A Brooklyn father is being touted as a hero, after tossing three children–his son, niece and nephew–out of their burning Kensington home yesterday, according to the New York Post. Mohammad Qasim, 46, lived in the house with his kids, his sister, and her kids. The frightened children would not jump to vacate the building, when...
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December 6, 2010December 8, 2010Brooklyn Life
Opposition to Black Persists
Sentiment opposing Cathleen Black, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s choice for the new public schools chancellor, continues to be strong in Brooklyn, and opponents have said the fight is more than symbolic—some officials are taking legal action against the appointment.
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November 11, 2010November 15, 2010Brooklyn Life
On Veterans Day, Soldiers Discuss Wars and D.A.D.T.
By Caitlin Kasunich and Richard Nieva As U.S. servicemen and women celebrated the 91st annual Veterans Day Parade in New York City, they continued to face two contentious issues: the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the debate over the possible repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Veterans from every American...
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October 21, 2010October 25, 2010Brooklyn Life
Defense questions investigation in murder trial
The defense in the trial of a teen accused of murdering a WABC newsman in a sexual encounter gone wrong challenged the post-crime investigation today, suggesting that it was done selectively to place the defendant in a negative light.
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October 21, 2010November 2, 2010Brooklyn Life
Writing about re-building
At the same time, Schwarz also knew that her family was quite different from those of other kids: her Jewish parents had both come to the United States after growing up in the midst of World War II and experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand.
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October 21, 2010November 2, 2010Brooklyn Life
Multicultural groups protest budget cuts
More than a 100 representatives of multicultural community service programs in the state met today on the steps of city hall to protest recent changes to the New York state budget.
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October 21, 2010October 27, 2010Brooklyn Life
Seeds of diversity grow in Bed-Stuy garden
By Beth Morrissey
On a lazy Saturday afternoon, two women, one black, one white, make preparations for a party in the Greene Acres Community Garden on Franklin Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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October 21, 2010November 2, 2010Brooklyn Life
Teen pleads self-defense in murder trial
The trial of a teenager accused of murdering a WABC newsman after a sexual encounter gone wrong was replete with contradictory testimonies on day three.