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RECAP: Summer Youth Resource Expo
Thank you to all who attended and participated in my Summer Youth Resource Expo this past Sunday.
Hundreds of young people and their parents were able to speak to over 40 participating organizations, receiving information on summer programs and internships in the areas of education, music, dance, culture, arts, sports, business, and more.
We enjoyed performances by Brooklyn United Marching Band, Tropicalfete Inc., and Lotus Creations Academy of the Performing Arts. Attendees won amazing raffle prizes, like free dance lessons, free camp sessions, game systems, technology gift packs, swag bags, and even a free camping trip!
I am so excited to bring you an even bigger and better Summer Youth Resource Expo in 2018. Let’s continue working together to build a brighter future for our youth!
See below for live video from the event and website links and other information about the featured organizations.
Sincerely,
Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/23/16
DISTRICT
Driver Shot In Groin On Fulton Street During Apparent Road Rage Incident
7 Summer Internships and Volunteer Programs for Prospect Heights Teens
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
Naked Woman Found Dead in Garment District Office, Police Say
Maurice Scott raped and robbed woman in Staten Island office building, cops say
Serial rapist gets life sentence
Lena Dunham stands by Kesha amid court battle with producer Dr. Luke, slams legal system and Sony
Lawyer’s limp defense: I didn’t try to rape date, I can’t even get it up
Killer spewed ‘angry slurs’ before gunning down my gay friend: witness
Kasich is happy women ‘left their kitchens’ to support him
YOUTH
City’s Dual Language Programs Struggle to Find Teachers, Experts Say
App creates ‘new age’ communication between parents and teachers
With unusual bluntness, de Blasio criticizes Success over pre-K
Swedish 16-year-old girl, lured to Iraq by ISIS fighters, rescued by Kurdish troops
No money has been spent on Cuomo’s $2B bond act to boost schools
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-charter school group slams de Blasio’s school violence record in TV ad
HIGHER EDUCATION
CUNY feels the effects of a worsening relationship with Cuomo
State spends Syracuse’s upstate-stimulus funds on SUNY Poly project
PUBLIC HOUSING
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn’s Chinese-Americans: Sleeping Giant Comes To Political Crossroads
Cop hurt in Brooklyn shootout released from hospital
NYPD May Never Know Who Shot Officer in Bed-Stuy Shootout, Sources Say
Dirty cop and drug dealer launch cigar line named after Brooklyn precinct
Two Proposed Bridges For Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Could Be Built In Flood Zone
NEW YORK CITY/STATE LEGISLATORS
Assemblywoman Barbara Clark of Queens dies at 76
City councilman wants to suspend parking meters on all legal holidays
NEW YORK CITY
Report: NYC Unemployment Falls Below the National Average for First Time Since 2011
Silver Spurs waiter slashed, suspect in custody, cops say
The man behind de Blasio’s labor peace
During town hall meeting, Sharpton voices concern over closing Rikers
City accuses state of ‘political media hit’ in latest homelessness fight
City And State Fight Over Homeless Again, This Time in Writing
Council to introduce package of gas safety legislation
De Blasio Wants Albany to Let New York City Govern Itself
EXCLUSIVE: FDNY to spend $5M to reduce EMS response times
MTA needs to throw in $66M more to get Second Ave. subway completed on time
MTA agrees to dedicate unit to keeping chronic subway criminals out
Landlords will launch ads to attack Mayor de Blasio for his housing agenda
Wait, what? City ambulances don’t have navigation systems
NEW YORK STATE
Gov. Cuomo touring NY in special RV to push for $15 minimum wage
Health Department took up to six years to fine nursing homes for violations
NATIONAL
Obama releases new plan to close Guantanamo Bay
First Kalamazoo victim put herself between gunman and children before she was shot three times
Ted Cruz says he would deport all 12 million illegal immigrants
INTERNATIONAL
US, Russia agree on ceasefire for Syria
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/22/16
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
Mets to Host First LGBT Night at Citi Field This Summer
Woman Raped Inside Staten Island Office Building, Police Say
Judge rejects sex trafficker’s request to remove guilty plea
Congressional candidate Teachout thanks WFP for backing her this time
Woman stabbed, slashed in vicious attack by two men in the Bronx
Dr. Luke never raped Kesha, pop singer free to work with other producers, music mogul’s lawyer says
Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Party doesn’t endorse Silver-linked Dem
Man burned pregnant girlfriend alive because he didn’t want to be a dad
Miss New Jersey dies a week after car crash
Mom shields baby as taxi slams into pole outside Met Museum
Woman reportedly stabbed multiple times in Brooklyn apartment
Woman randomly stabbed and slashed in the Bronx
21-year-old woman stabbed to death in Long Island home
Monster who raped and killed this grandmother will be set free
College staffers hacked girls’ laptops to steal nude photos: suit
Senators call to end loophole letting domestic abusers buy guns
YOUTH
‘Reckless’ Teen Who Killed 4-Year-Old Girl Gets Up to 9 Years in Prison
Principal at Woodside Muslim School Urges Students To Be Civically Engaged
Everything you need to know about the new SAT
Los Angeles student sues convicted perv teacher after months of sexual abuse
Kalamazoo teen believed dead after shooting rampage — until she squeezed her mother’s hand
‘No pajamas, no party’: Heartless principal bans kids from fun
HIGHER EDUCATION
Cuomo’s Silence Means CUNY Budget Battle Continues
Murdered John Jay criminal justice student Imette St. Guillen’s legacy lives on through scholarship
Basketball player dead after possible frat hazing incident
PUBLIC HOUSING
In New York, Thousands Protest Officer Liang’s Conviction
Rally for Peter Liang, convicted NYPD officer, disrupted by activists
Op-Ed: Political Expediance And The Liang Trial
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-cops booted over Akai Gurley shooting blame the victim in response to lawsuit
Akai Gurley’s girlfriend sues city, Peter Liang
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
The day Andy Warhol, pop art icon, died at 58 of a heart attack in 1987
BROOKLYN
2 NYPD Officers Shot in Bed-Stuy After Gunman Rams Police Car, NYPD Says
Gunman who allegedly shot two 2 NYPD cops lost control after divorce, says ex-wife
Man Assaults Cabbie Over Change From Fare to Crown Heights, Police Say
Brooklyn-Queens Connector: Lessons to be learned from New Jersey light rail
Noma’s Claus Meyer opening culinary school in Brooklyn
Brooklyn cop slashed in face while trying to break up fight in Brownsville
EXCLUSIVE: Downtown Brooklyn slow in adding buildings for businesses since 2004 rezone
NEW YORK CITY/STATE LEGISLATORS
Bill de Blasio aims for a Cuomo-proof agenda
Former Mayor David Dinkins Hospitalized for Pneumonia
EXCLUSIVE: NYC pol leads national group of city councilmembers in pushing CDC to study gun violence
EXCLUSIVE: NY lawmakers want teachers trained to spot students with mental health issues
NEW YORK CITY
EXCLUSIVE: Retail union backs Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan
NYC job growth skews toward low-wage industries, City Comptroller Scott Stringer says in report
Most crowded NYC neighborhoods include Jackson Heights and Sunset Park, report says
Slashing attacks continue in the Bronx over the weekend, police say
Video shows suspect who slashed man in head on Bronx food truck line
EXCLUSIVE: TV ad attacks Uber over lack of vehicles for disabled riders
EXCLUSIVE: Teacher claims NYC is being anti-Irish by scheduling school event on St. Patrick’s Day
NYC risks losing $2M in tax money over errors in classifying buildings, audit shows
Bratton’s more concerned about public image vs. public safety
1993 World Trade Center bombing survivor finally gets her payout
Tickets for ‘quality of life’ crimes continue to plummet
The bad old days of NYC are back
Cuomo demands probe into alleged ‘gang rape’ at Bellevue Men’s Shelter
Police bust alleged Manhattan attacker amid spate of slashings
NEW YORK STATE
New law leaves test opt-out consequences up to the state
New records gained under legislative FOIL would likely be minimal
AIDS groups begin to turn on ‘disingenuous’ Cuomo
Assembly Housing Committee Holds Hearing on Co-ops
DMV’s new facial recognition software threatens fake IDs
NATIONAL
Supreme Court resumes work for first time after death of Justice Antonin Scalia
Judge will decide if gun company can be sued for Sandy Hook massacre
New bill could give illegal aliens voting rights in New York City
Uber driver in Michigan rampage to face multiple charges, but motive is mystery
INTERNATIONAL
Estonia Wants More NATO Troops—But Only if They Aren’t Black
District 35 Final Ballot for Participatory Budgeting Vote Week
Vote Week for District 35 is March 29 – April 3, 2016! Enclosed below are the projects that will be on the ballot.
Volunteers are needed! Register now.
You can cast your ballot in our district office, 1 Hanson Place Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11243
(entrance on Ashland Place)
Additional Locations TBA
| Streets | President Street Bump-Outs | $300,000 | On President Street, create bump-outs to extend curbs into the street. This is a high-volume subway station with inadequate space for pedestrians. Project would decrease likelihood of injury/death. | President St. and Nostrand Ave. (2/5 Stop) |
| Streets | Bus Pads on Fulton Street | $220,000 | Bus pads replace the surface where buses stop and replace the pavement that gets warped with a solid concrete pad. The warped streets cause danger for bikes, the old and the young who walk there. | Fulton St. near to Clermont Avenue |
| Streets | Bump out at Washington Avenue and Dean Street | $300,000 | Create a bump-out at the Dean Street and Washington Avenue intersection. This is in response to increased vehicular traffic on Dean Street. It will help reduce the risk of pedestrian injuries. | Washington Avenue at Dean Street |
| Housing | Basketball court renovation at Lafayette Gardens | $350,000 | Renovation of basketball court. | Lafayette Gardens Housing development |
| Housing | Basketball court renovation at Whitman Houses | $350,000 | Renovation of basketball court | Whitman Housing Development |
| Housing | Basketball court renovation at Atlantic Terminal | $350,000 | Basketball court renovation | Atlantic Terminal Housing Development |
| Housing | Grounds Renovation | $500,000 | Project will be designed to budget in collaboration with the Resident Association leadership. Priorities to be considered will include lighting, trees, bushes, irrigation system and metal benches | Atlantic Terminal Housing Development |
| Housing | Safety upgrades in Farragut Housing Development | $500,000 | Design it to budget. Install Cameras in staircases and elevators. | Farragut Housing Development |
| Housing | Renovation to Willoughby Senior Center Entrance | $500,000 | Grounds Renovation for the outside. The entry way to the Willoughby Senior Center needs new walls, new paint and new floors. | Whitman Housing Development |
| Housing | Grounds Renovation | $500,000 | Project will be designed to budget in collaboration with the Resident Association leadership. Priorities to be considered will include lighting, trees, bushes, irrigation system and metal benches | Lafayette Gardens Housing Development garden |
| Housing | Grounds Renovation | $500,000 | Project will be designed to budget in collaboration with the Resident Association leadership. Priorities to be considered will include lighting, trees, bushes, irrigation system and metal benches | Ingersoll Housing Development Garden |
| Housing | Renovation of Farragut community center Entrance | $500,000 | Renovate the entry way to the Farragut community Center needs new walls, new paint and new floors. | Farragut Housing Development |
| Housing | HVAC system for the Willoughby Senior Center | $500,000 | HVAC system for the Willoughby Senior Center | Whitman Housing Development |
| Streets | Security cameras in Precincts 88 and 77 | $210,000 | Install Argus security cameras at intersections where NYPD precincts have identified a need. Each Argus unit is a set of 2 cameras. Three units will be allocated to each of the 2 precincts. | NYPD to choose place |
| Streets | Security cameras in precincts 71 and 78 | $210,000 | Install Argus security cameras at intersections where NYPD precincts have identified a need. Each Argus unit is a set of 2 cameras. Three units will be allocated to each of the 2 precincts. | NYPD to choose place |
| Education | New Technology for High-Need Schools: PS 375 & 532 | $310,000 | Creating a new computer lab at PS 375 and upgrading ancient AV technology in the auditorium at PS 532 will enable students at these two Title I schools to thrive in the 21st century. | 46 McKeever Pl & 1025 Eastern Pkwy, Crown Hts |
| Education | Renovate Decrepit Bathrooms at PS 9 & PS 316 | $300,000 | Better hygiene for 1250 children! Update 6 badly deteriorated bathrooms, including replacing broken toilets & installing hand dryers. PS 316 has Title I status & PS 9 is over 50% low-income. | 80 Underhill Pros Hts; 750 Classon Crown Hts |
| Education | Learning Walls for PS 20 | $36,500 | Install pin-able writable walls in 20 classrooms for students, teachers to actively co-create learning. 5 temporary walls already increasing learning, initiation, critical thinking and cooperation. | PS 20 The Clinton Hill School 225 Adelphi St. |
| Transit | Real-Time Information Signs: B65 & B44 Passengers | $120 -160,000 | Install real-time bus signs on two of the busiest lines in Brooklyn:B65: Flatbush & Dean; Flatbush & Bergen; Bergen & New York; Dean & Nostrand
B44: New York & Eastern Pkwy; Nostrand & Eastern Pkwy |
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/19/2016
DISTRICT
Community Board Changes Street Naming Protocol After Accusations of Racism
Bed-Stuy Resident Teams With Businesses To Bring Water to Flint, Michigan
No Injuries Reported In Morning Apartment Fire At Lafayette And Carlton Avenues
Adams, Crew Tag Team On MEC Education Outreach Initiative
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
Anti-Gay Attackers Call Victim ‘Worthless Trash’ on Roosevelt Avenue: NYPD
Cops Are Searching For A Subway Groper Who Assaulted A Woman On The 5 Train
Teen mom and infant daughter missing since Valentine’s Day: NYPD
Pennsylvania purse robbers arrested after grandma victim, 81, rams their getaway car
Canadian ex-husband creates revenge website dedicated to destroying his Arizona ex-wife’s life
Cops use iPhone app to find man, 55, who robbed woman in subway station
Woman fights off homeless man trying to push her onto Brooklyn subway tracks
Queens subway rider exposes himself to woman who took his photo
Brooklyn mom goes on trial over gun her son has admitted was his
U.S. runners say fear of the Zika virus won’t keep them from competing in Rio’s Summer Olympics
Cops bust sex offender for grinding up against woman on No. 2 train on Upper West Side
Spitzer’s accuser demanded cash and a flight upgrade before fleeing
CIA trying to recruit transgender candidates
YOUTH
Violence in Schools Surged 23 Percent Last Year, Pro-Charter Group Says
Stop Charter Schools from Coming to Bed-Stuy, Parent Group Insists
City to Target Teen Dating Violence With Workshops for Foster Care Youth
City files suit against Kathy’s Day Care in Queens for stealing $280,000
Mom punished kid by waterboarding him, roping his genitals
HIGHER EDUCATION
City partners with CUNY to help international entrepreneurs grow businesses in NYC
UMass Amherst shelter in place alert lifted after report of ‘hostile armed person’ at Pierpont Hall
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
South Street Seaport Museum To Display First Exhibit Since Hurricane Sandy
Coney Island boardwalk to get new concert venue this summer
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee dead at 89
Director of educational programs at NYC zoos dead at age 55
BROOKLYN
Tower Watch Update: Brooklyn’s Tallest Office Tower May Come To 590 Atlantic Avenue
Supertall Brooklyn building proposal finds fury among area’s residents
Judge approves $9.5M payout in FDNY discrimination suit
NEW YORK CITY/STATE LEGISLATORS
Peter Liang Deserves Light Sentence Due to Bad NYPD Training: Councilwoman
Council’s full-time model comes with its own risks
Mayor de Blasio ‘looks forward’ to signing bill to grant City Council 32% raise
Why convicted politicians are still collecting pensions
NEW YORK CITY
Port Authority delays vote on $4B LaGuardia renovation
Two more slashing attacks take place just 18 hours apart, NYPD says
LinkNYC, free Wi-Fi for city, is launched
De Blasio’s energy goals earn praise, but challenges remain
Bratton sees anti-Schumer ‘payback’ in White House comments
Port Authority to solicit design ideas for a ‘modular’ bus terminal
As housing debate heats up, dissenting organization struggles with support
NYC Dept. of Transportation to unveil new Vision Zero ad campaign in Spanish and Chinese
Clergy leaders sign letter opposing Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan
JFK customs seizes 1,400 hazardous hoverboards
DA, Bratton say Apple’s privacy stance thwarts investigations
NYC sues fancy Westchester town for poaching NYPD rookie
NATIONAL
Calif. workplace safety board says no condoms needed in porn films
Republicans, let’s win this one for Nino
Antonin Scalia memorial ceremony at Supreme Court draws thousands, son leads prayer service
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. warplanes bomb ISIS training camp in Libya in series of strikes
Twitter crackdown is crippling ISIS
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/18/2016
DISTRICT
CRIME BLOTTER: Man Arrested for Assault at Crown Heights Synagogue
Women Posing as Cabbies Rob Drunk Man They Picked Up at Bar: NYPD
Smorgasburg to Return to Prospect Park in April
Treyger Calls For Hate Crime Charges In Crown Heights Stabbing
Brooklyn Nets hire Spurs exec Sean Marks to be GM
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
Serial robber targeting women across Manhattan: NYPD
Subway rider ‘fears for her safety’ after man pulls out box cutter
Former Rentboy.com employees dodge charges for promoting prostitution
Harvard student says school ‘refused to act’ when she reported sexual abuse
Greenwich Village waiter is third slashing victim in 48 hours
Cuomo pushes for 12-week paid family leave legislation at Harlem rally
EXCLUSIVE: Man beat up, robbed in Queens in anti-gay attack
Hillary suggests Christine Quinn faced sexism during mayoral run
Two LAPD officers charged with sexual assault while on duty
Prostitute found dead in Britain hid her secret life as sex worker from her family
Angelina Jolie says she never wanted to be a mom — until she saw real suffering in Cambodia
Convict admits killing mom in violent attack just days after completing 30-year sentence for murder
Pope suggests contraception OK in Zika crisis
Teenage girls allegedly took selfies while brutally murdering woman
Frustrated ER patient triggers sprinkler, floods hospital: cops
Woman kidnapped, raped as bystanders watched: cops
‘I just remember asking her why’: Woman whose baby was cut from womb testifies
‘They told me to rape my children’: Survivors of Kenya violence speak out
YOUTH
Man Sexually Assaults Teen Boy in Bronx Park, Police Say
Lefferts Gardens Charter School to Fight Closure With Appeal and Petition
EXCLUSIVE: Psychic exposed NYPD sergeant as an alleged child porn pervert
NYC teachers urge de Blasio to make school disciplinary procedures fair to minorities
Charter school group pushes for more Spanish-speaking applicants
EXCLUSIVE: Queens state senator wants to simplify Miranda warning read to juveniles
HIGHER EDUCATION
Students in Brooklyn College demand ‘Zionists off campus’
Harvard Law students occupy school building
Texas A&M apologizes after students shout racial slurs at visiting high schoolers
St. John’s University students complain of lack of online support for Black History Month
PUBLIC HOUSING
Goodbye to ‘First Generation’ NYCHA
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Slave Theater: Symptom of a Bigger Problem
BROOKLYN
This Super-Futuristic Skyscraper for Brooklyn Will Probably Never Get Built
Study details impacts of East New York rezoning
NEW YORK CITY/STATE LEGISLATORS
Council’s full-time model comes with its own risks
NEW YORK CITY
Audit Faults New York City for Not Using Vacant Lots for Affordable Housing
Bratton, Schumer, de Blasio: Restore $90M anti-terrorism funding
White House spokesman astonishes reporters with attack on Schumer
Latest research could be a blow to city’s sodium case
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says crime is down on city streets, despite growing slashing attacks
Rikers Island guard admits to lying about inmate’s hot cell death
Uber drivers and Taxi Workers Alliance rally for fair wages: ‘We reject the Uber model’
Demonstrators deliver anti-gun violence message at Harlem, Brooklyn gatherings
Cuomo blasts de Blasio’s over Rikers shut down dismissal
Lawyer killed by cops after attacking family had deep financial troubles
NATIONAL
Los Angeles hospital pays ransom to hackers who took over its computer system
California wants porn stars to wrap it up on the set
Scalia could have been poisoned: forensics pathologist
This is what happens if there’s only 8 Supreme Court justices
Gun range tells Muslim Army vet to leave
Calls to VA suicide hotline went to voicemail: report
DC family slaughter suspect facing 20 charges for ‘especially heinous’ crime
INTERNATIONAL
28 killed, 61 injured in car bomb explosion in Turkey
ISIS could have stolen enough radioactive material from Iraq for a dirty bomb
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/17/2016
CUMBO
Cumbo Reacts to Staten Island Triple Homicide
Brooklyn-Queens Connector to be one of nation’s ‘biggest urban streetcar systems’
DISTRICT
1.5M-Square-Foot Office Tower Planned Opposite Barclays Center, Report Says
Sidewalk in Front of Clinton Hill Key Food Closing for 4 Months
2 New Tech Hubs Coming to Brooklyn Navy Yard and Midtown
Fire Rips Through Crown Heights Apartment Building Tuesday, FDNY Says
Local Politicians Remind DOT: Safety And Design Must Co-Exist At Times Plaza
Gonzalez: Ex-chancellor returns to NYC to fix 80 struggling Brooklyn schools
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
Park Slope Landlord Almost Fined for Refusing to Rent to Pregnant Couple
Mother and infant carjacked at gunpoint in Brockton
Former ‘Bachelor’ contestant Lex McAllister dead at 31 after apparent suicide
South Dakota one signature away from approving country’s first anti-transgender bathroom bill
MTA was useless in helping woman stalked by masturbating creep on subway: victim
Brooklyn mom busted after son, 3, wanders outside alone in extreme cold
Brooklyn boyfriend convicted assault, abortion in vicious assault of girlfriend
Women are desperate for Zika abortions
Mom drove around with dead son in car for 10 years
We might need to zap the Zika mosquitoes with radiation
Trial begins for Los Angeles’ ‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killer
Lawyer uses woman’s weight as defense in sexual assault trial
Spitzer assault probe ‘in limbo’ after accuser leaves US: NYPD
Spitzer accuser made similar claims against another man
YOUTH
New York Schools Wonder: How White Is Too White?
Study links pre-K and students taking gifted and talented exam
After-school program mentor smoked pot, sexually assaulted teen students: lawsuit
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Coney Island Welcomes Amphitheater In Childs Building
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn ‘carwasheros’ vote to join union to secure minimum wage plus tips, overtime
Man charged with assault in attack on city bus driver, family claims mental illness
The proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar’s ‘fatal flaw’
Liang verdict sparks activists’ push against Ken Thompson
NEW YORK CITY/STATE LEGISLATORS
EXCLUSIVE: Cuomo fires back at Jeb Bush for ‘stupid’ and ‘insensitive’ gun tweet
NEW YORK CITY
Mayor’s $22M Bid to Reach Violent Mentally Ill Expands After DNAinfo Report
Mayor de Blasio doubts replacing Rikers is practical
Stop-and-frisk compliance still incomplete, NYPD monitor says
Auditors call out Cuomo for ‘squalid’ NYC homeless shelters
De Blasio Backs ‘Serious Overhaul’ of Property Taxes at Brooklyn Town Hall
Construction official gets jail-time for safety-inspection scandal
Ex-welfare recipients can’t hold down jobs thanks to de Blasio
NEW YORK STATE
Obama challenges Senate to give his Supreme Court pick a chance
NATIONAL
Hispanic is a race, court rules
Tim Cook says mandating Apple crack San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone is ‘dangerous’
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/12/2016
CUMBO
City council member Laurie Cumbo sees signage of bills
DISTRICT
Lawmakers Decry Crown Heights Stabbing
Teens Arrested for Slugging Postal Worker at Fort Greene Deli, Police Say
Bed-Stuy Renewal School Could Share Site with Medgar Evers Prep School
3 Pedestrians Struck in 2 Hit-and-Runs in Crown Heights This Week
Barclays Center developer Bruce Ratner gets pressed to fulfill Brooklyn deal
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
Alleged Queens pimp beat, raped, and imprisoned 19-year-old woman, says prosecutor
19th Senate District Race: Narcisse Challenges Persaud
Woman Attacked By ‘Disruptive’ A Train Passenger at Columbus Circle: Police
Hate-Filled Cabbie Set out on Anti-Chinese Attack Spree, DA Says
1 Train Rider Spits in Woman’s Face at 23rd St. Station, NYPD Says
Subway Pervert Escapes Police by Running Into Tunnel: NYPD
Transgender Activist Beaten in Possible Hate Crime Plans Rally on 125th St
Zika virus blood tests coming to New York City, officials say
Zika virus causes two US moms to miscarry
Female suicide bomber pair kill at least 58 in Nigerian refugee camp
Woman steals ambulance to get away from abusive boyfriend
Accused rapist broke Bronx woman’s teeth as he punched her before sexual assault
North Carolina mom mauled to death by pit bull she adopted only a week before brutal attack
Vaping can harm unborn babies’ nervous systems’
Woman slashed in the face and robbed in the Bronx
Tennessee football rape scandal takes turn in latest suit
Lawyer sexually assaulted woman on office’s fold-out bed: prosecutors
PUBLIC HOUSING
GUILTY: NYPD Officer Peter Liang Convicted in Trial for Killing Akai Gurley
Akai Gurley Shooting: Here’s A Look Back at Officer Peter Liang’s Trial
Peter Liang’s guilty verdict must lead to NYPD fixing relationship with community
YOUTH
Teen boy fatally shot on Miller Avenue in East New York, NYPD says
Fresh off PR shake-up, Moskowitz lashes out again at Times
At least one teenager killed in shooting at Arizona high school
Teen who killed his entire family could be released
Parents outraged at school’s video teaching ‘white guilt’
Girl, 14, pleads guilty to plotting mom’s death with soldier beau
HIGHER EDUCATION
CUNY trustee resigns, says Cuomo too slow to pick successor
Pennsylvania college forced to close dining hall after mystery illness affects 185 students
BROOKLYN
NEW YORK CITY LEGISLATORS
Three-term councilman begging de Blasio for a new job
NEW YORK CITY
Mark-Viverito Wants More Community Input in Rezoning Plans
Source: Eric Garner grand jury calls NYPD cops to testify
City assails state agency’s letter after shelter murders
Uber agrees to limit its drivers’ working hours
Taxi and Limousine Commission to curb fatigue from drivers working long hours
Is Shutting Down Rikers Island a Dream or a Fantasy?
Man who spent two years in Rikers files $20M notice of claim against city for wrongful prosecution
Cops say plan to wipe out warrants will ‘promote crime’
NEW YORK STATE
Cuomo threatens to boot energy company from state
NATIONAL
E-Cumbo News Briefs 2/11/2016
DISTRICT
Police Release Video of Possible Crown Heights Hate Crime Stabbing Suspect
Former Inmates Will Learn to Make Artisanal Furniture at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Carver Bank Sells Empire Boulevard Branch for $2.4M, Records Show
Construction At 504 Myrtle Avenue Is Closing A Sidewalk Connector For Four Months
Man Brandishes Gun Near MetroTech, Flees On Foot
Cop car shot with BB gun in Brooklyn
WOMEN/LGBT ISSUES
BP Adams Calls for Donation of Baby Carriers for Syrian Refugee Mothers
Washington Heights Woman Fatally Struck by Flatbed Truck, Police Say
Police seek Queens armed masturbation suspect
Man kicks, spits in face of subway rider during morning commute
Zika virus confirmed at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania
Senate vote fails to remove AG Kathleen Kane
Effort to eliminate ‘tampon tax’ comes to Albany
‘Soulless’ Bronx man gets 18 years to life for strangling woman to death, cutting off her fingertips
California woman found dead in Walmart parking lot, may have been hidden in her car for months
Hillary Clinton gets endorsement of Congressional Black Caucus group
Woman at the center of Gamergate campaign says she’ll drop harassment suit against ex-boyfriend
NYPD arrests creep who robbed, fondled Manhattan woman before telling her, ‘Have a nice day’
EXCLUSIVE: Man arrested for holding woman in Queens basement sex den, forcing her into prostitution
EXCLUSIVE: S.I. man who molested sleeping woman on flight changes mind on guilty plea
Clubgoer who smashed wine glass on model’s head gets community service
Rentboy CEO pleads not guilty to prostitution, money laundering
2 female bombers kill dozens at refugee camp in Nigeria
Researchers around the world join forces in fighting Zika
PUBLIC HOUSING
Judge denies mistrial push in Akai Gurley manslaughter case
Brooklyn man arrested in rape, robbery of 56-year-old woman in stairwell of Bronx apartment building
YOUTH
The students-turned-hookers who love what they do
High school softball coach charged for sex with a player
City unveils first batch of schools in new district-charter partnership
Illegal day care centers in NYC
Office in charge of fixing schools ‘bent rules’ to hire ‘unqualified’ pals
ISIS makes 4-year-old execute prisoners
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Pioneering Jazz Pianist Elmo Hope Could Be Honored in Bronx Street Naming
New Language Classes for Kids Teach Swahili and Culture of African Diaspora
HIGHER EDUCATION
How West Point cadets are going undercover online to fight ISIS
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn gun runner pleads guilty, gets 12-year prison sentence
Cops probe bloody Brooklyn suicide of man found with dog nearby
Suspect sought after alleged bias attack on subway platform
NEW YORK CITY LEGISLATORS
Brooklyn Power Couple Go to War With Democratic Machine in State Senate Race
NEW YORK CITY
Brooklyn, Queens parking issues raised in de Blasio housing plan
De Blasio Administration Pushes Plan to Trade Parking Spots for Senior Housing
4 Indicted For Manslaughter in East Village Explosion That Killed 2
State Orders City to Increase Security at Homeless Shelters
City Agency Paid Millions in Illegal Deal With Contractor, Suit Says
City Council Stalls Mayor’s Rezoning Plan, Demands More Low-Income Housing
New York Harbor has 165 million plastic particles: Report
NYC Comptroller: More spending on homeless hasn’t yielded results
NYC is not a ‘piggy bank,’ comptroller tells state
Campaign started to create care packages for homeless in NYC
Mark-Viverito Calls for Reforms to Make ‘Dream’ of Shutting Rikers Island Reality
EXCLUSIVE: EMT who checked Eric Garner’s pulse after fatal chokehold arrest returns to full duty
NYPD arrests mostly people of color for fare beating, stats show
Why $1.7B isn’t enough to fix NYC’s homeless crisis
CityTime scammer avoids more jail time after cooperating with feds
City Council plans to wipe out 700,000 warrants
Feds present evidence in Eric Garner civil rights case
NEW YORK STATE
Cuomo moves to counter federal restrictions on SNAP benefits
Increase in candidates marks shift in view of Board of Regents
NATIONAL
Charges upgraded against alleged airport gunrunners
Justice Department files civil-rights lawsuit against Ferguson
INTERNATIONAL
George Clooney to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss European refugee crisis
Dozens injured after train derails in Cairo, conductor arrested
Teacher shoots dead 6 colleagues in Saudi Arabia
New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo 