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May 18, 2012
Brooklyn DA Hynes Does Damage Control Over Orthodox Sex Scandal
A week after a blistering series in the New York Times detailing his apparent complicity in an effort by Brooklyn's Ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic leaders to cover up sex abuse in their communities, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is in damage-control mode. We noted earlier this week that some ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2012
Does Talmudic Law Require Jews To Report Sex Crimes?
The case of Nechemya Weberman, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man accused of sexually abusing a young woman, has not just spun a secretive community into international spotlight: It's also prompted questions about how Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic communities handle sex offense accusations, since ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2012
As the Times Looks at Orthodox Sex Abuse, Critics Say It Should Credit Others' Reporting
Last week the New York Times devoted successive front-page stories to the problem of sex abuse in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic communities and Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes's deference to the religious authorities that often try to cover the problem up. It's an important issue (one we touched ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
Cop-Killer George Villanueva Looking At 30 Years In Prison For Fatally Pushing Police Officer
When 43-year-old George Villanueva pushed a cop at his apartment last year, he probably didn't expect the officer to die. He probably didn't think it could land him in the hoosegow for the next three decades, either. But it might.Villanueva was convicted of first-degree aggravated manslaughter today ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Report: New York Had 114 Child Abuse Fatalities In One Year
A report released by two New York district attorneys shows that New York is on the hook for more than seven-percent of all child abuse fatalities in the entire country.The report -- released by Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown and Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes -- looked at data from 2010, ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Good News, Brooklyn Stoners: DA Offers Get Out Of Jail Free Card For Marijuana Possession Arrests
Stoners, rejoice: if you currently have a warrant for your arrest after you failed to show up to court to answer for that pesky possession of marijuana charge, you're in luck -- Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes says if you turn yourself in this Friday, the charges will be dropped.Additionall ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2012
Hey, Steven Thrasher, James King Here -- Nice To "Meet" You!
Yesterday, veteran Voice scribe Steven Thrasher apparently spent a good chunk of his day kvetching about me in the form of a lengthy blog post, in which he called me a racist. He then challenged me (without ever actually speaking to me -- or replying to multiple emails -- of course) to some sort ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2012
James King, Newbie Voice Writer: Casual Racist BS Will Be Called BS By (Slightly) Older Voice Writer
"In the old days, reporters, in the pages of the Voice, went after one another. Readers enjoyed taking sides in these civil wars, and we ourselves sometimes discovered what we should have known before we so confidently wrote." So wrote Nat Hentoff in "Why I Oppose the Downtown Mosque: How I questi ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2012
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes: Scamming Old People Because They're Old Is A Hate Crime
The best part about ripping off old people is that a lot of the time, they don't even know they're getting ripped off.However, it's still illegal, and, believe it or not, technically is a hate crime -- that's according to Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes, anyway.Hynes has charged a 36 ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Renewed Firestorm Over Orthodox Sex Abuse in Brooklyn
brooklynda.orgKings County District Attorney Charles HynesThe relationship between Brooklyn's Orthodox and Hasidic communities and law enforcement has always been a delicate one. Our cover story last summer looked at how hard it is for victims of sexual abuse to get past religious leaders and ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2011
Four Charged After Allegedly Raping Woman For Eight Years
The New York Times has the horrifying story of a young woman in Brooklyn who was allegedly raped, forced into prostitution and "terrorized" by four men for eight years starting when she was 13. The men have now been charged with various crimes including rape, sex trafficking and compelling pr ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
Lindley DeVecchio, ex-FBI Mob Buster, Once Again Blasts Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes
Former FBI Mob investigator Lindley DeVecchio once again lets Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes have it for indicting him for getting to close to his prize informant. DeVecchio, appearing on Curtis Sliwa's talk show yesterday morning on AM 970, called Hynes "either incredibly stupid o ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2011
Providence Hogan, Former PTA Treasurer, Indicted for Embezzling $100K
Yesterday, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes indicted a scheming PTA treasurer who embezzled $100,000 from a Cobble Hill elementary school that was very popular with parents in the upscale neighborhood. Providence Hogan served as PTA treasurer at P.S. 29 in Cobble Hill from 2006 until last y ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Former FBI Agent Slams Prosecutor's "potbelly"
A new book by a former FBI agent cleared of involvement in mafia murder conspiracies slams Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes for being "always more interested in publicity than doing his job," the Daily News reports today. Lindley DeVecchio also takes on one of Hynes' top prosecutors Michael ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2010
T.G.I. Friday's Among Those Charged With Dumping Waste and Raw Sewage in Brooklyn Waterways
Because untreated grease gives us all something to smile about!Here's yet another reason we find ourselves weary of the continuing existence of T.G.I. Friday's.
Blogs
April 29, 2010
The Post's "Welfare" Fraud
If you read the Which Lazy Bastards Are Ripping You Off section of yesterday's tabloids — you can find it after the Who Is Sandra Bullock Not Sleeping With/Adopting section — you may have spotted the story that the Post headlined "Millionaires' welfare 'con' ": The Brooklyn DA's o ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
City and NY Restaurant Association Launch Delivery Workers Protection Program
Revenge: best served cold.Assami Semde may have foiled the would-be thieves who tried to steal his pizza earlier this month, but not all restaurant delivery workers are so lucky. And so in response to a recent rise in violent incidents, City Councilwoman Letitia James and Brooklyn District At ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2010
ACORN Committed No Crime: Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has determined that the ACORN Brooklyn office broke no laws when it was caught in James O'Keefe's sting operation last year. In a statement, Hynes says, "On September 15, 2009, my office began an investigation into possible criminality on the part of ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
Lights, Camera, Interrogation! NYPD Rolls Cameras on Suspects
In a pilot program at two precinct houses, the NYPD will start filming police interrogations. On the pro side, the American Bar Association and Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, who say it'll be a safeguard against illegal grillings and accusations thereof. On the other, the Detectiv ... More >>
News
August 11, 2009
What Do You Have To Do To Get a Bottle of Wine Around Here?
Why you still can't buy wine with your groceries in New York
Blogs
July 29, 2009
Brooklyn D.A. Busts Drug Kingpin Who Posed As Used Car Dealer
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
Columns
May 20, 2009
How the Mob Hoodwinked D.A. Candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2008
Pigott Family "Shun" Ray Kelly; Cop Board Applauds
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2007
Method Man Says "Just Say No"
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2007
Rocky Sullivan's Last Night in Manhattan
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2007
Three Indicted in the Murder of P.O. Russell Timoshenko
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2007
"Lovers's Lane Rape" Suspect to Face Judge
A Cuban national who supplied drugs to crack houses on the outreaches of Brooklyn was caught in Miami and indicted by the D.A.'s office today. The man, Yotuhel Montane, ostensibly ran a South Florida car dealership, but was actually supplying a kilogram of cocaine each month to a drug ring in ... More >>
News
July 18, 2006
Silence of the Lam
Accused of sexually abusing young boys, a Brooklyn rabbi lit for Israel 22 years ago. Now one alleged victim wants him brought back for trial.
Blogs
May 16, 2006
Last Call for the Falls?
Accused of sexually abusing young boys, a Brooklyn rabbi lit for Israel 22 years ago. Now one alleged victim wants him brought back for trial.
Blogs
January 18, 2006
Your Turn: On the Death of Nixzmary Brown
Accused of sexually abusing young boys, a Brooklyn rabbi lit for Israel 22 years ago. Now one alleged victim wants him brought back for trial.
News
August 2, 2005
Better to Know the Judge
As an adult home deteriorated, a veteran jurist and a lawyer shared cocktails and dinner
Specials
March 2, 2004
Letters
As an adult home deteriorated, a veteran jurist and a lawyer shared cocktails and dinner
News
February 17, 2004
Grand Jury's Out
Brooklyn D.A. Accused of Failing to Indict Cops Who Kill
News
October 28, 2003
The Judge on Row E
A Dissenting Jurist Challenges the Party Bosses
News
September 16, 2003
The Backroom Crowd
Indictments Looming, Power Brokering Goes on as Usual as Brooklyn Pols Meet
News
July 22, 2003
Spoils System
How a Hefty Fee for an Ex-Governor Went Unnoticed
News
April 29, 2003
Judicial Fever in Brooklyn
A Democratic Party Loyalist Talks Out of School
News
August 6, 2002
Another 'Justified' Homicide?
A Police Shooting Reveals Scared Tenants and Scary Cops
News
August 21, 2001
Elephant Hunters
New Green Party Leaders Learn Some Old Tricks
News
February 27, 2001
Sacrificial Lamb
Orthodox Rabbi Yitzchak Fried Could Do Hard Time for Medical Marijuana
News
November 28, 2000
Black Blood Is Cheap
The Anti-Police-Brutality Movement Has Been Shot Down in the Highest-Profile Cases
News
March 21, 2000
Shake the Trees
After the Latest Police Killing of Another Unarmed Black Man, The Feds Need Little Convincing to Intervene in New York
News
March 14, 2000
Hynes and His ‘Haman’
Orthodox Jews, Angered Over Recent Cases, Up in Arms Against Brooklyn D.A.
News
February 8, 2000
Bailey Killing: Feds Clear Diallo Cop
But Family Seeks to Reopen Case
Specials
July 13, 1999
Letters
But Family Seeks to Reopen Case
News
June 29, 1999
Getting Away with Justifiable Murder
A new court ruling opens old wounds for the family of a psychiatric patient gunned down by police in 1992
News
June 22, 1999
'Rude Cop' Scenario
D.A. Clears Cops in Alleged Beating of Black Motorist and Passenger— Then Sends Case to CCRB
Specials
March 16, 1999
Letters
D.A. Clears Cops in Alleged Beating of Black Motorist and Passenger— Then Sends Case to CCRB
News
March 2, 1999
Raising Patrick Bailey
The painful journey for justice for an unsung victim of alleged police brutality
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