Author: Joseph Deaux (Joseph Deaux)

The father of a man who pleaded guilty to plotting an attack of the New York subway system faces new charges today, the Associated Press and Reuters report. Mohammed Wali Zazi, 54, is charged with six counts of obstruction of justice and witness tampering, according to an indictment filed in Brooklyn federal court. The father...

A 25-year-old Brooklyn yeshiva student was killed Monday night when a drunk driver struck his car while possibly drag racing, New York Daily News reports. The crash happened on Ocean Ave. near Avenue N. The victim was driving north on Ocean Ave. in his red Mercury Sable and was hit by a black Volkswagon headed...

The popular Momofuku Milk Bar has opened a temporary location in Williamsburg for the holiday season, The Brooklyn Paper reports. A credit-card only storefront offers all the bakery’s favorite options: crack pie, compost cookies, and blueberries and cream cookies. Customers have the option of ordering online and picking up their treats, or simply walking in...

A Brooklyn man from East Flatbush was killed in a car crash Monday on a street notorious for drag racing, New York Daily News reports. Geraud Gray, 24, lost control of his 2003 black Nissan on a curve and slammed into a pole on North Conduit Ave. in Ozone Park, police said. Witnesses told police...

Beekeepers in Red Hook are experiencing an unusual “phenomenon” in which bees are returning to their hives colored bright red, The New York Times reports. An apiculturist for New York State said that the bees were covered in Red Dye No. 40. They found that the bees were traveling to Dell’s Maraschino Cherries Company on...

Stephen J. Solarz, a nine-term Democratic congressman who was known for his work on foreign policy issues, died Monday after fighting esophageal cancer, The New York Times reports. Solarz represented New York’s 13th District which included Brooklyn. He entered the congressional spotlight in 1975 and lost his seat in 1992 when population losses forced the...

The Schiavone Construction Company signed a nonprosecution agreement with the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office after admitting to defrauding government programs for the past five years, The New York Times and Associated Press report. The heavy construction company falsely claimed it was using a proper percentage of disadvantaged businesses (minority-owned and women-owned subcontractors) to help complete projects like...

Whole Foods has planned a location in Brooklyn, The Brownstoner reports. The store will be located at the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Gowanus. The 52,000 square-foot store will house a 20,000 square-foot green house and a 40-foot public esplanade. It will have recharging stations for electric-powered vehicles and spaces for bike parking,...