by Van Tieu After being shot in the back and losing his leg at the age of 15, Ralph “Putt” Green, a star quarterback, yearned for another sport to love. He searched for years and then found it in the snow. It was in the Poconos, far from his home at the Roosevelt Projects in...
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
G Train Lets Down Passengers Yet Again
At approximately 2:45 pm the G train service to queens plaza was halted at the Bedford-Nostrand station due to emergency track work. As disgruntled passengers exited to board the B44 bus it was announced that the G train would be running on a weekend schedule with shuttle buses running from Jay St. to Queens Plaza....
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Relying on Strangers to Help Battle Cancer
Read Althea Fung’s story on bone marrow donors who hold the key to survival for cancer patients they do not even know.
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Trouble Afoot in Brooklyn Courtroom
Judge Alan Marrus dismissed juror No. 6 from the Michael Mineo sodomy case at the Brooklyn Supreme Court this morning. The juror admitted to having misinformation from reading a newspaper while the rest of the jury said they could still be objective. We will update you on any further developments.
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Send Off for Disabled Skier to the Paralympics
Ralph Green will be speaking at Bedford-Stuyvesant today before he leaves for the Vancouver Olympics 2010 to represent the United States in the Paralympics. Green lost his leg at 15 years old because of a runaway bullet. The Brooklyn Ink is following the story and will bring you updates throughout the day.
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Deliberations Resume After Juror Dismissal
A reconstituted jury panel began deliberations this afternoon in the trial of a Brooklyn police officer accused of sexual assault.
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Rabbi Caught in Hedge Fund Scheme
Borough Park native Rabbi Milton Balkany was charged with extortion, blackmail and making false statements to coerce a Connecticut hedge fund into donating $4 million to two schools in Brooklyn. Balkany, a dean at one of the Jewish schools in question, was arraigned at Manhattan Federal Court Thursday evening before his release on $250,000 bond.
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February 19, 2010February 25, 2010Brooklyn Life
A Lonely Search for Life-Saving Cells
More than 100,000 Americans find out each year that they have a life-threatening disease, like leukemia, requiring a bone marrow transplant. About 30 percent of the patients in need of a transplant find a match within their families.
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February 18, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Ink finds MetroCard rage in Brooklyn
Read Maia Efrem’s story about the MTA’s decision to start charging for student MetroCards. Residents of Brooklyn say this will make it hard for their children to access the same opportunities.
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February 18, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Young woman found dead in Canarsie apartment
Police discovered a 25-year-old woman dead in her apartment at 250 Lott Avenue in Canarsie around 2am last night. The victim, identified as Michelle Fernandez, died of head trauma. Police have not released any arrests as of Thursday even. Still just a DCPI report, but we’ll let you know when we have more details.