Judge Joel M. Goldberg looked impatiently across his courtroom. The trial of The People vs. Donald Michel should have started at 10:15 a.m. It was now 11. The gallery and jury box remained empty. Defense attorney Adrian Ellis ran a yellow highlighter through case documents. Michel sat next to his attorney, staring straight ahead. A...
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October 3, 2011October 4, 2011Brooklyn Life
Help Jay-Z design the Brooklyn Nets’ new jersey
Jay-Z is teaming up with Adidas to design jerseys for the newly renamed NBA team Brooklyn Nets. The Bedford-Stuyvesant rapper left the borough years ago. Does he still have Brooklyn swag? Let’s help him out. Tweet us your design ideas for the future Nets jersey using #InktheNets or email us at thebrooklynink@gmail.com. We’ll be posting...
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October 3, 2011October 3, 2011Live Wire
Art attack! Street artist uses Park Slope sign as canvas- The Brooklyn Paper
Catch it while you can: A renegade artist has used a Park Slope “No Parking” signpost to showcase a pop art commentary on drug use — but city officials say it won’t be gracing the streetscape much longer. Read More: The Brooklyn Paper
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October 3, 2011October 4, 2011Brooklyn Life, Crime
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.
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October 3, 2011October 3, 2011Live Wire
Judge rules FDNY systematically discriminated against minority applicants, cites racist practices – NY Daily News
Judge Nicholas Garaufis, a Federal judge ruled on Friday that FDNY have discriminated against minorities in recruiting, applicant screening and the investigation of discrimination. “The underrepresentation of black firefighters in the FDNY – a direct result and vestige of the city’s pattern and practice of discrimination against black firefighter candidates – is responsible for making...
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October 3, 2011October 3, 2011Live Wire
On Facebook, Neighborhoods as They Once Were -NY Times.com
Brooklynites are using Facebook to reconnect with their neighborhoods. Check out “The Neighborhood: Who Says You Can’t Go Home?”, “I Loved Being a Kid in Flatbush, Brooklyn During the 70s and 80s!!!!” or “Greenpoint Natives,” Does your neighborhood have a Facebook Page? Read More: NY Times
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October 3, 2011October 3, 2011Live Wire
Fast-acting passerby saves Brooklyn synagogue from arsonist attack in broad daylight – NY Daily News
Thanks to a couple who saved a synagogue, Borough Park from burning down Sunday morning. Kitzchok Friedman, 30, dialed 911 and used the fire extinguisher from a paper goods store to help stop the fire. Read more: NY Daily News
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October 3, 2011October 3, 2011Live Wire
Conflicting Videos Tell Two Sides Of “Occupy Wall Street” Mass Arrest – NY1
Occupy Wall Streets protesters claim that they were misled onto the roadway by police but the video released by the NYPD shows otherwise. Read More: NY1