Police Ask for Help in the Fur Store Robbery
The New York City Police Department is asking for any information concerning a robbery at the the Mazari Fur Store, 161 Brighton 11 St. On Nov. 2, three suspects stole two fur coats. When a store...
View ArticleWilliamsburg Woman Falls in Sidewalk Hole
Philippa Kaye of Williamsburg sunk into a sidewalk hole when she was walking on Flatbush and Fifth avenues. Kaye was headed to the New York City Marathon on Sunday when she fell in. The Department of...
View ArticlePark Slope Owners Fight Off Robbers
Store owner Mohammed Esa fought off a knife-carrying robber with a trashcan. The robber attempted to clean out his cash register that contained nearly $500. Esa is the owner of New Star Tobacco Smoke...
View ArticlePolice Search For Suspect in Botched Capitol One Robbery
The New York City Police Department needs help in identifying a robbery suspect near Borough Hall. Police are looking for an African-American male, between the ages of 35-45, 6’0″ tall and 180-200lbs,...
View ArticleBrooklyn Mother Charged with Murder in Death of 4-Year-Old Child
The mother of a malnourished 4-year-old child, who only weighed 18 pounds at the time of her death, was charged with murder in the second degree. Carlotta Brett-Pierce, 30, called police to report...
View ArticleElderly Brooklyn Man Suffering From Dementia Goes Missing
The New York Police Deparment needs help in locating Robert Mcfarlane, 80, who has gone missing from his home at 111 Truxton Street. He was last seen on Monday, Nov. 8 at 6:00 a.m. Mcfarlane suffers...
View ArticleBrooklyn Residents Can Hear Rats Inside Infested Building
Fed up neighbors of an abandoned Greenpoint home can hear rats scratching through the walls. It’s leaving neighbors scared day and night. Although many government agencies have been contacted to clean...
View ArticleLunch, a Call, Then a Plea for Leniency
By Joi-Marie McKenzie A court officer walks off of the elevator of the Kings County Courthouse onto the 19th floor. “Do you want a table for that,” he asks William Martin, a defense attorney. . “Oh no....
View ArticleBrooklyn Morning – Columbus Park Evangelists
by Joi-Marie McKenzie On the corner of Joralemon and Court Street right outside of Columbus Park, two African-American men dressed in black evangelized to passersby. A young man wearing a blue backpack...
View ArticleHow They Do It – The Carpenter
By Joi-Marie McKenzie Jim Totten walks into City Journey’s workroom wearing construction boots. His shirt is tucked into his teal uniform. It’s important to keep your shirt tucked in, he says, so it...
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