A 53-year-old man was shot and killed in his Brooklyn home this morning after a night of drinking with friends, according to a report from the New York Post. Aubrey Mercurius was found with a chest bullet wound by his girlfriend at 12:30 a.m., said a family member. Mercurius’ girlfriend said she did not hear...
Author: Yolanne Almanzar (Yolanne Almanzar)
Brooklyn Morning — The Accident, Boerum Hill
by Yolanne Almanzar A loud crunching sound filled the air of the brisk November morning. It is 10 a.m. On the corner of State St. and Flatbush Ave., a white Marquis ambulette crashed into a black Buick Regal pulling out of a parking space. Or did the Buick hit the ambulette? George Brown, 72, is...
Brooklyn Morning — Atlantic Avenue, Pacific Street Station at 8:45 a.m.
By Yolanne Almanzar The walkway under the subway rumbled with the approach of the train. Two police officers were the only ones talking when, suddenly, the walkway burst with life. People started running and dodging each other and contorting their bodies as they weaved their way through the crowd toward the steps and the platforms....
GOP at Crossroads, Even in Brooklyn
By Evan MacDonald If you want to get a sense of how the Republican Party is changing in America, look no further than Southern Brooklyn. Unlike the rest of the borough, this corner of Brooklyn has always been a reliable Republican Party hub. The 13th Congressional District, which includes Staten Island and the Brooklyn neighborhoods...
Voter Turnout is ‘Too Damn’ Low
By Richard Nieva While Jimmy McMillan’s “Rent is Too Damn High” party may not have much chance of winning the New York gubernatorial race on Tuesday, he is hoping that his everyman message will resonate in his home base of Flatbush, Brooklyn, a neighborhood with historically low voter turnout. McMillan, the 64-year-old former postal worker...
Teens Remind Local Arabs to Vote
By Alysia Santo “You just have to keep it cool,” says Rawan Toom, as she hangs up the phone and puts down her “Get Out The Vote” calling script. In between laughs and two slices of pizza, Rawan has been making phone calls from a list of registered Arabic voters living in Southwest Brooklyn, home...
Brooklyn Bread Recalled Due to Undeclared Eggs
A Brooklyn bakery is recalling certain packages of bread because it failed to list eggs as an ingredient on the label, according to the Associated Press. Guadalupana Bakery Corp., 308 Ellery St., distributed “Mexican Bread (Assorted)” that contained undeclared eggs, according to New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker. The bread is packaged in 16-ounce...
Shaquille O’Neal Against Nets Move to Brooklyn
Shaquille O’ Neal, who spent part of his childhood in Newark, N.J., said he would like the Nets to stay put, according to The Record. O’Neal said he would help broker a deal to keep the team out of Brooklyn and even offered to run the team when he retires. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and...
Update: Tiana Browne Trial
The defense lawyer for a teen on trial for murdering her cousin brought a psychiatrist to the stand today. The psychiatrist said in his medical opinion the defendant, Tiana Browne, has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and was not mentally healthy at the time the crime took place. Browne was charged with stabbing her cousin 30...
Shoe Maker Company Vans To Open a Skate Park in Brooklyn
The sneaker maker Vans, Inc. will open a private skateboard park inside a Brooklyn warehouse this month, according to The Wall Street Journal. The House of Vans, which will double as a music venue and art gallery, is located on Franklin Ave. Executives at the company said the park is meant to enhance Van’s presence...