An eyewitness in a double murder trial testified in Kings County Criminal Court Thursday that he saw the defendant, Sean Steer, shoot three times at one of the victims. The eyewitness, Mr. Hunt, said he fled, only to discover later that the second victim at the shooting scene in Prospect Heights was his brother, Vance...
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The Spirit of Brooklyn in Writing
A quiet escape from the raucous pounding of urban life. A trove of cheap rents and spacious dwellings. A flawed and unpredictable muse. An embattled ground where American life thrives and decays. A creative retreat for literary rebels of the day.
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No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Beastie Boys Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Beastie Boys, a hip hop group, was inducted into this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The trio is only the third rap group to receive this honor. Read more on MTV.
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NYPD Criticized After Derogatory Comments Surface on Facebook
The NYPD came under fire when offensive comments were posted on the “No More West Indian Day Detail” Facebook group by users claiming to be officers. Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly just released a statement this afternoon denouncing the hateful language: “Despite the assertion of First Amendment rights in social media cases, the Police Department reserves the...
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Book Review: Never in My Wildest Dreams
Claudia Del Castillo reviews Belva Davis’ “Never in My Wildest Dreams.” In a time when blacks were beaten and killed in some parts of the United States, one woman did something that seemed impossible. She became the first black female television news reporter in the West Coast. Racial tensions amongst black and white citizens in...
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Surge in iPhone Theft Prompts Senator Schumer to Push for Anti-Theft Technology
A Brooklyn man’s iphone was snatched by two teens on the B-47 bus Monday evening, and found a day later in the hands of a deli worker who bought it off the two thieves. The victim had installed FindMyIphone app, which helped the police track down the stolen phone. The police charged deli worker, Sadek...
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Book Review: Never the Hope Itself
Esteban Illades reviews Gerry Hadden’s “Never the Hope Itself.” The first few paragraphs of Never the Hope Itself, Gerry Hadden’s memoir about being a correspondent for NPR in Latin America and the Caribbean, hook you immediately: Hadden was on his way to become a Buddhist monk before abruptly changing paths and turning into a radio...
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Claims of Child Abuse Shake Up Brooklyn’s Poly Prep Country Day School
Following the news of Penn State, Poly Prep is accused of allegedly covering up their own child sex abuse scandal that spanned four decades. Nine former Poly Prep athletes filed a federal lawsuit claiming that they were sexually abused by the football coach, Phil Foglietta, from the 1960’s up until the early 1980’s. In the...
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Book Review: That Used to Be Us
Chikadili Okaneme reviews Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum’ “That Used to be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World it Invents and How We Can Come Back.” After years of economic decline, many Americans may wonder whether it is too late for the country to return to its former glory. In “That Used to...
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New York Masters Equestrian Competition Will Come to Brooklyn
The Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn will host the first ever New York Master’s, the renowned equestrian show jumping competition on October 3-6, 2013. The world’s top ranked 30 riders will compete for the prize of $1 million. Read more