Four people were injured after a building undergoing renovation in Williamsburg collapsed earlier this afternoon. The Brooklyn Ink’s MatthewHuisman, Nushin Rashidian and Alyson Martin are at the site at 34 Conselyea St. One victim was carried on a stretcher to an ambulance.
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Sentencing for Rabbi Is Pushed Back
At 11:30 a.m. on Monday at the Brooklyn Supreme Court, the scheduled sentencing for Baruch Lebovits, the rabbi convicted on eight counts of sexually assaulting a teenage boy, was adjourned and rescheduled at the request of the Arthur Aidala, Lebovits’ defense attorney. Dressed in a black kippah, gray sweatshirt and sweatpants, Lebovits appeared tired and...
DAILY ROUND UP
Here’s what’s going on around the borough: Tenant Says Cache of Weapons Are Collectors Items A tenant of the Gravesend home where police on Friday found an arsenal of weapons, including 30 guns, seven knives and two crossbows, said in court on Sunday the items were family heirlooms and not weapons used by the family....
Chocolate for a Cause
With a day off school for Presidents Day, three young Windsor Terrace residents sold hot chocolate to raise money for Haiti. Business was brisk, and many customers donated more than the $1-per-cup price. All proceeds will be donated to Partners in Health, an organization providing health care services and resources to residents in Haiti.