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Police say Castro and his mother were killed after a fire tore through their Brooklyn apartment Saturday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Over the weekend, grief poured into the Bonnie Youth Clubhouse, where parents, players and fellow coaches gathered to remember a man many described as the heart of the organization.
The incident unfolded around 7 p.m. on May 10 along DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn, where Paramedics Youssef Al Hammami and Ryan Kirby, both assigned to Station 31, were driving back from another emergency call when they heard the blast.
Police could still be seen on the platform of the New Lots Avenue station after a man had been fatally struck by a northbound 3 train just before 12:45 a.m. on May 19. Sources familiar with the investigation say the incident occurred when a man left his backpack on the train, only to return and discover it had been taken by another rider. The straphanger confronted the apparent thief, and the pair had some kind of physical altercation that moved between the train cars.
Samantha Randazzo, 33, went into labor during her arraignment on a drug charge and delivered her baby "on a courtroom bench without adequate medical care, privacy, or dignity," according to a joint statement from the Legal Aid Society and multiple public defender organizations whose members witnessed the birth firsthand.
The massive, 11-foot-by-8-foot colorful kinetic sculpture titled "Hurly-Whirly" was designed by artist David Barthold and manufactured by a team of five young people who are part of the Beam Center's paid Art Production Apprenticeship program.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said 48-year-old Waajid Pierce was sentenced to 22 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the fatal shooting of Daishawn Benjamin. Pierce previously pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on February 27. The deadly shooting happened on October 27, 2021, around 8:30 a.m. near the corner of Belmont Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville.
“The first time, I think I couldn't even do half a block without being winded,” Hui told Brooklyn Paper. “But I kept on going, and then one day, something just felt good.” Since then, Hui has completed 25 marathons and hundreds of races with NYRR, despite living with multiple disabilities. Last year, she finished second-to-last in the entire New York City Marathon, crossing the line just before midnight.
The Brooklyn-based dealmaker is facing seven lawsuits in New York state court. In total, investors and lenders are seeking at least $14.4 million. Taken together, the cases paint a picture of a broker whose alleged cash crunch spiraled across multiple real estate deals and personal lending relationships. Several lawsuits accuse Dweck of failing to return money that was supposed to remain in escrow accounts, while others allege he solicited funds for deals that either stalled, collapsed or never materialized.
