Author: Stacia Georgi (Stacia Georgi)

Despite being a supporter of Israel, Mayor Bloomberg has not been siding with the group of local politicians asking school officials to cancel an event featuring pro-Palestinian activists, which takes place today at Brooklyn College. Bloomberg was outspoken in his support the college’s decision, saying ““If you want to go to a university where the...

Growing up in a predominantly white community, Samantha Knowles, now 22, was always asked why she had black dolls by her friends. As a student at Dartmouth College, Knowles decided to honor her inanimate childhood companions in a documentary film which discusses the significance of African American dolls in the black community through interviews with...

The NYPD has  released their stop and frisk data for 2011, which details the number of stop and frisk procedures performed, as well as the ethnicity of those stopped by police officers. Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, which patrols Cypress Hills and East New York was discovered to have more stop and frisk incidents than any other...

Following Saturday’s shocking rape of a 22-year old woman in Flatbush,  NYPD officers have been active in their pursuit of the suspect and encouraging community members to come forward with any information. Today, a sketch of the man in question was released to the public along with the his height, weight and approximate age. Read...

Six pupils of a karate dojo in Flatbush have qualified to compete at the 2013 World Karate Confederation World Championship in Australia. The fact that three of the finalists share a last name is no coincidence — they’re siblings, ranging in ages from 14 to 18. Having qualified for the prestigious competition, Brooklyn’s young athletes are...

Brooklyn resident, Anthony Dash, was pronounced dead yesterday, after suffering a stab wound to the leg on Friday. Read more at metro.us.

Forty-one year old Brooklyn resident, Marlon Morris, has been arrested after storming into a doctors office in Ozone Park, Queens, where he attempted to claim a UPS package containing 30 pounds of marijuana as rightfully his.  Morris was taken in by NYPD officers on Friday and is being charged with disorderly conduct and possession of...

In 2012, Brooklyn had more reported pedestrian and cyclist deaths than any other borough, according to a preliminary report from the Department of Motor Vehicles. A total of 48 people died as a result of collisions with cars on the road last year. Alarmingly, many fatalities were hit-and-run incidents, in which no drivers have yet...

Parents of middle school students at Brooklyn’s MS678 are upset that school officials did not immediately take action against an eight grader who brought a butcher knife into class last Tuesday. It took over a week for disciplinary action to be taken against the boy, causing anxiety among his peers, who were made uncomfortable by...