Brooklyn

Don’t mess with the FDNY.A group of Brooklyn firefighters chased down a bike-riding goon who slugged an elderly woman near their firehouse — then held him until cops showed up and busted the man, according to authorities and wild surveillance videos.Suddenly, four smoke eaters from Engine 214/Ladder 111 near the intersection are seen dashing after…

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams told “Outnumbered Overtime” Friday that the NYPD's decision to disband its plainclothes anti-crime unit has made law enforcement in the city "predictable.""Policing operates off of two mechansims," said Adams, a former NYPD officer and the most prominent Black politician in New York City. "One is the omnipresence of blue and white vehicles,…

New York Daily News | Jun 14, 2020 | 5:53 PM Fulton Street, from Marcy Avenue to Brooklyn Avenue, is painted yellow with the words "Black Lives Matter," on Sunday June 14, in Brooklyn. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News) Brooklyn likes to be first with everything, especially making a statement. But the brash borough…

Activists help minority communities during pandemic A New York City teacher who had been fighting COVID-19 for over a month has died, her sister and the school where she taught said this week. Rana Zoe Mungin, 30, was denied access to a coronavirus test two times before eventually being diagnosed, according to her family, who believes race…

Rana Zoe Mungin lost her battle with COVID-19 after a month-long fight.April 29, 2020, 12:39 AM7 min read A beloved 30-year-old middle school social studies teacher from Brooklyn has died of COVID-19 following a month-long battle, after twice being turned away for testing before eventually being diagnosed with the virus. Rana Zoe Mungin, who had…