By Abigail Ronck Depending on which judge hears your case in Kings County Housing Court you might not be able to go home. There are no juries here. There are just hundreds of people coming in through the doors each day to see the man or woman who sits on high. The judge will either...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Detective Testifies in Canarsie Murder Case
Detective John Mauro of the 69th Precinct testified today in the case against Darell Morse in Kings County Court, The Brooklyn Ink’s Vegas Tenold reported. Morse, 38, is charged with the slaying of Jarmel Fletcher, 24, during a fight on Sept. 28, 2008, in Canarsie. Fletcher was stabbed repeatedly in the throat and neck and...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Temporary Truce in Nursing Dispute
As Long Island County Hospital merges with SUNY Downstate Medical Center, LICH nurses have threatened to protest in order to guarantee job security with their new employer, the New York Post reported. Although last week’s protest was averted, the truce might only last a few months, leading to another round of negotiations, or another protest...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Brooklyn Boss Commuting from Queens
Assemblyman Vito Lopez, leader of the Brooklyn Democrats, has been living in Queens with his girlfriend, according to a New York Daily News report. Lopez, who maintains an address in Bushwick and represents that area, has been spending every night at the Ridgewood residence of his girlfriend Angela Battaglia and, according to the report, very...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Rubbernecking at Scene of Midwood Crash
The Brooklyn Ink’s Michael Keller is on the scene of yesterday’s fatal minivan crash at 1613 E. 23 St. While some motorists slow down to examine the rubble that was once a front porch, others honk and speed by, regardless of rain, rubberneckers and the speed limit. Three friends of 13-year-old Sarah Erdan, who was...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Possible Coney Island Murder Witnesses Killed
Two men who may have been witnesses to separate murders in Coney Island were shot dead outside a Manhattan night club last night, the New York Daily News reports. The victims, aged 22 and 26, both from Coney Island, were not identified by name in the report, although they were described as convicted criminals themselves.
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Paterson to Attend Chisholm Building Ceremony
The late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm will have a building officially named in her honor this morning. The Associated Press reports that Gov. David Paterson will attend the naming ceremony at 10:30 A.M. at 55 Hanson Place in Fort Greene.
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October 4, 2010October 5, 2010Brooklyn Life
How To Grow A Bicycle
By Alex Gecan I decided to pedal my old aluminum Trek out to Red Hook from Morningside Heights rather than wait for the C-train. I arrived at the Bamboo Bike Studio, at 201 Richards St. a little before 7:00. Sean Murray, one of the co-founders of the studio, was arriving at the same time; he...
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October 4, 2010October 4, 2010Live Wire
Teen to be Charged in Midwood Crash
Eric Hakimisefat, the 16-year-old driver of the Honda Odyssey that crashed in Midwood on Sunday, will be charged with criminally negligent homicide. According to a CBS 2 report, Hakimisefat passed a breathalyzer test. His passengers have been identified as 13-year-old Sarah Erdan, who was killed in the crash, and her 16-year-old brother Joseph.
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Brooklyn Catholics Seek Deliverance
Catholic leaders in New York have named today a “diocesan day of prayer” in the face of diminishing communicants and clergy. The New York Daily News reported Sunday and this morning that the Diocese of Brooklyn, which oversees Catholic churches in Brooklyn and Queens, is considering closing churches and consolidating parishes in order to overcome...