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D.A. Seeks Life For Teen Slaying Suspect By Charles Rogers Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for the suspect accused of killing a Canarsie teenager last November. According to a statement by Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes issued on Friday, May 31st, a sentence of life in prison without parole will be sought in the case against Divine... More ... Motorist Accused Of Trying To Bribe Police During Flatlands Ave. Car Stop More ... While Investigating Break-in, Cops Find Alleged Cache Of Pot By Charles Rogers While investigating a burglary at a private home on East 99th Street, police from the 69th Precinct discovered a cache of what they allege was 200 pounds of marijuana, nearly $2,000 in cash and a loaded gun. No arrests have been made yet, but cops are questioning a resident of ... More ... HISTORY OF THE WORLD ©2002 Tribune Media Services By Mark Andrews June 10, 1752, a kite flown by Benjamin Franklin was struck by lightning. In 1935, Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson of Akron, Ohio formed Alcoholics Anonymous. More ...
There are as many ways to work fitness into the daily routine as there are people. Local senior citizens checked some of those methods out recently during National Senior Health and Fitness Day, as Lakeside Adult Day Health Care Center at 945 East 108th Street officiated as official hosts... More ... Brief History of Flag Day By Fred Arthur On or about June 1, 1776, Betsy Ross, a widowed Philadelphia upholsterer and seamstress, was visited by three members of a secret committee from the Continental Congress — George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross, her late husband’s uncle. They came to ask her to sew the first flag of the ne... More ...
Firefighters and other emergency service personnel check out vehicle that crashed into telephone pole next to the bank on Flatlands Avenue near Ralph Avenue last Friday. According to 63rd Precinct police, the car went out of control, slamming into the pole and injuring the driver. Witnesses who were... More ... Botanic Garden Kicks Off Annual Greenest Block Contest The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, along with Borough President Marty Markowitz, announced the kickoff for the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest. First held eight years ago, the contest has blossomed into a spirited competition among Brooklynites committed to cleaning, greening and beautifying the... More ... Rainfall Shortage Forces NYC To Extend Drought Measures Despite normal spring rains this year, New York City’s Water Supply System remains in a Stage I Drought Emergency, according to Commissioner Christopher O. Ward of the City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). More ...
By Marsha Sereno Pinkster, a traditional Dutch Colonial Pentecost holiday, was celebrated with an added dimension this year at the Wyckoff House Museum at 5816 Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue. More ...
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz recently welcomed his fellow Borough Presidents to Borough Hall for a meeting of the Borough President’s Council. Shown above (left to right) are: Helen Marshall, Queens; Adolpho Carrion, Bronx; C Virginia Fields, Manhattan; Markowitz, and James Molinaro, S... More ... |
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