#brooklyn

#brooklyn

I work on several projects at once but organize my days so I can shift into the different works. There is some transition time needed to change gears when switching projects. Sketching and writing helps a lot to organize. I usually begin time in the studio gathering my thoughts and looking through notes. I often listen to political interviews while working. It also depends what the work is, because there are times it can be too distracting.

Dmitriy Popov, now 20, who is on trial for murder as a hate crime for the July 29, 2023, killing of O'Shae Sibley, took the stand in his own defense Wednesday. He told the Brooklyn Supreme Court jury he stabbed the professional dancer in the heart because he was scared and overwhelmed by the ugly confrontation one of his pals started. When Senior Assistant District Attorney Sarah Jafari confronted him with his alleged own words - that he called the victim and his friends "f-ing f--ts" and used the N-word, he denied it.

People who contributed their time endlessly should never be forgotten. In this age of social media, where people try to get followers and likes, these Hall of Famers only cared about improving the community, whether others knew about it or not. And so their nature of giving through kindness should always be remembered.

Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

Police say Castro and his mother were killed after a fire tore through their Brooklyn apartment Saturday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Over the weekend, grief poured into the Bonnie Youth Clubhouse, where parents, players and fellow coaches gathered to remember a man many described as the heart of the organization.

The incident unfolded around 7 p.m. on May 10 along DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn, where Paramedics Youssef Al Hammami and Ryan Kirby, both assigned to Station 31, were driving back from another emergency call when they heard the blast.

“Brooklyn holds a strong place in my heart because this is really where I perfected my craft,” said Shaggy. “So it feels really nostalgic in a way, coming back.”

Police could still be seen on the platform of the New Lots Avenue station after a man had been fatally struck by a northbound 3 train just before 12:45 a.m. on May 19. Sources familiar with the investigation say the incident occurred when a man left his backpack on the train, only to return and discover it had been taken by another rider. The straphanger confronted the apparent thief, and the pair had some kind of physical altercation that moved between the train cars.

Samantha Randazzo, 33, went into labor during her arraignment on a drug charge and delivered her baby "on a courtroom bench without adequate medical care, privacy, or dignity," according to a joint statement from the Legal Aid Society and multiple public defender organizations whose members witnessed the birth firsthand.

The massive, 11-foot-by-8-foot colorful kinetic sculpture titled "Hurly-Whirly" was designed by artist David Barthold and manufactured by a team of five young people who are part of the Beam Center's paid Art Production Apprenticeship program.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said 48-year-old Waajid Pierce was sentenced to 22 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the fatal shooting of Daishawn Benjamin. Pierce previously pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on February 27. The deadly shooting happened on October 27, 2021, around 8:30 a.m. near the corner of Belmont Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville.