by Nushin Rashidian and Matthew Huisman Alyson Martin contributed reporting to this story. At 11 am on Monday, Ken Corey noticed a vertical crack running down the side of a brick building undergoing renovation at 34 Conselyea St. in Williamsburg. The crack looked noticeably wider than before, and had grown from one to three inches....
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March 26, 2010April 2, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Midwood Murder Still A Mystery
by Matthew Huisman Gavin Torres never made it home from his first day of work. Walking home Tuesday night from work at Pomegranate, a grocery store on Coney Island Avenue, the 19-year-old was gunned down less than a block away from his home on Avenue J. His family and friends are trying to figure out...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
Officers Arrest Murder Suspect After Foot Pursuit
Two New York City police officers apprehended 19-year-old Julio Iglesias after witnessing the suspect shoot Gavin Torres, 19. According to police reports, Officers Christopher Deats and Allison Rodriguez of the 70th Precinct heard a gunshot while on routine patrol in the Midwood neighborhood. When they turned their cruiser on Avenue J, the officers observed Iglesias fire...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
Man Found After Fire Had Throat Cut
The Hispanic man in his 30’s who was found after firefighters extinguished an early morning blaze in Sunset Park had his throat slashed, NY1 reports. Neighbors said that the abandoned building had many visitors. Several firefighters were injured in the blaze, but none with life-threatening injuries.
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
Lazar Supporters Consolidate Efforts
Our Sudip Mukherjee brings us the latest from Dave Rose, a union worker with the FDNY Union, who said that 50 unions were helping stump for candidate Joe Lazar as they canvased neighborhoods throughout the district. Additionally, a Chevrolet Suburban equipped with loud speakers blared messages encouraging residents to vote for Lazar. The message was...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
The Everyday Voter
Our Sudip Mukherjee also spoke with two residents in the area who went to cast their vote at PS 160. Issac Korman, who lives near the school wasn’t able to vote at PS 160 because he lives in a different district. “No one told me there was an election,” Korman said who inquired about voting...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
Canvasing The Neighborhood
Our Sudip Mukherjee spoke with Chonie Boymelgreen, a 24-year-old canvaser for Joe Lazar, passing out flyers near PS 160. Boymelgreen said the Lazar campaign ramped up efforts to get out the vote, calling voters and mailing flyers. “It wasn’t crazy like a primary or a real election, but there are certainly people who came out...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
View From Behind The Curtain
Our Sudip Mukherjee brings us the latest from poll worker Sindy Tam at PS 160 in Borough Park. Tam, who has been working as a Chinese interperator for the past 10 years at PS 185, said that not many people came out to vote. “I don’t think a lot of people knew about the election,” Tam...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Live Wire
Low Voter Turnout Mars Special Election
The polls in Sunset Park experienced low voter turnout for today’s city council special election. There have been 29 residents to cast their vote since the polls opened at 6 a.m. at PS 160. Low numbers have been reported at other polls throughout the district. Voters have until 9 p.m. this evening when the polls...
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March 23, 2010March 23, 2010Health Care Reform
Bronx and Brooklyn Health Care at the Starting Line
by Jennifer Brookland As hard-fought health insurance legislation comes across President Obama’s desk, the economic problems of the Bronx are apparent in the places people get their insurance. One in five people in the Bronx were on Medicaid as of 2008, the highest percentage of all the boroughs, according to city data. About 180,000 people...