Author: Yolanne Almanzar (Yolanne Almanzar)

An undated photo of Shandev Anthony, 19, who died in a shooting last weekend because of an argument over a lost cell phone. (The Brooklyn Ink/Photo courtesy of New York City Police Department) Police need information on a shooting last Saturday that left a 19-year-old boy dead because of an argument over a lost cell...

A Brooklyn kitchen inside a grocery store is the highest rated restaurant outside of Manhattan in the new Michelin Guide to New York, according to The New York Times. The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, an 18-seat bar and open kitchen inside a Boerum Hill grocery store, received two stars in the book. The Chef’s...

Nine defendants were arraigned Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court on charges that they operated a violent crack-cocaine and heroin ring in Gowanus Houses, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The defendants charged with narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses for their alleged role in the Boerum Hill drug ring are Ronald “Ra Digga” Herron, 28, Joseph “Jo...

A Brooklyn teacher is one of only four in the state to win a top educator award Wednesday, according to NY1. Natasha Cooke-Nieves received the Milken Educator Award For Excellence in Teaching. It includes a $25,000 prize and is considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in education. Nieves was a science teacher at...