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Online Rap Bragging About $24M Scam Leads To BK Gang Bust: Feds

Online Rap Bragging About $24M Scam Leads To BK Gang Bust: Feds

Brooklyn gang members who clutched cash and bragged in an online rap video "unemployment got us workin' a lot" have been arrested for a scam to embezzle $24 million from federal job-loss relief funds, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Eric Adams Meets With the Drill Rappers Whose Music He Said He Wanted to Ban

Eric Adams Meets With the Drill Rappers Whose Music He Said He Wanted to Ban

New York City mayor Eric Adams held a summit with a group of drill rappers on Tuesday night and clarified he doesn’t actually want to ban their music, days after he appeared to blame the music scene for the recent shooting deaths of two young New Yor
Man Fatally Stabs Roommate in NYC Apartment

Man Fatally Stabs Roommate in NYC Apartment

A man fatally stabbed his roommate during a fight inside their Brooklyn apartment on Thursday night, police and sources said. Officers responding to a call of an assault at 641 Crown St. in Crown Heights at about 7 p.m.
Crown Heights Man Who Punched Asian Woman Charged, DA Says

Crown Heights Man Who Punched Asian Woman Charged, DA Says

A Crown Heights man who attacked an Asian woman as she was walking to the store has been charged with a hate crime, according to prosecutors.
How One Brooklyn School Is Shutting Down the School to Prison Pipeline

How One Brooklyn School Is Shutting Down the School to Prison Pipeline

At one point, Urban Assembly Unison middle school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn was considered a low-performing school with disruptive and violent incidents among students with distrust in staff.
Video Shows Burglars Who Stole $10k From NYC Home, Police Say

Video Shows Burglars Who Stole $10k From NYC Home, Police Say

New video shows two suspects breaking into a Brooklyn home, where they allegedly stole thousands of dollars. It happened Tuesday afternoon near Avenue I and East 49th Street in the Flatlands neighborhood.
Mayor Eric Adams Meets With Drill Rap Artists After Criticizing Genre For Its Depiction Of Violence

Mayor Eric Adams Meets With Drill Rap Artists After Criticizing Genre For Its Depiction Of Violence

Mayor Eric Adams met with drill rap artists Tuesday night after criticizing the music genre for contributing to the rising violence in the city. But as CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas explains, the rappers and the mayor were able to come to an agreement.
Person Hit By Train At Brooklyn's Marcy Avenue: MTA

Person Hit By Train At Brooklyn's Marcy Avenue: MTA

A person hit by a train at Marcy Avenue station Tuesday night was one of three New Yorkers struck by trains in 12 hours, according to the MTA. The person was hit at the Brooklyn J/M/Z station just after 9:30 p.m., according to MTA alerts.
Dead Body Found In Shaking Bed-Stuy Building, City Officials Say

Dead Body Found In Shaking Bed-Stuy Building, City Officials Say

First responders investigating an "unstable" Bed-Stuy building discovered one person dead and another hurt inside, according to officials.
Worker Plummets to Death at Former Witnesses Dorm Construction Site in Brooklyn Heights

Worker Plummets to Death at Former Witnesses Dorm Construction Site in Brooklyn Heights

A construction worker died after falling several stories at a work site in Brooklyn Heights on Friday morning. Police and emergency personnel responded to the call at 10:21 a.m.