Thursday, May 18, 2023 - Brooklyn Eagle

STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVED BILL REQUIRING MTA TO NOTIFY TRAVELERS OF THE PRESENCE OF BED CHINESE

SOUTH BROOKLYN – The MTA will have to inform commuters of bed bug infestations on subways, buses and commuter trains if an Assembly bill sponsored by Assemblyman William Colton (D.A. .D. 47) passes to the state Senate. Assembly Bill A2570, which the Assembly passed on Wednesday, May 16, and co-sponsors from the Brooklyn delegation include Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon (D-52/DUMBO at Prospect Heights) and Latrice Walker (D-55/Bushwick), would amend the law. law by public authorities, in relation to notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses within 24 hours of such discovery. Calling bed bugs a public health and safety issue, Rep. Colton noted that the vote was 110-37, but with no Republican votes.

“The MTA must notify customers and inform them of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses as a public safety and public health awareness measure, to help prevent the spread of these infestations,” said Colton, who represents Bath Beach. , Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Dyker Heights in southern Brooklyn.

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REP. GOLDMAN INTRODUCES THE MEDICARE FOR ALL AMERICANS ACT

WESTERN BROOKLYN AND WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (D-10) on Wednesday, May 16, joined his colleagues Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2023 – landmark legislation that would expand access to affordable health care to the nearly 100 million people in the United States who currently do not have health insurance, they are at serious risk of being uninsured or still face prohibitive health care costs. The Medicare for All Act builds on and expands Medicare to provide comprehensive benefits to all people in the United States. This includes primary care, vision, dental, prescription drugs, mental health, substance abuse, long-term services and supports, reproductive health care, and more. The bill would also give patients the freedom to choose their doctors, hospitals and other providers without worrying about whether a provider is in-network. The Medicare for All Act of 2023 also provides for universal coverage of long-term care without cost-sharing for older Americans and people with disabilities and prioritizes home and community care over institutional care .

The bill, if signed, would also help 15 million people who are at risk of being kicked off Medicaid, following last month’s eligibility redeterminations.

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ACCUSATION IN CASE OF VEHICLE HOMICIDE

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A Coney Island man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment, criminally negligent homicide and other charges for speeding and running a red light, causing a car crash. that resulted in two deaths and five injuries, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Wednesday, May 17. The defendant, Vitaliy Konoplyov, 49, of Coney Island, was arraigned Wednesday afternoon before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on May 20. -Count indictment including second-degree manslaughter, second- and third-degree assault, criminally negligent homicide, second-degree reckless endangerment and related charges. Konoplyov is being held on $1 million bail or $250,000 cash, with a June 21 court date.

The investigation found that on March 20, 2023, at approximately 12:48 p.m., the defendant, who was driving a white 2015 Toyota Camry southbound on 18th Avenue, allegedly ran through several traffic lights. red lights and hit a black 2016 Honda HR-V that was being driven. Eastbound, Stancho Stanchev, 51, was taken to Maimónides Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The collision caused Stanchev’s vehicle to spin, jump the curb and strike and kill 65-year-old pedestrian Leung Yuet. Konoplyov then struck a silver 2021 Chevy Equinox, the operator of which, a 71-year-old man, somehow escaped injury.

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25 IN LIFE FOR THE MAN WHO DISMEMBERED HIS HEART AND STEAL GOVERNMENT BENEFITS

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A Dutchess County man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in Kings County Superior Court for killing his girlfriend, dismembering her body and throwing it in the trash so he could collect her child benefits. the Social Security. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday, May 17. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun presided over the sentencing of Ricky Gonzalez, 39, of Beacon, convicted in a jury trial last month of the 58-year-old’s second-degree murder. -Maria Quinones of Bushwick, tampering with physical evidence, third-degree theft, first-degree identity theft that led to her collecting $68,000 in her victim’s Social Security benefits, and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen goods.

Ms. Quinones’ body was never recovered.

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MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN 2020

FLATBUSH – Police announced Tuesday the arrest of Kamondre Dekattu, 22, of Flatbush, on charges of murder and attempted murder, among others, for allegedly shooting six people, killing one, in a gang-related coach on October 21. 2020 Dekattu was allegedly captured on surveillance video climbing out of the sunroof of a car and opening fire on pedestrians; Police responding to a 911 call at a Flatbush apartment building discovered and transported six victims to area hospitals, where 23-year-old Theodore Senior died of a chest wound and attend to five more victims of about 20 years.

Other associates of Dekattu were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the incident; A separate statement from the Brooklyn DA alleges that Dekattu bragged about the shooting in social media messages to other gang members, and that Senior’s death was celebrated with a fancy barbecue dinner hosted by fellow gang members. the band of Dekattu.

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HATE CRIME CHARGES FOR MAN WHO SHOOT GIVET TO JEWS AT BBP

DUMBO — A man who allegedly threatened a group of Jewish students Thursday while shouting anti-Semitic rhetoric in Brooklyn Bridge Park is now facing hate crime charges. reports COL Live. The students say they were approached around midnight by the man, who confronted them and told them to leave the park, shouting “he’s a real Jew and we’re not”, before brandishing a knife and demanding – the money; the students contacted Williamsburg Community Watcher Shmira, who then called the police, who arrested the man at the scene.

The video shared with COL Live shows the man yelling at the students, while other photos from the scene show a police officer showing what appears to be a folding “butterfly knife” to the camera; the man’s alleged statements echo ideas promoted by the controversial Black Hebrew Israelite movement, whose members have committed hate crimes against the Jewish community. on previous occasions.

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32 ALLEGED MEMBERS OF PANDA BETTED ON MAJOR BUST

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday that 32 alleged members of the 8 Trey Crips and 9 Ways gangs in Flatbush and Canarsie have been named in a 140-count indictment. with counts including murder and attempted murder, in a war against rival gangs Folk Nation Gangster Disciples and ICG Babiiez between March 2019 and the present; 13 victims, including one fatality and three innocent bystanders, were injured in these shootings. Rapper Drill Sheff G allegedly used his music earnings to fuel violence by giving away money and expensive jewelry and hosting members of his gang at his New Jersey mansion; the statement describes an alleged campaign of revenge after a Babiiez member shot up that mansion, with the rapper acting as a getaway driver during an April 2021 shooting that injured two bystanders and 10 other defendants in June 2021 kidnapping and beating the 8 Trey. member they believed betrayed the location of the mansion in the Holy Cross Cemetery.

The indictment is the result of a lengthy investigation into both gangs; The prosecutor’s statement says investigators used surveillance video of the incidents and social media and text messages in which the defendants allegedly bragged about their criminal activities.

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PRINCE HARRY IS REPORTEDLY INVOLVED IN ANOTHER TRAFFIC HUNT, THIS TIME WITH NYC PAPARAZZI

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN – A strange and dangerous déjà vu involving members of the British royal family unfolded on the streets of Manhattan on Tuesday night, when paparazzi were reportedly chasing a taxi in which Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan Markle, and her mother were passengers, according to several. news reports. The three were in New York City for the benefit of Ms. Foundation for Women, in which Meghan Markle was being honored. According to the prince’s spokesman, they were involved in a “near catastrophic” car chase through Midtown after attending the gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, with a group of photographers chasing the taxi and nearly causing collisions with other drivers, pedestrians and even the police. during their two-hour pursuit.

Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997, when aggressive photographers chased her limousine.

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HOUSE DEMS MOVE TO EJECT REP. HOLY LIAR

WASHINGTON – House Democrats introduced a measure in the House on Tuesday to expel disgraced U.S. Rep. George Santos of Long Island from Congress. NY1 reportsfollowing Santos’ arrest last week on multiple counts of fraud; GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he would refer the measure to the House Ethics Committee before allowing the House to vote on it. “We believe that George Santos should have been expelled months ago. There has been no action, and so now is the right time to make sure Republicans are on the record if they really stand with someone who is a serial liar and fraud,” said Rep. Robert Garcia of California. who introduced the resolution; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote in a statement: “Instead of planting conspiracy theories about President Biden and his family, House Republicans House should expel this serial fraudster from the House of Representatives.”

Santos also agreed last week to a deal with the Brazilian government, according to the AP, to avoid prosecution and in which the congressman in 2008 confessed to stealing checks from an elderly patient cared for by his mother and then fraudulently using those checks to buy clothes, but then failed to appear in court Brazilians, who lost track of him. until his election to the House of Representatives; Santos allegedly agreed to pay about $5,000 to the defrauded grocer and various charities.