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'People Are Crazy Nowadays’: NYC Cabbie Shot, Wounded in Neck by Passenger Demanding $10 Fare Back

'People Are Crazy Nowadays’: NYC Cabbie Shot, Wounded in Neck by Passenger Demanding $10 Fare Back

A 63-year-old cabbie shot and wounded in the neck in Brooklyn was defending himself from a passenger demanding his $10 fare back, shocked relatives said Sunday.
Brooklyn’s Reformist DA Eric Gonzalez Faces a Crime Wave

Brooklyn’s Reformist DA Eric Gonzalez Faces a Crime Wave

Eric Gonzalez is a lifer. He has spent his entire career at the same office, and he still lives in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Grieving Family of Veteran City Worker Blames City and Pension Fund for Months Long COVID-19 Ordeal

Grieving Family of Veteran City Worker Blames City and Pension Fund for Months Long COVID-19 Ordeal

Coronavirus left her without a father, Alliyah Speight says the pandemic isn't the only reason she's now parentless and going on penniless.
Family of Black Trans Woman Who Was Found Dead in Brooklyn Demands Answers

Family of Black Trans Woman Who Was Found Dead in Brooklyn Demands Answers

A Black transgender woman from Chicago was found dead in Brooklyn on the morning of Sept. 7, but the circumstances surrounding her death remain in question and a woman who identified herself as the victim's sister suspects she could have been killed.
Permits Filed for 1540 Brooklyn Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 1540 Brooklyn Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1540 Brooklyn Avenue in East Flatbush , Brooklyn.
Speeding Fire Truck Hits Ambulance, Killing Patient

Speeding Fire Truck Hits Ambulance, Killing Patient

A ladder truck racing to a building fire crashed into an ambulance carrying a heart attack victim early Thursday morning in Brooklyn, killing the patient and critically injuring his sister, who was riding with him to the hospital.
Flatbush Mortician Fights For License, Livelihood After Virus Scandal

Flatbush Mortician Fights For License, Livelihood After Virus Scandal

During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at a Brooklyn funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate.
Trump Administration Working "Hand In Hand" With NYPD To Blame Violent Crime On Bail Reform

Trump Administration Working "Hand In Hand" With NYPD To Blame Violent Crime On Bail Reform

Gun violence has skyrocketed in Brooklyn, and state bail reforms won't keep dangerous criminals behind bars, so the NYPD is partnering with the FBI to prosecute shooters in federal court—avoiding the state system entirely—in order to keep
NYC Shelter Residents Say City Officials Contacted Them Wednesday, a Week After Trying to Relocate Them, to Warn a Future Move Could Happen

NYC Shelter Residents Say City Officials Contacted Them Wednesday, a Week After Trying to Relocate Them, to Warn a Future Move Could Happen

Residents at a Manhattan homeless shelter for those with special needs finally heard from city officials Wednesday about their uncertain futures -- a week after many of them were ordered to vacate the facility they've called home for years.
How to Get a Virus Test Result in N.Y.C. in 48 Hours or Less

How to Get a Virus Test Result in N.Y.C. in 48 Hours or Less

Coronavirus testing in New York City has been plagued with problems since the early days of the pandemic. First, limited supplies meant most New Yorkers couldn't get tested.