Armstrong, who informed the officers that she was a former traffic cop on disability, was charged with impersonating an officer and obstructing governmental administration in connection with the Feb. 22 run-in at the Dunkin' Donuts at Saratoga and Atlantic avenues.

Published by New York Post on October 6, 2008.

The crew worked alongside Tetiana Slupitska, a future owner of one of the 41 affordable homes at the site, at 1870 Eastern Parkway in Ocean Hill-Brownsville — all “ready to focus on drywall, not the stock market,” a spokesperson said.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 25, 2008.

The court resoundingly reversed a 2000 victory, awarded by a Brownsville, Texas jury, for the heirs of the original settler of Padre Island, who claimed Mr. Kerlin had defrauded them of oil and gas royalties for 60 years.

Published by Riverdale Press on September 11, 2008.

Officers said a man and woman were both found shot in the head in the back of an apartment on Lott Avenue in the 73rd precinct at about 9:45 p.m.

Published by WNBC on September 7, 2008.

Officers responding to a 911 call found the couple dead in the rear bedroom of their third-floor apartment on Lott Ave. in Brownsville about 10 p.m.

Published by New York Daily News on September 7, 2008.

After the beating in the Brownsville neighborhood, the 26-year-old Small shot Carol twice, killing him.

Published by New York Sun on September 4, 2008.

The Boyland family has been a power in Brownsville for decades, and now the nephew of the founder of the local dynasty, William F. Boyland Jr., represents the area in the Assembly. This Boyland won the seat in a special election, called when his father resigned only weeks after being re-elected.

Published by Gotham Gazette on September 2, 2008.

When a NYPD car roared onto the Bushwick street moments later, Jones turned his wrath on two officers from the 83rd Precinct.

Published by New York Daily News on August 29, 2008.

Police sources said two men walked into the Lott Ave., Brownsville, store about noon, confronted Shabazz with a weapon and demanded the cash he kept in a box.

Published by New York Daily News on August 28, 2008.

"There's no doubt about it. It's a real problem," said Jeff Kaufman, a teacher at Brooklyn's EBC/East New York High School for Public Safety & Law, which had an average Friday attendance last fall of 54.9%. "If there's a Monday holiday, forget it."

Published by New York Daily News on August 24, 2008.

Achievement First Brownsville Charter School: The Achievement First Brownsville Charter School is opening at 2021 Bergen St. with 84 fifth grade students, growing to serve 645 students in kindergarten through eighth grades.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.

Medical help for Ginelis came only after her mother, Kimberly Cantos, 23, got home from work hours later at midnight and called an ambulance to the family's Ocean Hill brownstone.

Published by New York Daily News on August 16, 2008.

He told cops he didn't call 911 because he "did not have access to a phone" and was afraid he would be in trouble. Cantos called for an ambulance after returning to their Ocean Hill brownstone at midnight.

Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

Beneath the peeling roof of a Hess station at Ralph Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights, framed on the north by the Brevoort housing project and on the south by Kingsborough Houses, are eight self-service pumps — and often just as many hustlers who come and go as their economic needs dictate.

Published by New York Times on August 15, 2008.

Police were called to the house at 145 Macdougal Street at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 14, 2008.

Brokers and future residents help Habitat for Humanity build at 24 Sherlock Place in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

Other bold-faced names included in the collection of black-and-white and color photography by Brownsville native Laylah Amatullah Barrayn are Ladybug Mecca, Randy Weston, Mos Def and DJ Spooky — pictured with other musicians, educators and painters.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

Of the 15 ZIP codes with the most foreclosures, nine are in Queens and three are in Brooklyn, basically following a crescent-shaped corridor running roughly along the neighborhoods of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Ocean Hill and Flatbush. The last three of the top 15 are in Staten Island.

Published by The New York Observer on August 7, 2008.

Of the 15 ZIP codes with the most foreclosures, nine are in Queens and three are in Brooklyn, basically following a crescent-shaped corridor running roughly along the neighborhoods of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Ocean Hill and Flatbush. The last three of the top 15 are in Staten Island.

Published by The New York Observer on August 7, 2008.

"I love my birds," Corchado, 40, protested as he was led out of a Cypress Hills apartment building in handcuffs by investigators from Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes' office.

Published by New York Daily News on August 6, 2008.

Battle let the plainclothes officers into his family's apartment on Decatur St. in Ocean Hill, but five minutes later, his niece ran out of the two-story walkup.

Published by New York Daily News on August 3, 2008.

Police said that detectives went to Battle's address at 650 Decatur St. to question him about check fraud in Manhattan at about 9 a.m. Saturday.

Published by WNBC on August 2, 2008.

Police went to his family's Ocean Hill apartment at about 9 a.m. to conduct a followup interview in the case, a family spokesman said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 2, 2008.

These include the small apartment houses at 9 East 10th Street and 39 East 10th Street, the fraternity house of St. Anthony Hall at 29 East 28th Street, and the loft building of the 10th Church of Christ, Scientist, at 171 Macdougal Street, which is now being reconstructed as a condominium.

Published by New York Times on August 1, 2008.

Officers executing a "no knock" search warrant at Elizabeth Maxwell's Brownsville apartment at 5 a.m. July 3 threw her to the ground and held her at gunpoint as they took her son, Kenneth Maxwell, 51, into custody, she said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 26, 2008.

“I’ve never committed fraud on those properties,” Constant assured the jury, referring to properties such as 153 Hull St. and 87 Monroe St., both in Brooklyn. But without being prompted, he willingly admitted to pleading guilty for a previous mortgage fraud case, and serving two years in jail.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 25, 2008.

Gov. Paterson has also shown commitment to reducing New York's carbon footprint. As GlobeSt.com reported earlier this week, the affordable condos being built on Atlantic Avenue in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn, will meet stringent LEED green-building standards, providing healthy, sustainable and energy-efficient homes.

Published by GlobeSt on July 23, 2008.

Gov. Paterson has also shown commitment to reducing New York's carbon footprint. As GlobeSt.com reported earlier this week, the affordable condos being built on Atlantic Avenue in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn, will meet stringent LEED green-building standards, providing healthy, sustainable and energy-efficient homes.

Published by GlobeSt on July 23, 2008.

The road menace is accused of striking Nacirema on Saturday as she dashed across Rockaway Ave. in Brownsville, then speeding off. Witnesses said he stopped briefly to curse at the bleeding child.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

...for Habitat-NYC's 41-unit affordable housing complex, which is already under construction at 1870 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. Brokers Build is contributing to the funding of 11 of the 41...

Published by The Real Deal on July 22, 2008.

While the driver has yet to be found, police discovered the driver's empty vehicle at Park Place between East New York Avenue and Boyland Street shortly after the incident.

Published by New York Sun on July 21, 2008.

HR&A examined the Habitat-NYC's Ocean Hill-Brownsville project, which comprises 41 units of affordable condos. About 10,000 volunteers will help construct these homes, spending money in the community and helping revitalize it, according to a prepared statement.

Published by GlobeSt on July 21, 2008.

HR&A examined the Habitat-NYC's Ocean Hill-Brownsville project, which comprises 41 units of affordable condos. About 10,000 volunteers will help construct these homes, spending money in the community and helping revitalize it, according to a prepared statement.

Published by GlobeSt on July 21, 2008.

The vehicle was found parked and unoccupied a short time later on Park Place between East New York Avenue and Boyland Street.

Published by WNBC on July 20, 2008.

Nacirema Brown was run over Saturday night at around 8:45 p.m. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

The alleged driver was caught a few hours later. The latest victim: a 9-year-old girl that was struck Saturday night in Brownsville.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

At one of the churches, the Helping Hands Ministries in Brownsville, a line of people waited to enter the building.

Published by New York Times on July 20, 2008.

9:30 a.m. State housing commissioner helps Habitat for Humanity build; 24 Sherlock Place, between Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street, Ocean Hill-Brownsville.

Published by The New York Observer on July 17, 2008.

Persona Non Grata is rappers Ill-O and Ivo Dinero, both 19, and Heedi Blacc, 18, all of Brownsville, Brooklyn. They are part of a wave of hip hop in which Web-savvy teens with an ear for catchy music can create and control their own fame.

Published by New York Daily News on July 16, 2008.

This figure ranks the "44" behind only the 75th Precinct, covering East New York, Brooklyn (349 complaints), and the 73rd Precinct, covering Ocean Hill/Brownsville, Brooklyn (280 complaints), according to recently-departed CCRB spokesman Andrew Case.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 14, 2008.

This figure ranks the "44" behind only the 75th Precinct, covering East New York, Brooklyn (349 complaints), and the 73rd Precinct, covering Ocean Hill/Brownsville, Brooklyn (280 complaints), according to recently-departed CCRB spokesman Andrew Case.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 14, 2008.

A Republican in the overwhelmingly Democratic 58th Assembly District (Brownsville) would have to garner only 112 signatures, and a candidate hoping to land on the ballot as the Conservative Party's pick there needs merely seven names.

Published by Gotham Gazette on July 14, 2008.

This figure ranks the "44" behind only the 75th Precinct, covering East New York, Brooklyn (349 complaints), and the 73rd Precinct, covering Ocean Hill/Brownsville, Brooklyn (280 complaints), according to recently-departed CCRB spokesman Andrew Case.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 14, 2008.

A 15-year-old boy has been shot to death in Brooklyn and two other teens have been wounded. The gunfire erupted shortly after 2 a.m. yesterday in back of a building on Boyland Street in the Brownsville section.

Published by New York Sun on July 14, 2008.

The gunfire erupted shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday in back of a building on Boyland Street in the Brownsville section.

Published by WNBC on July 13, 2008.

The gunfire erupted shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday in back of a building on Boyland Street in the Brownsville section.

Published by amNY.com on July 13, 2008.

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death in Brooklyn and two other teens have been wounded. The gunfire erupted shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday in back of a building on Boyland Street in the Brownsville section.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 13, 2008.

...won the middleweight crown when in his only appearance at the Eastern Parkway Arena at 1435 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. In that bout he just squeaked through with a split decision over virtually...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 10, 2008.

...1951. While still a teenager LaMotta fought a four-rounder at the Broadway Arena at 944 Halsey St. in Brooklyn. He was at the peak of his form in less than a year...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on July 10, 2008.

The preschooler, Jay Morales, was angry about being punished, and told a neighborhood child, "I'm going to burn down the house and kill my grandmother today," the sources said. The boy went to the Bushwick home of his grandmother, Nancy Herrera on Sunday morning.

Published by New York Post on July 8, 2008.