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Increase in Violence Reported Over Holiday Weekend as Mayor’s Subway Safety Plan Takes Effect

Increase in Violence Reported Over Holiday Weekend as Mayor’s Subway Safety Plan Takes Effect

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ subway safety plan takes effect today and some say it is coming at the perfect time.
Woman Sucker-Punched, Stabbed on Brooklyn Subway Platform

Woman Sucker-Punched, Stabbed on Brooklyn Subway Platform

The 20-year-old woman was waiting on the northbound No. 3 train platform at the Van Siclen Ave. station in East New York when a man suddenly pounded her in the back about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, cops said.
Businesses Remain Shuttered in Bed-Stuy Following 3-Alarm Fire

Businesses Remain Shuttered in Bed-Stuy Following 3-Alarm Fire

The storefronts on Nostrand Avenue between Gates and Monroe streets have been shuttered for two weeks since a three-alarm fire broke out on Feb 7.
Cop Drama Set in East New York an 'Insult' to the Community, CM Says

Cop Drama Set in East New York an 'Insult' to the Community, CM Says

A pilot for the sho has been commissioned by CBS, and is made by a producer of Law & Order and NYPD Blue
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

Overall, crime is up in Crown Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
Alleged Members of Brownsville’s Woo Gang Charged With Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Related Fraud: U.S. Attorney’s Office

Alleged Members of Brownsville’s Woo Gang Charged With Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Related Fraud: U.S. Attorney’s Office

11 young men tied to the gang allegedly used 800 stolen identities to steal $4.3 million by submitting false unemployment claims
Permits Filed to Demolish the Brooklyn House of Detention, Marking Step Forward in Rikers Closure

Permits Filed to Demolish the Brooklyn House of Detention, Marking Step Forward in Rikers Closure

The permit filing comes two years after the facility was closed as part of then Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to close the Rikers Island jail complex

Crown Heights Man Charged With Hate Crime for Allegedly Assaulting 67-Yr-Old Asian Woman: BK District Attorney

The man allegedly told police that Chinese people were not supposed to be in this country
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