EAST NEW YORK - A BROOKLYN MAN was arraigned on Thursday for attempted murder and related charges for allegedly intentionally striking a woman with his car in East New York, according to the District Attorney's office. Kevin Morgan, 31, is accused of accelerating a red Jeep into a 25-year-old woman standing in a crosswalk near Wortman and Alabama avenues early on Jan. 1, 2024. Surveillance footage and a video recovered from an iPad show the collision and capture incriminating statements.
BROOKLYN - THIS YEAR'S OSCAR nominations were announced on Thursday, with Ryan Coogler's vampire horror pic "Sinners" earning a record 16 nominations across all categories. Boerum Hill's Rose Byrne was nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role for her part in A24's dark comedy "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," in which she plays Linda, a psychotherapist navigating personal crises.
Two Long Island high school juniors are transforming their academic experiences into a mission to help others. Jonah Aloni of St. Anthony's High School and Liel Agajan, a student at Wheatley High School, have founded LIFT - Lead. Inspire. Foster. Thrive., a student-run organization dedicated to ensuring that children struggling in school can receive the academic support they need, regardless of financial circumstances.
E and J will no longer be taking trade-ins for cash or credit of Pokémon cards. If in the future things become safer and the Pokémon atmosphere becomes less violent, then we may reconsider that. But at least until further notice moving forward, there are no more Pokémon trade-ins at the store. It's for the safety of myself, my wife, my employees, my customers and my business.
An Eskimo just in from a journey of nearly 400 miles appeared at Etah, a bleak native settlement far up on the west coast of Greenland, on May 7 of last year, bearing a letter. The message was written by Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn. It was dated March 17, 1908. It came from the Arctic Ocean and contained the news that Dr. Cook was on his way to the North Pole.
For the first time ever, Brooklyn's premier professional orchestra, the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, is dedicating a full program to jazz, featuring the work of the late Charlie Parker, "Charlie Parker with Strings," on Feb. 13 at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights. It is also the first time in more than a decade that "Charlie Parker with Strings" will be heard live in New York.
I did nothing wrong, the septuagenarian said, tearing up at times as he spoke. At the time it was a little bit darkish. I was going to work. It felt like I hit something, and I pulled over and stopped. Griffiths, who lives near the scene of the crash, has not been charged as police continue to investigate. Cops have impounded his SUV.
The rally was part of a weeklong, daily protest outside Schumer's home and office urging him to use the upcoming funding deadline to rein in ICE. It comes amid a surge in warrantless raids and arrests of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens, as well as the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross as Good was attempting to drive away from a protest.
HTC is proud to stand with Antonio in his run for Congress because he has always delivered for organized labor and working families, and we know he will do the same in Washington. Throughout his career, he's been a fighter for New York's working class - at picket lines and in City and Borough Hall - and a true friend to working people. He is exactly the kind of leader we need to take on Trump and make our voices heard in Washington.
BROOKLYN, NY - A man walking along a Brooklyn street was slashed in the face by a stranger, who remains at-large, police said. The random attack early Sunday left the 52-year-old man with several cuts to his face, for which he went to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, authorities said. The as-yet-unidentified slasher remained on the loose Wednesday morning as NYPD officials sought the public's help to identify him through a surveillance photo.
It's possible to live your entire life in Brooklyn and never own a car. Of course, public transportation routes and stops are not perfect. There are places in the borough that are not served well at all, but for most people in what is called "brownstone Brooklyn," everyday life doesn't include car ownership. If it isn't prudent or possible to walk or bike, then we hop on a bus or the subway,
A 35-year-old straphanger fell onto the tracks after being pushed by a stranger in a Brooklyn subway station, and police are asking for the public's help in identifying the shover. The victim was standing on the southbound R train platform at the 36th St. subway station in Sunset Park when a man he didn't know pushed him, causing him to tumble onto the tracks just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, cops said.
According to Forgash, the fire broke out around 5 a.m. on the third floor of the building. Dynaco, located on the first floor, escaped direct flames but was heavily affected by smoke and flooding from firefighting efforts, he said. In the days since the fire, Forgash said the outpouring of support from neighbors, regulars and strangers alike has been overwhelming.
The Leif, a beloved Irish pub on Fifth Avenue known for its live music, confirmed its closure in a heartfelt message shared on social media by co-owner and longtime bartender Mike Gallagher. In the statement, he reflected on years of memories built inside the bar's walls and thanked the families, musicians, staff and customers who made the space more than just a business.
A deacon at a church in Brooklyn was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week. Sebastian Renoj Ordoñez, originally from Guatemala, was arrested Thursday as part of an immigration raid in Bensonhurst. Council Member Susan Zhuang said ICE has been in the neighborhood almost every day last week. "It's [heartbreaking] for me. Most of them, they're not criminals but ICE just detains people without checking their background," Zhuang said Friday
A Convair 440 spanned 81 feet and six inches with a wingspan of 105 feet, four inches. It held 52 passengers and only required a flight crew of two to three people. The 440 Metropolitan was powered by two 2,804.4-cubic-inch-displacement (45.956 liter), air-cooled, supercharged, Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp CB16 two-row, 18-cylinder radial engines with a compression ration of 6.75:1, a report on the aircraft from This Day in Aviation reads.
"For my entire life, my parents have controlled narratives in the press about our family. The performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships have been a fixture of the life I was born into. "Recently, I have seen with my own eyes the lengths that they'll go through to place countless lies in the media, mostly at the expense of innocent people, to preserve their own facade. But I believe the truth always come out."
Under the proposal, non-connections would be unable to message children, view their profiles or tag them in content, and location settings would be turned off by default. Children younger than 13 would need parental approval for new connections. The legislation would also disable certain artificial intelligence chatbot features for minors, require parental approval for financial transactions tied to a child's account and allow parents of children under 13 to view their child's list of approved friends.
