District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment of five Queens residents on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of an East Flatbush laundromat owner, captured on surveillance video. The individuals, identified as Ronnie Butler, 46; Luis Mercado, 48; Zecharyah Slay, 16; Shaleek Riddick, 19; and Diante Stinson, 20, are charged with murder, conspiracy, robbery, weapon […]
EAST FLATBUSH — The State University of New York on Wednesday announced that it will launch a community-driven visioning process — in other words, an outreach program — to shape its proposed $300 million capital investment to re-envision SUNY Downstate hospital and medical school in East Flatbush. SUNY plans an engagement process including community surveys […]
EAST FLATBUSH — The State University of New York recently announced that Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed SUNY to come up “transformation plan” for chronically underfunded SUNY Downstate Medical center in East Flatbush that would secure “a sustainable future for Downstate for years to come.” However, others, specifically unions representing Downstate staffers, have said that […]