Pin Itemailprint A 47-year-old man has been arrested in the burning death of Deloris Gillespie, who was set on fire in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building over the weekend. Jerome Isaac apparently told police that Gillespie owed him $2,000. Isaac now faces charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, along with arson, according to [...]
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Sometimes you just have to wonder what’s wrong with people. A woman burned to death in the elevator of her NYC apartment building yesterday after a man ambushed her, sprayed her with chemicals, and set her on fire with a Molotov cocktail, according to police. The unidentified assailant was waiting for 64-year-old Deloris Gillespie when [...]
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More than 700 protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement were arrested yesterday after they stormed New York’s Brooklyn Bridge and shut down traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with authorities. The group had orchestrated an impromptu march to Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, walking in rows on the sidewalk up to the bridge. [...]
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Sad news out of New York today as the dismembered body of a missing 9-year-old Hasidic boy has been found at two different locations in Brooklyn. Police have arrested 35-year-old Levi Aron, who had the child’s severed feet in his freezer. Police raided Aron’s home, and he them to parts of Leiby Kletsky‘s body, which [...]
TV on the Radio bassist and keyboard player Gerard Smith died today after a long battle with lung cancer. The Brooklyn-based indie band released a short statement on their official website: “We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer. Gerard [...]
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Here’s are the latest top stories for Monday, February 21, 2011: Big snow storm moves through Minnesota; More than 200 dead in Libyan clashes; 1 dead, 20 firefighters injured in Brooklyn apartment fire; Pandas head into the semi-wild.
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Police say Ugly Betty actor Michael Brea held his mother hostage and then killed her with a samurai sword while screaming Bible passages on Tuesday in Brooklyn. Brea, who appears to have gone completely bat-shit insane, has appeared on Ugly Betty, in the movie “Step Up 3-D”, and was also the spokesperson for Coca-Cola: Full [...]
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A massive, tornado-like storm ripped through New York Thursday night, causing widespread damage in places like Brooklyn and Queens and killing at least one person. Weather officials have not yet confirm that a twister did, in fact, touch down, but witnesses in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens have reported seeing funnel clouds. Witnesses say the [...]
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Joe Rollino was sometimes called “The Great Joe Rollino”, or “The Mighty Joe Rollino” or even “The World’s Strongest Man”. The 104-year-old man from Brooklyn, who once was able to lift 635 pounds with just one of his fingers, lifted 475 pounds using only his teeth, and bent quarters with his fingers, died Monday morning [...]
