Brownsville

HORROR: Boy Crushed To Death By Electronic Gate

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Video, Yakim McDaniels, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Tragedy, Parking Lot Accident, Gate Accident, Brownsville, Brownsville Brooklyn, Doris Chase, New York News

A game turned into a nightmare Sunday afternoon as a 12-year-old boy was killed by a rising parking lot gate in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brookl...

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PHOTOS: The Ghosts Of Brownsville's Young Lovers

Randy Fox | Posted 04.04.2012

There hasn't been much activity in Brownsville, Pa. in some years, but to visit the town, it's impossible not to be affected by its remnants and by its ghosts.

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Three Men Allegedly Peddling Stem Cell 'Miracle Cure' Arrested

Reuters | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Francisco Morales, San Antonio, Fbi, Brownsville, Del Rio, Fda, Alberto Ramon, Lawrence Stowe, Texas, Video, Medical University of South Carolina, Reuters, Vincent Dammai, Stem Cell Research, Food and Drug Administration, Crime News

By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO , Jan 2 (Reuters) - Three men were arrested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI in what investigators sa...

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Rivaling Brownsville Gangs To Schedule Peace Talk To Stop Violence

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Zurana Horton, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Crime, Bloods, Brooklyn Gangs, Brownsville, Brownsville Brooklyn, Gangs, NY Crime, New York Gangs, New York News

Following years of increasing violence and last month's horrific murder of Zurana Horton, the mother of 12 children who bravely shielded students from...

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18-Year Old Confesses To Murder of Brooklyn Mom In Rooftop Shooting

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, School Shooting, Al Sharpton, Nypd, Shooting, Zurana Horton, Brooklyn, Andrew Lopez, Brownsville, NY Crime, New York News

An 18-year old male confessed to the gang related murder of a Brooklyn mother who tried to protect a group of school children from harm by shielding t...

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Gunfire Hits Embattled Aseemblyman's SUV In Brooklyn

Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Assemblyman-William-Boyland, William Boyland Scandal, Ny News, William Boyland Facebook, William Boyland Shooting, Brownsville, New York News, William Boyland Suv, William Boyland Bribery, Video, New York News

The NYPD is investigating a shooting in Brooklyn that shattered the rear window of an SUV driven by New York State Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., Fo...

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Actress' Father Found Dead, Stuffed Into Storage Chest

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Nyc Jazz, Ny News, Stanley Wright, N'bushe Wright, Brownsville, New York News, Man Found in Trunk, New York News

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Suspect In Graphic Brooklyn Murder Video Arrested

Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Brooklyn Murder, Albany, Video, Andre Pitts, Djavan Perry, Nypd, Ny News, Brownsville, New York News, Loft Avenue, NYPD Video, New York News

The police have arrested a man in Albany for a Brooklyn murder caught on video. Two weeks ago the NYPD released graphic footage (see below) of Andre ...

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Field of Change

Reverend Billy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: East New York, Walmart, Nyc, Consumerism, Public Space, Social Movements, Brownsville, Social Change, Protests, Impact News

We are lucky to have change come looking for us lately. Tunis and Cairo and Yemen, and the brave public space crowdings in that part of the world, and Wisconsin too... We've been shown what it takes.

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PHOTOS: 13 Best Cities for Jobs: The Milken Institute

The Huffington Post | Nicole Hardesty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Lafayette, Economy, Austin, San Antonio, Jobs, Brownsville, Huntsville, Houston, Ross Devol, Anchorage, Fort-Hood, Best Performing Cities, Slidepollajax, Business Climates, Cities, Raleigh, Business News

Would you move to Fort-Hood, Texas if it meant finally finding a job? The Milken Institute released its annual Best Performing Cities 2010 report this...

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No Rise Out of Stop and Frisk

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Sampson, Paul Browne, Rudy Giuliani, Ray Kelly, David Paterson, Michael Bloomberg, Nypd, Brownsville, New York Civil Liberties Union, Nypd Scandals, New York News

Is police commissioner Ray Kelly being pro-active or provocative after his stop-and-frisk databank was legislated out of existence?

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Brownsville School Remains Open Despite City's Efforts

Nushin Rashidian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: East Brooklyn Collegiate Charter School, New York City Department of Education, Education Reform, Uncommon Schools, Brownsville, Charter Schools, PS 332, New York News

Despite large class sizes at P.S. 332, the Department of Education claimed that the building was "substantially underutilized."

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No Longer God

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Intelligence Division, Ray Kelly, Michael Bloomberg, Murray-Weiss, New York Times, Heather-Mac-Donald, Stop and Frisk, Brownsville, Judith Miller, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York News

Governor David Paterson's decision to scrap Ray Kelly's databank of people not arrested in police stop-and-frisks is the latter's first public smack-down in eight years as police commissioner.

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NYPD Sued Over Housing Project "Vertical Patrols"

Clair MacDougall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vertical Patrols, Nypd, Hector Suarez, Public Housing, Legal Aid Society, Stop and Frisk, Operation Clean Halls, Brownsville, New York City Housing Authority, Racial Discrimination, Naacp, New York News

A federal class action suit against the NYPD accuses it of encouraging aggressive, discriminatory patrols and illegal arrests in public housing all over the city.

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'Twilight' Fans Brave Hurricane Alex For Midnight Showing

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twilight Fans, Eclipse, Hurricane Alex Texas, Twilight Eclipse, Hurricane Texas, Hurricane Alex 2010, Storm, Brownsville, Harlingen, Home News

A strengthening category 1 Hurricane was not enough to keep away die-hard 'Twilight' fans from seeing the midnight premiere of "Twilight: Eclipse" Tue...

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Hurricane Alex 2010 Drenches Mexico, Churns Oil In Gulf, Starts Tornados In Texas

AP | By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Hurricane Alex 2010, BP Oil Spill, South Padre Island, Oil Cleanup, Mexico, Hurricane Alex, Brownsville, Tamaulipas, Gulf of Mexico, Green News

SAN FERNANDO, Mexico -- Hurricane Alex killed three people, including a 5-year-old child, as it made landfall in northern Mexico on Wednesday night. ...

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Meghan Loves to Color

Mary Plummer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Homeless, New York City Department of Education, Education, Brownsville, Public Education, Homelessness, New York News

Six-year old Meghan Lloyd-Winstanley sits in a plastic chair, looking down at her hands, as her mother, Teasha, stands above her recounting a laundry list of problems.

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The Gangs of East New York

Nushin Rashidian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rap, East New York, Brooklyn, High School, Bloods, Crips, Brownsville, Gangs, New York Gangs, Broadway Junction, Aspirations Diploma Plus High School, New York News

For some seniors, and many of the East New York schools and students, it's impossible to separate street life from school life.

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Councilmember Darlene Mealy(#41): learning from a close political victory; unlike councilmember Dr. Kendall Stewart (#45).

Room Eight | Room Eight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brownsville, Home News

To some elected officials, a win is a win, is a win, is a win: no matter how close. And then they move on to their next term in office, learning very ...

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Why 'Obama Fried Chicken' Sign Was Erased from Clipse 'Popular Demand' Music Video

Politics Daily | David Sessions | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Mtv, Al Sharpton, Music Video, Brooklyn, Sharpton, Clipse, Youtube, Obama, Brownsville, Obama Fried Chicken, Fried Chicken, Obama Fried Chicken Sign Erased, Race, Obama Fried Chicken Sign Blurred, Politics News

A restaurant in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville that re-named itself "Obama Fried Chicken" in March is back in the spotlight after it appeare...

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Dolly Upgraded To Second Hurricane Of '08 Season

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Hurricane Dolly, Extreme Weather, Brownsville, Tropical Storm Dolly, Dolly, Green News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dolly was upgraded to the Atlantic season's second hurricane late Tuesday as it strengthened in the warm waters of the western Gu...

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