Police & Fire
(Photo via Google Maps)A 6-year-old boy caused a stir in a Manhattan Beach elementary school Tuesday for bringing a toy gun to class, reports the NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/6-year-old-boy-brings-b-b-gun-brooklyn-school-article-1.3018694] . Administrators were alerted about the toy P.S. 195 on Irwin Street near
Police & Fire
By Lisa Flaugh, Brooklyn News Service A 36-year-old waitress pleaded guilty Friday to fatally stabbing a man who argued with her last year inside the restaurant where she worked on Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park. Lan Shui Yu pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree before Justice Neil J.
North Western Brooklyn
(Facebook photo attained by the New York Daily News)By Paul Frangipane, Brooklyn News Service A former Brooklyn prosecutor was indicted Monday on federal charges that she forged multiple judges’ signatures to illegally wiretap calls and receive text messages. Tara Lenich, 41, was accused of illegally wiretapping two cell phones
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDPolice are looking for a man suspected of two rather eclectic robberies only blocks apart in Midwood earlier this year. The suspect broke into Empire State Colon & Rectal Surgery at 1928 Bay Avenue between 5pm on January 31 and 8am on February 2, according to info just
Food & Drink
> By far our most popular dessert. Frozen yogurt with a cloud of whipped honey and lavender. #olmsteding [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQduCmNBcUl/] A post shared by Olmsted (@olmstednyc) on Feb 13, 2017 at 11:58am PST Foodies – here are the Brooklyn finalists for the James Beard Foundation’s
Central Brooklyn
By Lisa Flaugh, Brooklyn News Service A former teacher at a Ditmas Park elementary school was found not guilty on all charges in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Friday after being accused of forcibly touching five girls. Omil Carrasquillo, 38, waited solemnly to hear the jury’s verdict as his family,
Central Brooklyn
By Lisa Flaugh and Paul Frangipane Closing arguments are set for Wednesday in the trial of a former teacher who went to the witness stand to staunchly deny charges that he forcibly touched five girls who were students at a Ditmas Park elementary school. “I never, ever, ever touched a
Central Brooklyn
By Andres Rodriguez & Ashley Matos Three young accusers took the witness stand on Thursday to describe to a rapt courtroom how a former Brooklyn science teacher allegedly touched them inappropriately in their Ditmas Park elementary school (P.S. 249) between November 2012 and September 2014. The alleged victims of
Central Brooklyn
Photo via ShutterstockProtect your child’s smile and overall health by starting good dental habits early! A strong oral hygiene routine is the best line of defense against many common dental issues like plaque, gum disease, and cavities. Chairperson of Dentistry, Dr. Eleanor OlsenNYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island Chairperson of
Bensonhurst
Editor’s note: We have received the below letter to the editor from Congressman Dan Donovan’s office, in response to one by his constituent requesting a public town hall [/donovan-constituents-want-face-face-town-hall/]. The original story about the Chamber of Commerce event is here [/hard-republican-brooklyn-donovans-constituents-protest-chamber-event/], along with a video of the event
Opinion
Congressman Dan Donovan. (Photo via the Congressman’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/RepDanDonovan/])Re: It’s Hard to be a Republican in Brooklyn – Donovan’s Constituents Protest Chamber Event, 2/6/17, by Liena Zagare To the Editor, I was one of the protesters who confronted Congressman Dan
Arts & Culture
Emeline Michel (Photo via Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts)Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts [http://www.BrooklynCenter.org]continues its season on Saturday, March 4 with Haitian singer/songwriter Emeline Michel. Called “the Joni Mitchell of Haiti,” Ms. Michel has toured the globe both as a performer and