A Red-Light District Fades Away
Once a neighborhood overrun with strip clubs and adult video stores, Sunset Park is leaving its seedier days behind.
Tag Archive | "Crime"
In Judge Nikkia’s Court,
A Response to Teen Crime
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
An innovative youth court, focused on responsibility more than punishment, deals with Brownsville's rising caseload
The Dead Cat: A Conviction in an Animal Cruelty Case
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Lordtyshon Garrett was on March 8, convicted of aggravated animal cruelty in an incident that resulted in the death of his mother-in-law's cat, Madea.
NYPD Narc Faces Charges
Friday, December 3, 2010
A Queens Narcotics officer is being charged for allegedly framing at least seven people for drug buys that never took place, according to a New York Post report. Detective Adolph Osback, 38, formerly of Brooklyn [...]
Brooklyn Rabbi Charged with Murder
Friday, December 3, 2010
Brooklyn Rabbi Victor Koltun was charged with two counts of second-degree murder yesterday. According to a Times Herald-Record report, the 41-year-old, 450-pound rabbi pleaded not guilty to the murders of former Lloyd police Sergeant Francis [...]
Watch your smart phone on Brooklyn streets
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Police have shared details about a rash of iPhone and Blackberry thefts on Brooklyn’s hippest streets. Victims had their phones snatched from behind as they walk down the street. The thieves have been particularly difficult [...]
Construction Company Settles Discrimination Probe Out of Court
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Prosecutors in Brooklyn say a construction company agreed to pay $20 million to resolve an investigation that claimed the company falsely reported hiring minority subcontractors on several New York City projects. The Schiavone Construction Company [...]
30-year Fugitive Captured in Brooklyn, Pleads Not Guilty
Thursday, December 2, 2010
After 30 years on the run, a man captured hiding in Brooklyn has pleaded not guilty to murder. Lorenzo Carter, 51, is charged in a shooting that took place on March 30, 1980, near his [...]
Brooklynite Charged With $1.5 Million Hotel-Investment Fraud
Thursday, December 2, 2010
A Brooklyn man was charged with three counts of fraud linked to a $1.5 million investment he received to buy hotels. Robert E. McDonald allegedly convinced an unnamed individual who had already invested in and [...]
Should Bodegas Be Armed?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
One advocacy group is promoting gun ownership among bodega workers but arab workers are divided over its benefits, reports New America Media. With 15 murders in the last 20 months in Crown Heights, Mohammed Koko [...]
Monday, October 3, 2011
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