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Brooklyn man convicted of murder for shooting 15-year-old in Flatlands schoolyard

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 20-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for the 2011 shooting of a 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy in the schoolyard of P.S. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Bill Colton says members of his staff are ready to answer questions from constituents about the new tax credit called the Enhanced Real Property Tax Credit for Homeowners and Renters. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Need help with taxes? Pols ready to assist

Local lawmakers aren’t going to quit their positions to go work for the Internal Revenue Service anytime soon, but two elected officials in southwest Brooklyn said they stand ready to assist constituents with questions and concerns this tax season. … Full Article
 
Nicholas Zimmitti says he's interested in running for the state assembly seat currently held by fellow Democrat Bill Colton, if Colton moves up the ladder and becomes a congressman. Photo courtesy Nicholas Zimmitti

Congress race sets up game of political musical chairs

The race to fill the vacant congressional seat formerly held by Republican Michael Grimm is setting up a game of political musical chairs that could have ramifications further down on the election ballot. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Bill Colton says the Congressional Gold Medal for Ramos and Liu would serve as a symbol of the country’s respect for all law enforcement officers. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas

Colton to Boehner: Slain cops deserve gold medals

Assemblymember Bill Colton, who proposed that slain NYPD Detectives Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu be posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal shortly after the two men were shot to death last month, is pressing ahead with his idea. … Full Article
 
Thousands of police officers turned out to pay tribute to Det. Wenjian Liu at his funeral. AP Photo/John Minchillo

Fundraising drive for slain cops’ families draws support

Efforts to provide financial assistance to the families of slain police detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos are bearing fruit. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Bill Colton (right) pictured with veteran Bill Naddeo at a recent ceremony in his district, says the congressional race should focus on substantive issues. Photo courtesy Colton’s office

Colton mulling run for seat vacated by Grimm

The list of hopefuls interested in running for the Brooklyn-Staten Island congressional seat vacated by Michael Grimm is starting to resemble a crowded subway car at rush hour. Assemblymember Bill Colton is the latest political figure to announce that he is mulling a run. … Full Article
 
A group of more than 30 SUNY Downstate medical students participated in a die-in Wednesday morning to protest the failure to indict police for the killings in New York and in Ferguson, Mo. Photos by Samantha Yarmis

SUNY Downstate students join nationwide ‘die-in’

More than 30 SUNY Downstate medical students on Wednesday participated in a 45-minute ‘die-in’ demonstration at the SUNY Downstate Health Science Education Building in Brooklyn. Students at dozens of medical schools across the country participated in similar protests on Wednesday. … Full Article
 
Jefferson has been to and lost the last three PSAL finals, but this year could be the year with the big three of (shown from left) Jaquan McKennon, Davere Creighton and Shamorie Ponds leading the way. First, head coach Bud Pollard wants them to prove that they are mean enough to win it all. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

Jefferson’s Big Three: Mean enough for the city basketball title?

The Thomas Jefferson Orange Wave kicked off the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) high school basketball season when they beat Robeson High School 101-67 in East New York on Tuesday night. … Full Article
 
Demonstrators march in protest of the shooting death of Akai Gurley by rookie NYPD officer Peter Liang at the Louis Pink Houses public housing complex on Saturday in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Police have described Gurley's death as an apparent accident. AP Photo/John Minchillo

Brooklyn pols call for ‘calm’ following NYPD shooting of unarmed man

Brooklyn was the home of press conferences and protests over the weekend as elected officials and community members reacted to the police shooting of an unarmed man in a Brooklyn housing project late last week.  … Full Article
 
Kimberly Michelle Ballinger, domestic partner of Akai Gurley, center left, who was shot by an NYPD officer is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, left, Gurley's daughter Akaila Gurley, 2, and and relative Janice Davis-Asiedu at the National Action Network in New York on Saturday. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

Examiner rules Brooklyn police shooting a homicide

Politicians were meeting with prosecutors Monday following the New York City medical examiner's ruling that the police killing of an unarmed man in a dark public housing stairwell was a homicide. … Full Article
 

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