The Sumner Avenue Armory on the corner of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant (Chris Haire/Brooklyn Ink). It is a Monday morning before dawn and a man in his twenties, a bag slung over his shoulder and a black beanie on his head, exits the iron gates of the Sumner Avenue Armory. The...
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December 15, 2011September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Recent Rutgers Study Paints Bleak Employment Picture in New York
A Rutgers University study indicates that only seven percent of American workers surveyed believe they have recovered from the recession. Thirty-six percent felt that that they have experienced a major setback that has left them in financially poor shape. The Rutgers study reveals that most Americans have experienced some kind of financial loss that has...
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December 15, 2011September 30, 2019Live Wire
Brooklyn man sentenced to 72 years in jail for rape of a 11 year old.
Brooklyn man sentenced to 72 years in jail for raping and impreganating the 11 year old daughter of his former girlfriend. Read more on Gothamist.
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December 15, 2011September 30, 2019Live Wire
Brooklyn lawyer and a rep for the court system lashed back at Mayor Bloomberg Thursday for criticizing a judge who freed a man later accused of killing a cop.
Brooklyn lawyer and a rep for the court system lashed back at Mayor Bloomberg Thursday for criticizing a judge who freed a man later accused of killing a cop. Read more at NY Daily News.
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December 15, 2011September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Before Crisis, Wall Street Knew
Some of us are still trying to figure out how the leading causes of the ongoing U.S. economic crisis went unnoticed before it began in 2008. Author Michael Lewis, however, in his book, The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine, focuses on Wall Street traders who not only foreshadowed the problem, but also made a...
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December 15, 2011September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Overcrowding in Elementary Schools Becoming a Greater Concern in Brooklyn
Flatbush, Midwood and eastern Kensington are facing an important issue: overcrowding in elementary schools.
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December 14, 2011September 30, 2019Live Wire
Boerum Hill Merchants to Use Social Networking Against Criminals
Shopkeepers in Boerum Hill have formed an anti-crime organization through which Facebook, Twitter, email, and text alerts will warn merchants of suspicious activity in the area, according to Carroll Gardens’ Patch site. Brooklyn Merchants Against Crime, or B-MAC, is local business owners’ response to increasingly dangerous store robberies. Read more at CarrollGardens.Patch.com.
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December 14, 2011September 30, 2019Live Wire
Book Review: The Rogue
“The worst thing about reading a book about Sarah Palin is reading a book about Sarah Palin.” Shane Hunt reviews The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin by Joe McGinniss.
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December 14, 2011September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Portrait of a Rogue, Painted Roguishly
The worst thing about reading a book about Sarah Palin is reading a book about Sarah Palin. In the case of a public figure defined in large part by her relationship with (and attitude toward) the media, the reader of her biography cannot escape a particularly strong sense of complicity in the circus that has...
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December 14, 2011September 30, 2019Live Wire
Nonprofits Push For Brooklyn Housing Court Reform
A coalition of tenant advocate organizations is campaigning against alleged unfair practices at Brooklyn Housing Court, according to the New York Daily News. The push comes on the heels of a new report that claims the court is overcrowded and procedurally confusing and that it gives preferential treatment to landlords’ attorneys. Deputy Chief Administrative Judge...