in line to manage the team he won the 1986 World Series with.

Man Tied To Chair and Shot During Home Invasion

Jehangir Irani — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:43:08 +0000

Ladwan Brown, 33, died after being shot in the head during a home invasion. A second, unidentified, person in the house was bound and stuffed in a closet, but escaped after chewing through her duct tape.

Man Stabbed on 4 Train in Brooklyn

Jehangir Irani — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:51:29 +0000

After an argument began between two men on a Manhattan-bound 4 train, one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed the other, as the train pulled into the Utica Avenue station.

The assailant also clubbed the victim with a hammer, after stabbing him.

Brooklyn College Alumnus Removes Alma Mater From Will

Jehangir Irani — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:45:34 +0000

Citing the school’s decision to have incoming freshmen read the book, “How Does It Feel To be A Problem – Being Young and Arab in America,” alumnus Bruce Kesler has written Brooklyn College out of his will.

No word so far on how many dollars, or rials, Brooklyn College can no longer expect.

Brooklyn Cop Suspended After Refusing To Give CPR To Dying Girl

Jehangir Irani — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:31:10 +0000

Officer Alfonso Mendez, 30, had his gun and badge taken away from him and will likely face charges for refusing to help Briana Ojeda, 11, who he found in the throes of an asthma attack.

Mendez pulled Ojeda’s mother over as she drove her daughter to the hospital, but claimed he didn’t know CPR, which the child needed. Briana Ojeda died an hour later at Long Island College Hospital.

‘Lamppost Liar’ Pleads Out of Misdemeanor

Jehangir Irani — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:04:32 +0000

Sherin Brown, the woman caught on tape for faking injuries she attributed to a falling lamppost, was given a plea deal in exchange for harsher sentencing.

According to the terms of the deal, charges will be dropped if she stays out of further legal trouble for the next six months.

Bank Robber Arrested in Borough Park

Jehangir Irani — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:54:17 +0000

After an unsuccessful attempt at robbing the local Apple Bank, the would-be thief carjacked a woman, only to get stuck in traffic and finally was cornered by the local Shomrim foot patrol.

New York Police Department officers ultimately arrested the thief, who as of yet, remains unidentified.

Arson Suspected in Bed-Stuy Fire

Jehangir Irani — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:59 +0000

Four firefighters were injured while dousing a fire early Monday morning on Putnam Avenue.

Police and fire department officials are calling the blaze suspicious and are investigating it as a possible case of arson.

Brooklyn Rooftops Leading the Way in Urban Farming

Jehangir Irani — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:32:26 +0000

The Brooklyn Grange is one of many organizations turning rooftop farming into a sustainable way of urban life.