Author: Clare O'Connor (Clare O'Connor)

Police are asking for public’s help to find a man wanted in connection with a shooting last month. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. on April 9 at 721 Jefferson Avenue in Brooklyn, authorities said.

Brooklyn twin brothers who tried to rob a Connecticut apartment were fatally gunned down by the pistol-packing resident, officials said Tuesday.

A Brooklyn construction site owner has been acquitted of manslaughter in connection with a day laborer who was crushed to death while digging a trench.

Forest City Ratner, developer of the Atlantic Yards project in downtown Brooklyn, has closed a deal with Mikhail Prokhorov for an 80 percent controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets.

Judge Patricia Dimango read a transcript of the medical examiner’s testimony, including the cross examination by defense attorneys. The jury sought to hear the medical examiner’s opinion on the cause of death. “Given the two choices, I’d say the bat caused the skull fractures, but both caused some of the injuries sustained,” Dr. Michael Greenberg...

The jury heard judge Patricia Dimango personally read a transcript of three witnesses, which focused on comments that would help determine whether the alleged attack was a hate crime. At 2:30, Judge Dimango received another note from the jury requesting yet another review of medical examiner testimony. The jury asked to hear whether the medical...

Kevin Powell, a cast member from the first season of MTV’s ‘Real World’, is running for Congress to represent the 10th District of New York City in Brooklyn.

The jury deciding the fate of Keith Phoenix reviewed testimony from Kimberly Taylor, an EMS worker who lives across the street from where Jose Sucuzhanay was beaten to death. A court reporter read a transcript of Taylor’s original testimony, in which she said she was roused from her sleep by a banging and thumping. She watched...

The jury charged with deciding the fate of Keith Phoenix submitted five requests for information, known as notes, to Judge Patricia Dimango. The jury asked for clarification on the exact definition of a hate crime, and also asked for a re-reading of testimony from the medical examiner. The court reporter read a transcript of Dr....