Even diehard true-believers have to eat, and for those in the Occupy Wall Street protest, that means eating food prepared not in Manhattan, but in Brooklyn. Food for Occupiers in Zuccotti Park is being cooked in Boerum Hill and East New York, shipped to Lower Manhattan in donated vans and, occasionally, yellow taxi cabs. The...
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
Alleged Sexual Assault in Zuccotti Park
Brooklyn resident Tonye Iketubosin was arrested for allegedly entering a tent and groping an 18 year-old girl at an Occupy Wall Street encampment. He is being charged with sexual abuse for this October 25th incident, and he is under investigation for an October 29th incident where another 18 year-old woman was sexually assaulted while sleeping in her tent.
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
Science Teacher in Sex Scandal
Adam Kent, a teacher at an all-boys yeshiva school in Midwood, is being charged for his alleged attempt to have a sexual encounter with an under-aged girl. Kent was arrested yesterday at the location where prosecutors say he was suppose to meet a 14 year-old-girl, who was actually an undercover NYPD detective, for “sexual activity in Queens.” Kent is facing a number...
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
FBI Arrests a Dozen People for Health Care Fraud
Several people in Brooklyn were arrested this morning for their alleged involvement in a $95 million fraud case. Members of the fraud ring, which include a few doctors, are accused of posing as patients, submitting false healthcare claims, and collecting reimbursement for non-existent illnesses. Arraignments were planned for later today.
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
Suspected Drag Race Leaves Two Children Injured
Two 12-year-old boys are in the hospital after each being hit by a car. They were hit at 10pm while riding their bikes last night. Witnesses say that the accident occurred during an alleged drag race. Both drivers fled the scene. If you have any information about this incident, please contact Crime Stoppers- phone: (800)-577-TIPS / text: TIP577 to CRIMES / web: NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
Man Runs in Memory of His Family
Sal Polizzi will be running in the upcoming New York City Marathon in honor of his mother and brother. Polizzi’s mother is fighting cervical cancer. He is raising $10,000 dollars for a cancer charity. In September, his brother was murdered in a home invasion. “It’s had a tremendous effect on my whole family” Polizzi said, “and so...
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
PTA Member Escapes Prison Sentence
Providence Hogan, treasurer of the Cobble Hill PTA, avoided jail time yesterday after paying back some of the money she allegedly stole. The PTA member is accused of embezzling more than $82,000 from PS 29’s Parent-Teacher Association. She has paid $50,000 of it back so far, and she is required to make quarterly payments of $4,000 for the next two...
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
Brooklyn Detective Faces Up to Four Years in Prison
Jason Arbeeny, a NYPD detective of 14 years, was found guilty of planting crack cocaine on two innocent people. Yvelisse DeLeon, one of the victims, stated during his trial that in 2007 Arbeeny placed a small bag of drugs in the car she and her boyfriend were traveling in one day. Before the conviction, Justice Gustin L. Reichbach criticized...
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November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Live Wire
Brooklyn Inspires Norway
In Bay Ridge, Councilman Vince Gentile signed a sister agreement with a member of the Norwegian Consulate. Farsund, a municipality in Norway, has been fascinated with American culture for years and has shown a particular fondness for Brooklyn. The province plans to recreate the borough in its “Brooklyn Square”. “With this signing,” Gentile said, “we celebrate our two cities...
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November 2, 2011November 3, 2011Brooklyn Life
Grit and Optimism in Coping with the Recession’s Lasting Trauma
It happened so quickly, and its effects have lasted for so long. Two years after the recession ended, upwards of 100,000 people in Brooklyn are still without work. We know the numbers. But who are the people behind them? What do their lives look like after a year, two years, even three years without a...