4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (388+ words) When a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit western Colombia in early August, Colombian American Yailenne Escobar knew she had to do something about it. So she brought Colombia to Williamsburg through salsa. According to the United Nations, over 400 people are missing, 300 people…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (121+ words) Police identified the teen as Jayden Velasquez, of Brooklyn. Friends affectionately called him “Gekko” and said he was well known around the neighborhood. Teen Killed in Williamsburg Shooting Hours Before Start of His Senior Year An 18-year-old was shot and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (265+ words) East New York’s Pennsylvania Ave. commercial corridor will receive a $100,000 grant to help local merchants organize, promote their businesses and strengthen the neighborhood’s local economy. The New York City Department of Small Business Services awarded the Merchant Organizing Grant to…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (121+ words) Police said a vehicle started going toward an officer, and the officer fired one shot toward the car. The vehicle was not hit and two people were arrested, police said. More on this from ABC 7... Officer Opens Fire on Suspect…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (125+ words) BKReader Suspect Charged in Deadly Crown Heights Stabbing of Mother Shakeema Davis Shakeema Davis was fatally stabbed at a barbecue she threw at Lincoln Terrace Park on Aug. 18. On Tuesday, police said 25-year-old Deandre Creary was charged in her killing....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (379+ words) Residents near the Brooklyn Navy Yard are seeking changes to large parties and raves held at the waterfront property, citing noise, traffic and trash that can disrupt surrounding neighborhoods into the early morning, according to Gothamist. City Council members Lincoln…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (154+ words) Prosecutors say 34-year-old Jaquan Smith-Mack pleaded guilty in June to robbery. He was ultimately caught after police spotted him riding a stolen moped without a helmet. Downtown Brooklyn Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for 4-Day Gunpoint Robbery Spree A Downtown…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (165+ words) Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital have ratified a new three-year contract following months of negotiations focused on staffing, workplace safety, wages and protections for nurses and patients. Members of the New York State Nurses Association voted overwhelmingly to approve…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (106+ words) BKReader Woman shot in the Arm in Canarsie; Suspects At-Large A woman was grazed in the left arm during a shooting in Canarsie, police say. It happened just after midnight on Tuesday at 2105 Rockway Parkway. The 43-year-old woman was taken…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) BKReader 2 Brooklyn Men Among 3 Arrested in Alleged Anime NYC Robbery New York State police say they arrested three people, including two Brooklyn men, for robbing a person last Thursday at the Anime NYC convention. It happened at the Jacob Javits…...