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They ran a ring where people were selling heroin under the names, "Knockout," "Takeover," "Power Hour," "Killing Time," and "Gucci."
Council Member Espinal called on the mayor to double his budget for the city's homeownership assistance program.
An organization is trying to light a fire under Mayor de Blasio to give more money for pedestrian safety improvements along Meeker Avenue.
Guo Lu was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, among other charges, the Brooklyn DA's office told Patch.
A man who allegedly stabbed a teen in the torso with a sharp object on the J train last week was taken into custody Tuesday, police said.
Video of the incident was captured by an onlooker, police said.
Congress is about to decide whether a monument in the park is worthy of federal protection.
The 5 attackers, who are in their late teens, punched, kicked and shot the teenage victim multiple times, police said.
"The kid went flying 10 feet like a little rag doll," one witness told the New York Daily News.
Cops were looking for Jihadah and Mecca Cummings, 13 and 14 respectively, they said. The girls haven't been seen since Sunday afternoon.
The architect released a rendering that looks exactly how you'd expect a new construction on N. 13th St. to look.
The child, David, found $282 in an envelope on his way from school to a 99 cent store and was spending it at Target, his father said.
Bed-Stuy man Kenneth Bryant faces 25 years to life in prison after an argument in Finest Nails, Inc. turned deadly, the Brooklyn DA said.
The child, David, found $282 in an envelope on his way from school to a 99 cent store and was spending it at Target, his father said.
The 2 criminals stole cash and valuables from Stone Fruit Espresso, Joloff Restaurant and two private residences, police said.
New York prosecutes young people as adults when they turn 16. Sen. Hamilton is fighting to raise that age to 18.
It's called '365 By Whole Foods,' a smaller concept store that will offer ready-made meals as well as fresh groceries and beer.
'Don't be no chump for Donald Trump!' dozens chanted not even an hour after Trump officially took office Friday.
The NYPD released video of two suspects in a 20-person robbery, they said.
21-year-old Akhror Saidakhmetov, a legal resident of Brooklyn, faces up to 15 years in jail and removal to Kazakhstan, his home country.
