Coney conspiracy: Three women arrested for allegedly accepting bribes in affordable housing scheme
#Brooklyn: Three women were arrested Tuesday for allegedly forging documents that allowed affordable-housing applicants to bypass a decades-long waiting list for a #ConeyIsland cooperative in exchange for a whopping $874,000 in bribes.
The suspects allegedly spent their ill-gotten proceeds on jewelry, furs, designer bags, and Florida beach-front properties, while law-abiding families desperate for affordable housing got the shaft, according to District Attorney #EricGonzalez.
“This is about working class families being deprived of the affordable housing they’ve been waiting for, and being victimized by the people that managed the availability of this very limited housing stock,” Gonzalez said.
#Brooklyn: Three women were arrested Tuesday for allegedly forging documents that allowed affordable-housing applicants to bypass a decades-long waiting list for a #ConeyIsland cooperative in exchange for a whopping $874,000 in bribes.
The suspects allegedly spent their ill-gotten proceeds on jewelry, furs, designer bags, and Florida beach-front properties, while law-abiding families desperate for affordable housing got the shaft, according to District Attorney #EricGonzalez.
“This is about working class families being deprived of the affordable housing they’ve been waiting for, and being victimized by the people that managed the availability of this very limited housing stock,” Gonzalez said.
Dead man found in the water near Navy Yard: NYPD
#Brooklyn: Police found a man’s body floating in the water off the #NavyYard on May 19.
Cops, who say the man was in his 30s, found the body near Flushing Avenue at 8:20 a.m. with no obvious signs of trauma and the investigation is ongoing, according to the department.
The city’s chief medical examiner has yet to determine the man’s cause of death and the release of his identity is pending family notification, according to a spokeswoman.
#Brooklyn: Police found a man’s body floating in the water off the #NavyYard on May 19.
Cops, who say the man was in his 30s, found the body near Flushing Avenue at 8:20 a.m. with no obvious signs of trauma and the investigation is ongoing, according to the department.
The city’s chief medical examiner has yet to determine the man’s cause of death and the release of his identity is pending family notification, according to a spokeswoman.
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Monsey man says he is being threatened after CNN interview on vaccinations
#Rickland: A member of the Orthodox Jewish community in #Monsey says he is being threatened by people who are against vaccinations because he recently spoke out about why people should be vaccinated.
Shimon Singer says his life changed drastically since he gave an interview to #CNN earlier this month. Singer said he was concerned about the measles and his now 3-month-old daughter, Malki, who is too young to get vaccinated.
Airing those concerns seems to have now made Singer a target. Singer says he's received hundreds of angry phone calls from people he believes are “anti-vaxxers.” Some, he says, have even threatened him.
The calls are also coming into his work at Turtle Boo, a kids entertainment center he owns in Spring Valley.
Singer says the calls are in Yiddish and English.
#Rickland: A member of the Orthodox Jewish community in #Monsey says he is being threatened by people who are against vaccinations because he recently spoke out about why people should be vaccinated.
Shimon Singer says his life changed drastically since he gave an interview to #CNN earlier this month. Singer said he was concerned about the measles and his now 3-month-old daughter, Malki, who is too young to get vaccinated.
Airing those concerns seems to have now made Singer a target. Singer says he's received hundreds of angry phone calls from people he believes are “anti-vaxxers.” Some, he says, have even threatened him.
The calls are also coming into his work at Turtle Boo, a kids entertainment center he owns in Spring Valley.
Singer says the calls are in Yiddish and English.
#Weather: Brace for a day of showers and later thunderstorms, which could kick up wind gusts. High temperature should hit the low 70s.
#Weather: Today starts in the low 60s and reaches a high in the 70s. Expect wind gusts around 30 miles per hour. Memorial Day should be sunny, with a high in the upper 70s.
A Subway Saboteur Is Pulling Brakes Across the System, Causing Big Delays
Subway workers began raising alarms early this year: Emergency brakes on #NYC subway trains were being pulled deliberately, acts of apparent sabotage that were setting off major delays on the sprawling system.
There were clues. A man was spotted surfing on the back of a train. The door to a rear cabin on another train breached and the brake pulled. Each time, the safety chains on the back of the train were unhitched. The culprit also seemed to have a key to access train cabs.
Then, this week, after reports of cascading rush-hour delays on the #2Line and #3Line in #Manhattan that had all the same earmarks, the #MTA declared that a serial scofflaw was loose on the subway.
Subway workers began raising alarms early this year: Emergency brakes on #NYC subway trains were being pulled deliberately, acts of apparent sabotage that were setting off major delays on the sprawling system.
There were clues. A man was spotted surfing on the back of a train. The door to a rear cabin on another train breached and the brake pulled. Each time, the safety chains on the back of the train were unhitched. The culprit also seemed to have a key to access train cabs.
Then, this week, after reports of cascading rush-hour delays on the #2Line and #3Line in #Manhattan that had all the same earmarks, the #MTA declared that a serial scofflaw was loose on the subway.
Trenton Shooting: 10 People Hit by Gunfire Outside Bar
#NJ’s capital once boasted of its outsize industrial prowess with the phrase “Trenton Makes, the World Takes,” but that activity has largely dried up, and what Trenton seems to make lately is headlines for violent crime. Last year, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora took office mere weeks after a shooting in June in which 22 people were injured after gunmen opened fire during an arts festival.
He vowed to increase police patrols at large events and conducted an extensive search for a new director of the Police Department, but the violence has continued. It erupted again early on Saturday morning with a drive-by shooting in front of a bar that left 10 people hospitalized, city officials said.
#NJ’s capital once boasted of its outsize industrial prowess with the phrase “Trenton Makes, the World Takes,” but that activity has largely dried up, and what Trenton seems to make lately is headlines for violent crime. Last year, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora took office mere weeks after a shooting in June in which 22 people were injured after gunmen opened fire during an arts festival.
He vowed to increase police patrols at large events and conducted an extensive search for a new director of the Police Department, but the violence has continued. It erupted again early on Saturday morning with a drive-by shooting in front of a bar that left 10 people hospitalized, city officials said.
Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended Memorial Day
#NYCASP (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019.
#NYCASP (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019.
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#Weather: Showers expected before noon, and thunderstorms by midafternoon. Temperatures hover in the mid- to upper 60s.
Two drivers injured in Williamsburg collision
#Brooklyn: Two drivers sustained minor injuries after they smashed into each other at a #Williamsburg intersection on the evening of May 27.
The drivers collided when one was heading toward Broadway on Marcy Avenue as the other motorist was heading toward Bushwick on S. Third Street at 7:30 p.m., according to police.
Both drivers claimed they had a green light when the collision happened, a spokeswoman for the police said.
The driver of the second vehicle was taken to #BellevueHospital with minor injuries, while victim at the other wheel had minor injuries but it is unknown whether they were taken to hospital, the spokeswoman said.
#Brooklyn: Two drivers sustained minor injuries after they smashed into each other at a #Williamsburg intersection on the evening of May 27.
The drivers collided when one was heading toward Broadway on Marcy Avenue as the other motorist was heading toward Bushwick on S. Third Street at 7:30 p.m., according to police.
Both drivers claimed they had a green light when the collision happened, a spokeswoman for the police said.
The driver of the second vehicle was taken to #BellevueHospital with minor injuries, while victim at the other wheel had minor injuries but it is unknown whether they were taken to hospital, the spokeswoman said.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for #Brooklyn, #Manhattan and #StatenIsland until 9:45 PM. Strong winds & heavy rain
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Mayor announces rapid expansion of life-saving speed camera program as stronger law takes effect July 11
Before departing on a presidential campaign swing through Nevada, Mayor #BillDeBlasio took care of some city business Friday, announcing plans for the rapid expansion of the school zone speed camera program which Gov. #AndrewCuomo signed into law earlier this month.
The #NYCDoT will begin installing new cameras citywide at a rate of 40 per month through 2019, 60 per month in 2020, expecting to reach the law’s maximum 750 school zones by June 2020.
“Our streets are about to get a lot safer for our children,” de Blasio said. “We fought to expand our speed camera program and we won in #Albany. Now it’s time to rapidly scale up our program to save lives and keep our kids safe.”
Before departing on a presidential campaign swing through Nevada, Mayor #BillDeBlasio took care of some city business Friday, announcing plans for the rapid expansion of the school zone speed camera program which Gov. #AndrewCuomo signed into law earlier this month.
The #NYCDoT will begin installing new cameras citywide at a rate of 40 per month through 2019, 60 per month in 2020, expecting to reach the law’s maximum 750 school zones by June 2020.
“Our streets are about to get a lot safer for our children,” de Blasio said. “We fought to expand our speed camera program and we won in #Albany. Now it’s time to rapidly scale up our program to save lives and keep our kids safe.”
#Weather: Relatively calm during the day today, but tonight could see a repeat of last night, with thunderstorms bringing heavy rain, damaging wind, possible large hail and, yes, maybe even tornado activity.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended May 30
#NYCASP (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, May 30, 2019 for Solemnity of the Ascension. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
#NYCASP (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, May 30, 2019 for Solemnity of the Ascension. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
DOT unveils plan to redesign dangerous Gravesend roadway
#NYC transportation gurus officially unveiled plans to redesign a dangerous roadway in #Gravesend at a May 22 #CB13 meeting. The city #NYCDoT presented the proposal to overhaul a half-mile stretch of Cropsey Avenue, between 26th Avenue and Bay 50th Street, where 114 people have been injured over a five-year period from 2013 to 2017, according to department statistics.
The project would shorten pedestrian crosswalks, formalize traffic lanes, and redesign turning infrastructure throughout the eight-block stretch in an effort to promote better traffic flow and increase safety, according to the department.
#Brooklyn
#NYC transportation gurus officially unveiled plans to redesign a dangerous roadway in #Gravesend at a May 22 #CB13 meeting. The city #NYCDoT presented the proposal to overhaul a half-mile stretch of Cropsey Avenue, between 26th Avenue and Bay 50th Street, where 114 people have been injured over a five-year period from 2013 to 2017, according to department statistics.
The project would shorten pedestrian crosswalks, formalize traffic lanes, and redesign turning infrastructure throughout the eight-block stretch in an effort to promote better traffic flow and increase safety, according to the department.
#Brooklyn
Screw loose: Man attacks teens with screwdriver in Williamsburg, cops
Police are looking for the reprobate who stabbed three teens with a screwdriver on Flushing Avenue on May 25.
The tool-wielding wacko was having an argument with two 16-year-olds — a boy and a girl — and a 17-year-old girl, near Broadway at 2 a.m., when he pulled out the screwdriver and stabbed the boy in the back of his head, before jabbing him in the torso, according to police.
The maniac then drove the tool into the younger girl’s arm, before stabbing the older teen in the chest, cops said.
#Brooklyn
Police are looking for the reprobate who stabbed three teens with a screwdriver on Flushing Avenue on May 25.
The tool-wielding wacko was having an argument with two 16-year-olds — a boy and a girl — and a 17-year-old girl, near Broadway at 2 a.m., when he pulled out the screwdriver and stabbed the boy in the back of his head, before jabbing him in the torso, according to police.
The maniac then drove the tool into the younger girl’s arm, before stabbing the older teen in the chest, cops said.
#Brooklyn
Anti-Semitic message found at Jewish museum in Brooklyn
#NYC police are investigating an #AntiSemitic message found at the Jewish Children's Museum in #Brooklyn on Thursday.
"Hitler is Coming" was written on a Post-it note and placed on a billboard display in front of the museum, said #NYPD spokesperson Sophia Mason.
The message is the latest incident in #NY, which has seen a 67% increase in hate crimes from April 2018 to April 2019, according to New York City Police Department.
The NYPD is looking into whether the note constitutes a hate crime. Police said they do not have a suspect.
New York Gov. #AndrewCuomo said Thursday that he had directed the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to assist the NYPD's investigation.
#NYC police are investigating an #AntiSemitic message found at the Jewish Children's Museum in #Brooklyn on Thursday.
"Hitler is Coming" was written on a Post-it note and placed on a billboard display in front of the museum, said #NYPD spokesperson Sophia Mason.
The message is the latest incident in #NY, which has seen a 67% increase in hate crimes from April 2018 to April 2019, according to New York City Police Department.
The NYPD is looking into whether the note constitutes a hate crime. Police said they do not have a suspect.
New York Gov. #AndrewCuomo said Thursday that he had directed the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to assist the NYPD's investigation.
Woman jumps from window to escape brutal 6-hour rape in Queens, suspect on the loose
The #NYC Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a man accused of brutally raping a female acquaintance multiple times at his home in #Queens. The woman, who is 29, jumped out of a window to escape.
Michael Hosang, 53, is accused of raping the woman multiple times from 6 a.m. to noon on May 30, the #NYPD said. He also punched the woman multiple times in the face, causing at least one fracture, police said.
The victim was able to escape by jumping out of a window, according to police. Once she escaped, Hosang allegedly fled in a red Chevrolet pickup truck with #FL license plate JZEY32.
Hosang is 5 feet 10 inches, weighs 200 pounds and is bald with brown eyes. The NYPD is offering a reward of $2,500 for information that leads to his capture.
The #NYC Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a man accused of brutally raping a female acquaintance multiple times at his home in #Queens. The woman, who is 29, jumped out of a window to escape.
Michael Hosang, 53, is accused of raping the woman multiple times from 6 a.m. to noon on May 30, the #NYPD said. He also punched the woman multiple times in the face, causing at least one fracture, police said.
The victim was able to escape by jumping out of a window, according to police. Once she escaped, Hosang allegedly fled in a red Chevrolet pickup truck with #FL license plate JZEY32.
Hosang is 5 feet 10 inches, weighs 200 pounds and is bald with brown eyes. The NYPD is offering a reward of $2,500 for information that leads to his capture.
#Weather: Sunny but not humid, with a high near 70. Prepare for strong winds midafternoon.