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No Charges Against the Officers Who Killed a Man at a Brooklyn Traffic Stop

No Charges Against the Officers Who Killed a Man at a Brooklyn Traffic Stop

Based on the evidence from the report, the New York General Attorney's Office of Special Investigation found that no criminal charges should be pressed against the officers involved in the incident.
Coney Island Teenagers Indicted for After School Gang Assault

Coney Island Teenagers Indicted for After School Gang Assault

Thirteen-year-old charged with murder for allegedly stabbing victim to death; co-defendants charged with manslaughter.
$1M in Government Funding Directed to Brooklyn's Black Veterans for Social Justice

$1M in Government Funding Directed to Brooklyn's Black Veterans for Social Justice

The funding will support a transitional program that offers veterans assistance securing employment.
NYC Council Celebrates Signing of Bills Addressing Pay Equity And Accessibility

NYC Council Celebrates Signing of Bills Addressing Pay Equity And Accessibility

A total of eight bills were signed into law.
New Utrecht Avenue to Get $24 Million Reconstruction

New Utrecht Avenue to Get $24 Million Reconstruction

A long damaged stretch of New Utrecht Avenue will be fully rehabilitated by the city, to the tune of $24 million.
Mayor Adams Makes Major Investments in Office of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Mayor Adams Makes Major Investments in Office of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Mayor signs Executive Order 26 and appoints Michael Garner as Chief Business Diversity Officer of the Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 years for Anti-Gay Attack

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 years for Anti-Gay Attack

A Bedford-Stuyvesant man is heading to prison after an unprovoked attack sent two to hospital.
New Public Composting Bins in Crown Heights: The Latest Development In The 'War on Rats'

New Public Composting Bins in Crown Heights: The Latest Development In The 'War on Rats'

More than 25 bins in Crown Heights have been installed in the last week, giving central Brooklyn access to composting.
South Brooklyn Celebrates Inauguration of Iwen Chu, First Asian-American Woman in NY State Senate

South Brooklyn Celebrates Inauguration of Iwen Chu, First Asian-American Woman in NY State Senate

State Sen. Iwen Chu won her election to represent the 17th Senate District in Albany, which covers parts of Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Kensington.
Bensonhurst Woman Indicted for Murdering Her Father and Stabbing Her Sister

Bensonhurst Woman Indicted for Murdering Her Father and Stabbing Her Sister

Defendant initially claimed it was a home invasion.