Five employees of the Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, were charged on Wednesday with smuggling weapons and drugs into the facility in exchange for bribes. Da’Vante Bolton, Roger Francis, Christopher Craig, Nigel King and former employee Octavia Napier were arrested this morning on charges of conspiracy to commit Travel Act bribery. The defendants, all […]
BAY RIDGE — SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER on Friday announced the awarding of $15 million in federal funding for design and engineering work on the proposed Interborough Express line between Brooklyn and Queens, reports the Daily News. The IBX would run along current freight tracks, linking neighborhoods including Bay Ridge, Midwood, Brownsville, Bushwick, Ridgewood and Woodside […]
BROWNSVILLE — Mayor Adams and NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt announced a $1.3 million federal grant for the YouthBuild alternative education program on Wednesday, a six-month course building construction and career skills for at-risk youth who left high school. The grant will support 60 young adults (ages 16 to 24) from Brownsville NYCHA housing, with the […]