The long-awaited trial for drug trafficking against the former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico Genaro García Luna will begin this Tuesday in New York, just over three years after he was arrested by the US authorities for allegedly cooperating with the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The process will start with the selection of the jury, … Read more
A Georgia woman has been arrested by Atlanta police and charged with assault in connection to a New York subway incident last month. The suspect who was recorded by subway surveillance cameras was identified as Rodlin Gravesande, 33, a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, and is accused of assaulting a 21-year-old woman on December 2. The … Read more
“An error”, between quotes, has awakened the Puerto Rican fervor in the streets of Brooklyn! On Friday, the New York City Department of Transportation removed for no apparent reason the sign pointing to Graham Avenue, Puerto Rico Avenue, at the intersection with Moore Street on the Bushwick-Williamsburg border. Seeing what was happening, Radamés Millán took … Read more
He is the first Latino president of the borough of Brooklyn and on Wednesday he visited, together with Councilor Alexa Avilés, the PS1 school in Sunset Park, to deliver gifts to more than 300 children, the majority Latino, and thus share the meaning of the day of the three wise men. Antonio Reynoso said: “It … Read more
A bodega in Brooklyn, New York. Foto: Ed Jones / AFP / Getty Images NEW YORK – A Brooklyn grocer exposed thieves from his store through video he broadcast from a monitor in the store. In the video, titled “Thieves of the week”, the images of a group of adolescents stand out. taking candy and … Read more
NEW YORK — A 9-year-old girl lost her life in a Brooklyn house fire early Friday morning, a tragedy that has the neighborhood reeling. Firefighters responding to a 5:30 a.m. call about the fire at the three-story building on Howard Avenue in Brownsville found the injured boy on the top floor, who appeared to be … Read more
NEW YORK — A New York man pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of hate crime manslaughter for beating a Chinese immigrant who collected cans to earn money. Jarrod Powell, 51, is expected to receive a 22-year prison sentence for the 2021 death of Yao Pan Ma. The murder drew national attention as part of … Read more
The intersection of 9th Street and 2nd Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn has become a death trap for bicyclists as the bike lane practically ends or becomes the path of cars and trucks. While details of how the crash occurred on Tuesday morning were not released, the truth is that a 37-year-old woman was killed … Read more
NEW YORK – A suspect who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway last year, injuring 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that rocked New York City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal terrorism charges. Frank James, who had posted online that he was the “Doomsayer,” appeared in federal court in Brooklyn and admitted pulling the … Read more
NEW YORK – A suspect who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway last year, injuring 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that rocked New York City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal terrorism charges. Frank James, who had posted online that he was the “Doomsayer,” appeared in federal court in Brooklyn and admitted pulling the … Read more