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Police say that an officer shot a man this morning in Brighton Beach, after the man smashed the windshield of a police vehicle with a large rock. The man’s name has not been released, but he is said to be in stable condition after being shot once in the shoulder after a confrontation and an...

A former Brooklyn car service driver was arraigned in court on Wednesday, after being accused of writing threatening anti-Semitic messages on pieces of ripped up vouchers and leaving them all over Long Island, reports The Daily News. Demetrios Apolonides was charged with a hate crime of aggravated harassment.

Charles Nagel told a Brooklyn federal court on Thursday that the stalking charges that were filed against him by “Law and Order” star Kathryn Erbe should be dropped because it is all just a misunderstanding, reports the New York Post. Nagel says he thought he had become Erbe’s Internet buddy after exchanging messages on MySpace,...

The final count down for the 60th New York State Senate District will be a deciding factor in which party has the majority. This election battle could stretch on for months between incumbent Antoine M. Thompson and Mark J. Grisanti, reports BuffaloNews.com. Governor elect, Andrew Cuomo is facing even further gridlock as similar situations could...

Major League Baseball has complained to federal patent authorities about the logo of Brooklyn Burger in Sunset Park. The League is saying that the blue scripted logo is too similar to the trademark for the Brooklyn Dodgers, reports the Brooklyn Paper.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission is reviewing a petition for a fare hike in New York City cabs, reports the Gotham Gazette. The Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade, the lobbying group for yellow cab owners, has requested that the base fare gets a fifty-cent boost from $2.50 to $3.00 as well as a 19 percent...

People who park their minivans on Prospect Park West have been discovering their cars vandalized the past two mornings, reports The Brooklyn Papers. Four vehicles were found damaged on Thursday morning. A similar scene was discovered the morning prior when eight large vehicles were found with smashed windows on Wednesday morning. Damages range from $180...

Police are on the lookout for a group of suspects that have stolen cell phones and one laptop from chain stores throughout South Brooklyn, reports the Brooklyn Eagle. According to police, AT&T and T-Mobile stores were among the stores hit by the suspects. Police say that the crimes started in mid-September and that the crimes...

A team of workers and managers at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge have started preparing for the kick off of the New York City Marathon this Sunday, reports the Brooklyn Eagle. The to-do list ranges from filling in potholes to painting on start lines. The marathon starts on the Staten Island side of the bridge and crosses...