Prestine Lee cannot remember who it was that told her that her grandson had been shot and killed Monday night. “Someone came upstairs last night to my apartment when I was cooking and told me that Shamel got shot,” she said. She looks downcast at her wide open jeans, her salt-and-pepper head lowered, hands tucked...
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Live Wire
Jury hits city for $19M
The biggest legal payout in NYC’s history was established when the Brooklyn jury found that the city needed to pay $19m to a cyclist who suffered brain damage when he was hit by a speeding car at the age of 12. Click here to read the full story on the New York Post.
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Brooklyn Life
Marni Kotak Plans To Give Birth At Brooklyn’s Microscope Gallery
Performance artist Marni Kotak will soon be converting the Microscope Gallery in Brooklyn into a birthing center where she will transform the birth of her baby to a work of art. To read an interview with her on The Huffington Post, please click here.
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Live Wire
Teen dies in hosp jump
An 18-year old teenager is believed to have jumped to his death from the roof of Coney Island Hospital. Police are still investigating the real cause of this issue. Read more on the New York Post
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Live Wire
Cops Win Kudos for Catching Stab Suspect
Two police officers and one civilian have been awarded by the New York State Senate for catching an alleged suspect who had stabbed two people in September. Read more on the Brooklyn Eagle about this story http://bit.ly/nxalXa
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Live Wire
Latin Kings street gang makes Park Slope junior high’s handball courts home base
A Park Slope park has become home to around 30 men belonging to the street gang, Latin Kings. Police are keeping a vigilant eye on these men but so far, no criminal activity has been witnessed at the park by them. For more information on this story, read http://nydn.us/r5tiPM
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Live Wire
Book worms! Slope library branch to remain closed for at least one more year
A branch library in Park Slope which commenced on a $2m renovation in 2009 and was expected 2 years to finish with the project, will now be closed for at least another year. This has come as a news of huge disappointment for hundreds of readers who were looking forward to the library’s opening this...
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October 10, 2011October 10, 2011Live Wire
Good morning Brooklyn!
Brooklyn Ink reporters have headed out to Williamsburg, Bedstuy, Brooklyn Heights, and Bay Ridge to ask people about what they are angry about in regards to the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests. Follow @obakhtar, @gloriadawson, @tracy_jarrett, @ejudem, @katz, @jmaestas22, @hannaholivennes, @hitsamty, @_jontayler, and @obwax. An NYPD sergeant, Michael Miller, is recovering from a broken...