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34 Members of 2 Brownsville Gangs Arrested

BROWNSVILLE — Today the Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that 34 alleged members of two rival Brownsville-based street gangs were variously charged in a 122-count indictment, including attempted murder and criminal possession of weapons. An indictment is an accusation and not proof

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21 Alleged Brooklyn Gang Members Indicted, Brooklyn DA Announces

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez pointing to a video being displayed at the press conference (Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN—More than 20 alleged gang members have been indicted in connection with a slew of charges including murder, attempted murder, robbery and weapons possession, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and

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25 To Life For ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gangsters Who Ambushed & Killed Rival In Coney Island

Photos via Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeTwo gangsters who lured a rival out of a Coney Island store [/two-gang-members-convicted-luring-shooting-rival-coney-island/#.V5ejZ5MrI9c] and then shot him from behind multiple times, were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison today following their murder conviction, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced today.Brooklyn

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‘Mermaid Boys’ Gang Member Charged With Racketeering, Murder & Narcotics Trafficking

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Federal prosecutors unsealed a five-count indictment Thursday against a member of the Coney Island-based “Mermaid Boys” gang for charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics trafficking, unlawful use of firearms and murder in the aid of racketeering.

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‘Mermaid Boys’ Gang Member Charged With Racketeering, Murder & Narcotics Trafficking

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Federal prosecutors unsealed a five-count indictment Thursday against a member of the Coney Island-based “Mermaid Boys” gang for charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics trafficking, unlawful use of firearms and murder in the aid of racketeering.

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Police Recover Pistol, Shell Casings After Gunshots Reported Near Gravesend Gang Graffiti

Graffiti found near Avenue X and East 2nd Street on June 16. (Photo by Bensonhurst Bean)Police recovered a pistol and spent shell casings Friday morning after gunshots were reported in a Gravesend neighborhood defaced earlier this month by gang graffiti. Officers from the local precinct and the special operations

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Members Of ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gang Convicted Of Killing Rival On Coney Island Street

Photo via Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeTwo gang members have been convicted in connection with the death of a rival whom they lured out of a store and then ran up from behind him and shot him multiple times to death, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced today. Gregory “Douggie”

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Members Of ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gang Convicted Of Killing Rival On Coney Island Street

Photo via Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeTwo gang members have been convicted in connection with the death of a rival whom they lured out of a store and then ran up from behind him and shot him multiple times to death, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced today. Gregory “Douggie”

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Entire Gravesend Block Defaced With Gang Graffiti, Cops Shrug

Residents of a sleepy, treelined block in Gravesend woke up this morning to find their homes and cars vandalized with graffiti that appears to be associated with a particularly ruthless transnational drug gang. At around 8:30am, we found confused neighbors standing outside their homes on East 2nd Street near

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Quiet Gravesend Block Defaced With Gang Graffiti, Cops Shrug

Residents of a sleepy, treelined block in Gravesend woke up this morning to find their homes and cars vandalized with graffiti that appears to be associated with a particularly ruthless drug gang. At around 8:30am, we found confused neighbors standing outside their homes on East 2nd Street near Avenue

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Yiddish-Speaking Street Gang Called ‘The Forks’ Linked To NYPD Bribery Scandal

NYPD probe into Brooklyn South cops makes headlines. (Photo: Liena Zagare)The Borough Park business man at the center of a massive NYPD bribery investigation — which has taken down several top cops who patrolled our area — allegedly used his police connections to quash assault charges against his nephew and his

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18 Gang Members Who Terrorized Flatbush And Kensington Indicted Today [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzZC4NxC91Y&feature=youtu.be Video depicting July 13, 2015 shooting at 866 Coney Island Avenue. (Courtesy: Brooklyn District Attorney) A gang which terrorized [/blog/crime/two-men-shot-at-862-coney-island-avenue-monday-night/] parts of Brooklyn, especially greater Flatbush, with gun violence has been the subject of a massive police investigation

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New Map Shows Turf Of Known Gangs Throughout The City

A new map, released this week by the Daily News [http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2015/12/gangs-of-new-york-city-interactive-map/index.html] , shows the turf different local gangs throughout the city and is based on information gathered from the NYPD. Officials told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/gangs-represent-shootings-new-york-city-article-1.2464740]

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This Week In Ditmas Park

The Newkirk Plaza mosaic by Juan Carlos Pinto.To keep up with all the news from the neighborhood, like us on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner] , follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/#!/DPCornerblog], Pinterest [http://pinterest.com/dpcorner/], and Instagram [http://instagram.com/ditmasparkcorner/], and subscribe to our

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Four Arrested For Gang Assault Of Two NYPD Officers At Marlboro Houses

Marlboro Houses (Source: Google Maps)A group of thugs attacked two NYPD cops at the Marlboro Houses in Gravesend Sunday – causing one to suffer a seizure, according to reports. The officers, whose names are not being released, were searching for a robbery suspect they believed to be hiding out at

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FBI Warns Of Virtual Kidnapping Scam Targeting New Yorkers

Source: Krokodyl via Wikimedia CommonsThe FBI and NYPD are alerting the public [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/virtual-kidnapping-scam-on-the-rise-in-new-york-city#disablemobile] to a frightening new phone scam targeting New York City residents. Con artists dial seemingly random phone numbers, claim to have kidnapped a family member, and demand money be

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Two Men Sentenced To 25 Years To Life For Bensonhurst Stabbing

The stabbing happened near La Parranda bar. Source: Google MapsThe two men convicted of a fatal 2012 stabbing of an innocent man on 86th Street [/man-stabbed-to-death-at-86th-street-bar-over-the-weekend/] were sentenced yesterday to 25 years to life. As we reported earlier this month [/two-men-convicted-fatal-stabbing-86th-street-caused-mistaken-identity/]: > Migel Juarex, 26, of New Utrecht Avenue and Gilberto

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City Withholds Water Access at Myrtle Village Green

(Photos by Emily Field) After shutting off water access to avoid broken pipes during the frigid winter, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has refused to turn the water back on at Myrtle Village Green, a community space occupying a formerly vacant lot on Myrtle Avenue between Kent

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Is There An Underground Fight Club Run By “The Russians” In Coney Island?

Source: Humans of New York via FacebookThe Facebook account [https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork] associated with the incredibly popular Humans of New York photoblog [http://www.humansofnewyork.com/] ran the above photo on Tuesday, with the subject quoted as saying he participates in an “underground fighting league in Coney Island”

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Rowdy Teens Take Over Kings Plaza Mall, Spurring Police Response

Source: Wikimedia CommonsONLY ON SHEEPSHEAD BITES: Chaos overtook Kings Plaza Mall (5100 Kings Plaza) yesterday afternoon when approximately 500 teenagers became rowdy, causing security officials to call the police and temporarily shutter the mall for at least two hours to restore order. The teens, who were off from school for

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Hate Crime Charges Dropped Against Suspects In Assault Near Kings Plaza

KirtonThe Daily News is reporting that a grand jury decided to drop the hate crime charges [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/black-teens-hate-crime-charges-dropped-attack-white-brooklyn-couple-article-1.1496659] raised against Kashawn Kirton, 18, and Daehrell Finch, 17, two suspects that police arrested in connection with an assault of a couple near Kings Plaza on

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Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes Opens New Office In Dyker Heights

Source: Wikimedia CommonsResidents of Southern Brooklyn looking to bring questions and concerns to the attention of the Brooklyn District Attorney no longer have to make the long trip to downtown Brooklyn. Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes has set up an office in Dyker Heights staffed with people trained to

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Famed Brooklyn “Warriors” Author, Sol Yurick, Passed Away

Source: papertiger.orgFamed Brooklyn author Sol Yurick passed away at the age of 87 this past Saturday according to the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/sol-yurick-author-warriors-dead-87-article-1.1235218] . Yurick is most famous for writing The Warriors, a 1965 novel – and, later, cult move – about a Brooklyn

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D.A. Hynes Announces The Sentencing Of Latin Kings In Borough Park Arson Case

Source: MTA_9323 via Wikimedia CommonsFrom the office of Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes: Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the sentences of Emil Vazquez, 21, Juan Burkette, 30, and Casimiro Reyes, 21, Latin King gang members, who along with other members of the gang,

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Report: Mexican Gangs On The Rise In Brighton Beach

Assembly candidate Russ Gallo points to turf tags allegedly made by Mexican-American gangs (Source: Gallo campaign)Brighton Beach is seeing a startling rise in Mexican-American gangs, and locals say they’re “recruiting younger children, engaging in violent fights, extorting business owners, selling and buying illegal weapons, and creating small prostitution