A Brooklyn-based band has gone viral on the web, thanks to a creative performance on a New York City subway train they filmed and uploaded onto YouTube. In their video, Atomic Tom performs their song “Take Me Out” while riding the B subway train. An interesting twist to the performance is that it is all...
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Former World Cup ref pleads not guilty in Brooklyn court
A former World Cup soccer referee pleaded not guilty to heroin smuggling charges, the Associated Press reports. Byron Moreno entered his plea on Wednesday in Brooklyn court. In September, Moreno was caught with bags of heroin attached to his body at Kennedy Airport. Moreno is known for his controversial officiating during a 2002 World Cup...
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New ‘Hipster Highway’ bus to connect Brooklyn and D.C.
A new bus line that directly connects Brooklyn with Washington, D.C. debuts on Friday, Brendan Spiegel of The New York Times writes. The line will be operated by Know It Express and will connect travelers from Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn to U Street in Washington. Unlike other New York-to-D.C. buses, Know It Express will completely...
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Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office denied in case of double-cop murder
A request put in by the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office to rehear the case of a double-cop killer was rejected by a federal appellate court on Tuesday, the New York Daily News reports. Ronell Wilson was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 2006, after he was found guilty of the 2003 murders of two...
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Court awards $17.5 million for a diabetic after police denied insulin
The New York Daily News reports a diabetic man, now confined to a wheelchair after police denied him of insulin, won a $17.5 million judgement against the city yesterday. Jose Vargas was detained by police in 2006 on a minor drug charge. Vargas was put into a holding cell in Brooklyn without his medication. Vargas...
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé expecting first child
Famed Brooklyn rap artist Jay-Z and his wife, singer Beyonce Knowles are expecting their first child, US Weekly magazine reported today. According to a source to the magazine, Knowles is surprised and overjoyed with the pregnancy, which is currently in its first trimester. Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, is a native of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn....
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Brooklyn judge says no to new firefighters
From the Associated Press, a Brooklyn judge ruled on Tuesday that the FDNY’s entrance exam as discriminatory and that the city cannot hire any new firefighters unless they adhere to his proposed hiring guidelines. Judge Nicholas Garaufis issued five hiring proposals last month. The suit was initially field by the Vulcan Society and is being...
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Greenpoint residents say, BP and others slow to clean 150-year old oil spill
In Greenpoint, an underground oil spil caused by generations of activity by oil companies has residents concerned over potential health concerns, writes Allan Chernoff for CNN. The oil is trapped underneath the ground, across more than 50 acres of residential and industrial properties. In some parts of the neighborhood, it goes as deep as 50...
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Seniors protest bike lanes in Park Slope
In Park Slope, a group of seniors are gathering at the corner of Carroll St and Prospect Park West to protest against nearby bicycle lanes, writes Jake Pearson for the New York Daily News. This comes on the heels of a recent spat between parishioners of a Brooklyn Heights church and bicycle enthusiasts over the...