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Asiyah Women’s Center: A New Start For Domestic Violence Survivors

At Asiyah Women’s Center.SUNSET PARK – After New York was put on PAUSE back in March to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone was expected to stay home as much as possible. There were few places to go, with businesses, schools and houses of worship shuttered. Those in need

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Council Member Treyger Introduces Bill To Help Victims Of Domestic Violence With Divorce

NYC Council Member Mark Treyger (District 47) introduced Int. 1085 on Wednesday, a bill that would provide free legal services to victims of domestic violence who want to divorce their abusive partners. A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz / Flickr)The legislation would require the Office of the Civil Justice

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Police Suspended, Husband Arrested After Death of 22-Year Old Mom in Crown Heights

Tonie and Barry Wells (Via Facebook)CROWN HEIGHTS – New developments in yesterday’s death of 22-year old Tonie Wells have led to the suspension of two NYPD officers and the arrest of the deceased’s husband, Barry Wells. Two police officers were suspended yesterday after allegedly ignoring a 911 call

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Flatbush Man Says He Murdered & Dismembered Missing Wife

Photo via NYPDOn Thursday, a Flatbush man with a record of domestic abuse confessed to killing and dismembering his wife, who had been missing for one month. Diana Rodriguez-Martin, 43, was reported missing last week — at which point she hadn’t been seen in one month, said cops. Her husband

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Despite Widespread Belief Of Helplessness, There Are Resources For Victims Of Domestic Violence

Photo via anonymous Sheepshead Bites tipster in domestic violence incident in which charges were not pressed.Last week, a reader reached out with an incredibly sad story of domestic violence. The photos that came along with the narrative showed a carnage for which this reporter cannot go into detail because

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Man Who Murdered His Mother And Hid Her In Rego Park Went To Abraham Lincoln High School In Brighton Beach

Source: mikey k/flickrLyubov Gorbunova, 58, was murdered by her son, Roman, 21, on September 27. Two days later, he used Uber to transport his mother’s body, packed in a body bag and garbage can, to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Ten days later, on Saturday, October 8, her body was

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Despite Widespread Belief Of Helplessness, There Are Resources For Victims Of Domestic Violence

Photo via anonymous tipster in domestic violence incident in which charges were not pressed.Last week a reader reached out to us with an incredibly sad story of domestic violence involving their neighbor. The photos that came along with the narrative showed a carnage for which this reporter cannot go

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Ditmas Park Husband Arrested For Fatally Stabbing Wife In East 17th Street Apartment [Updated]

Crime scene outside of 422 East 17th Street. (Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)A Ditmas Park man stabbed his wife to death last night on East 17th Street in a domestic homicide, say cops. Police found Hannah Donald, 47, with stab wounds in her chest, neck and arm

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MTA Bus Driver Arrested For Slashing Wife At Gravesend Home, Authorities Say

Source: mikey k/FlickrAn MTA bus driver was arrested Tuesday for slashing his wife in the neck during a domestic dispute at the their Gravesend home, authorities say. Raymond Soto, 60, allegedly lunged at his 33-year-old son-in-law with a knife around 1:30pm during an argument at their house near

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Tuesday: Anti-Domestic Violence Panel At YMCA Coney Island

Councilman Mark Treyger has teamed up with the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence to organize a conversation on domestic violence on Tuesday, May 12. The event, which will include panel of city and law enforcement officials, will take place at the YMCA in Coney Island (2980 West 29th

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Homeless Shelter Moves Into Former Windjammer, Sharing Space With Alleged Hot Sheet Hotel

Using emergency provisions, the New York City Department of Homeless Services has moved nearly 20 families into the Lyghthouse Inn, an alleged pay-by-hour hotel formerly known as the Windjammer Motel. Neighbors sounded the alarm over the shelter at the Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Meeting October 7, alongside elected officials

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Midwood Man Sentenced For Beating Wife To Death As She Lay In Bed

The Midwood building where Hussein beat his wife to death. (Source: Google Maps)Noor Hussein, 75, was sentenced yesterday to 18 years to life for beating his 66-year-old wife to death in their Midwood home in 2011 after she cooked him the wrong meal. Hussein was convicted of second degree

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Bragg St. Mom Cuffed After 2-Year-Old Son Dies From Beating

Police took a Sheepshead Bay woman into custody on Tuesday after her 2-year-old son died from an apparent beating last week. The 19-year-old mother has not been identified, but lived on Bragg Street near Avenue V, according to the Daily News. Her son was rushed to Coney Island Hospital last

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Downfall Of Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes Explored, And Thompson’s Priorities As New DA

Source: Wikimedia CommonsLong-serving Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes suffered a surprising defeat at the hands of challenger Ken Thompson, ending his 23-year-reign. A report by the New York Times dug deep into Hynes’ long history as Brooklyn’s district attorney and why he lost his latest reelection bid. When Charles

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Assembly Approves Bill That Curbs Abusive Debt Collection Practices

Assemblywoman Helene WeinsteinThe New York State Assembly passed the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, a bill designed to protect low-income and elderly New Yorkers from aggressive debt collection practitioners. According to a report by the Post Star News, the primary purpose of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, introduced by Assemblywoman Helene

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October 18: 62nd Precinct’s Domestic Violence Awareness Night

Source: MesserWoland via Wikimedia CommonsOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in New York City places all over the city are hosting awareness nights in order to combat domestic violence through education programs and outreach. The 62nd Precinct at 1925 Bath Avenue is hosting an event on Thursday, October 18 at

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Dyker Heights Domestic Murder Latest In A Trend?

(image by Reliant for Home Reporter)The bloody crime scene that greeted police on the night of Wednesday, August 17, while shocking, may just be the latest in a series of domestic violence cases in Southern Brooklyn that have ended in the worst possible way. According to an article in