City Jails Struggle to House Young Inmates
By SHANECE McGREGOR In December 2014, Punitive segregation, also referred to as solitary confinement, was abolished for adolescent inmates ages 16 to 17, in …[read more]
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Epileptic Driver Gets Manslaughter Trial Date
By RENE SAFF & LISA FLAUGH A court date was set on Thursday for the trial of an epileptic Boro taxi driver who failed to …[read more]
How He Did It: Trump’s Winning Strategy
By MELODY CHAN Right now, the people who Donald Trump attacked directly and indirectly throughout his candidacy are wondering, “How on earth did Donald Trump …[read more]
News Analysis: How Voters Chose in 2016
By NATHANIEL BUTLER After a brutally negative campaign, the presidential race of 2016 boiled down to which candidate voters would view as the lesser threat to …[read more]
At the Polls in Crown Heights and Canarsie
Brooklyn News Service reporter Deidra Brisco visits polling places in Crown Heights and Canarsie.
Schumer Wins; Won’t Be Majority Leader
By BRENNEN JOHNSON Sen. Charles Schumer easily won victory Tuesday night in his reelection bid against Republican challenger Wendy Long but fell short of his …[read more]
TRUMP WINS
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Republican candidate Donald Trump emerged the surprise victor early Wednesday in a stunning and unexpected outcome to a bitterly confrontational presidential race …[read more]
Voice of the People: Interviews with Voters
Jennifer Acevado, 27, of the Morris Park section of the Bronx, middle school teacher: “I voted for Hillary. Honestly I don’t like Hillary neither, but …[read more]
Live Blog: Election Night Unfolds
By JOSEPH MODICA and the STAFF OF BROOKLYN NEWS SERVICE 11:47 p.m. The New York Times is projecting that Trump has won Florida. 11:42 p.m. …[read more]
Decision 2016 Not Easy for Some Jewish Students at BC
By JOSEPH MODICA Democratic presidential candidates have long dominated the Jewish vote in New York City, but interviews with Jewish Brooklyn College students show that …[read more]