Monday, January 11, 2016

'El Chapo' Trial in Brooklyn? And More Brooklyn Briefs


Here's the video that got more than 5.8 million views on Facebook before it was blocked. It shows a New York strap-hanger literally giving the shirt off his back to a shivering homeless guy on the A train. More details at the Daily News.

- Cops arrest 4 suspects in gang rape of teen in Brownsville Park. They are ages 14 - 17. [NYT]

- The Brooklyn Heights Ten for 2015 have been announced. [BHB]

- Chicago and Brooklyn are leading contenders to host the first U.S. trial of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera if he is extradited from Mexico. [Yahoo]

- High-tech NYC subway? Cuomo unveils USB ports, Wi-Fi, station upgrades. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The men who sell Brooklyn’s cool: Eric Demby and Jonathan Butler. [BBC]

- David Bowie has died of cancer at 69. [BBC] [WNYC] [Daily Mail]


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