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Brooklyn school renamed after deceased NYPD officer
A school in Brooklyn is being renamed after a New York Police Department detective who was shot and killed. According to CBS News, P.S. 331 in Dyker Heights will now be called the Detective Wenjian Liu School of Civics and Entrepreneurship. Detective Liu was killed nearly ten years ago in 2014.
Woman in critical condition after being hit by bus in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN - A woman is in critical condition after being hit by a bus Sunday afternoon in Downtown Brooklyn, police said. Around 12:18 p.m., police were called to the intersection of Nevins Street and Livingston Street. Police said the 24-year-old woman got off the b41 bus at the stop and...
NYC pol says law allowing rape suit against him was unconstitutional — despite voting for the legislation
A Brooklyn state senator claims the law allowing a rape lawsuit against him to move forward was unconstitutional — even though he actually voted for the legislation and then bragged about it. In court records filed this month, notoriously hot-headed pol Kevin Parker formally denied the rape allegations against...
Nets Draft: Isaiah Collier Could Offer Unique Trade-In Target for Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Nets are without a draft pick in the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft. But just days ago, the team’s General Manager hinted that there’s a chance they’ll look to join in on the fun. “I think we look at the draft the same way every year,”...
Sen. Schumer announces $400M federal funds for security at places of worship day after series of bomb threats at NYC synagogues
Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a $400 million increase in federal funding for security in places of worship on Sunday, one day after three New York City synagogues and the Brooklyn Museum received bomb threats.
Three NYC synagogues targeted with false bomb threats: police
Three New York City synagogues and The Brooklyn Museum received false bomb threats on Saturday, according to police. The Upper West Side’s Congregation Rodeph Sholom, located at 7 W. 83rd Street near Central Park, was evacuated after police received a report of a bomb threat around 3:15 p.m. Police confirmed that the threat was unfounded. Another threat — which was also determined to be false — was reported at the progressive, LGBTQ-friendly Congregation Beit Simchat Torah at 130 W. 30th Street. Nobody was inside that synagogue at the time and the threat was also determined to be false, police said. Bomb threat emailed to nearly two dozen Jewish sites...
NYC synagogue bomb threats were unfounded, officials say
NEW YORK -- Multiple bomb threats were made against synagogues in New York City on Saturday, according to the New York City Police Department. New York officials said the threats were unfounded, and investigators are working to find whoever was responsible.Schumer and Rep. Jerry Nadler held a press conference Sunday morning, saying they had spoken with the FBI about the ongoing investigation. "I asked them to make every effort to track down who did this," Schumer said. "It's hard to do, because those who do it can often hide where their email is coming from, where their phone calls are coming from,...
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