Day: August 26, 2025

Brooklyn detectives are busy looking for the shooting suspect who seriously wounded a woman inside an apartment building on Tuesday.

Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened just after 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 26 at 399 St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights.

Officers from the 77th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the shooting, found the victim, a 49-year-old woman, with multiple gunshot wounds to her leg and arm. 

EMS rushed her to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

During the investigation, police received information that the suspect had briefly barricaded himself inside a third-floor apartment. However, the perpetrator was not located after cops forced their way inside the residence, and followed up with a door-to-door search of the building.

Based on a preliminary investigation, police are looking into whether the shooting was sparked by a dispute over noise inside the building.

So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

Through Aug. 24, the 77th Precinct had recorded eight shootings year-to-date, down from 18 reported at the same point in 2024.

AN AMICUS BRIEF FILED on Monday aims to stop ICE’s practice of making arrests in federal immigration courthouses. 

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As the Nov. 4 general election fast approaches, the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) unveiled on Tuesday the dates when citywide candidates will face off in televised debates.

The CFB — in partnership with WNBC, NY1, and PIX11 — will host a series of televised debates between the candidates for mayor, comptroller, and public advocate throughout the month of October. Candidates who opted into the board’s generous public matching funds program and who meet certain criteria to make the debate stage are required to participate.

“At a moment when trust in government is eroded and many people don’t know where to get trustworthy information about elections, the official New York City debates give New Yorkers the opportunity to hear directly from the candidates who are running to represent them,” CFB Executive Director Paul Ryan said in an Aug. 26 statement.

Where to watch the NYC mayoral debates

The first debate in the closely-watched mayor’s race will take place on Thursday, Oct. 16, in a program hosted by WNBC, Telemundo 47 New York (WNJU), and POLITICO. The second mayoral debate is set for the following week, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, and will be hosted by NY1, Spectrum Noticias, WNYC/Gothamist, and THE CITY.

The contest includes Democratic nominee and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, independent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, independent incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, and independent attorney Jim Walden.

The programs will mark a dramatic live rematch between Mamdani and Cuomo, who had several fiery exchanges during the two June primary debates. It will also be the first time Mayor Adams is on the same stage as his challengers this cycle, after skipping the Democratic primary.

According to the board, the dates the CFB provided are subject to change based on how many candidates meet the criteria to make the stage by the Oct. 3 campaign finance filing deadline. An official debate may be cancelled if only one candidate qualifies for the stage by that date.

The board will release the final schedule after determining who is eligible.

Candidates must be on the ballot and have raised and spent a certain amount, which varies between each of the three positions, to qualify for the first round of debates. The same criteria hold for the second round, with more specific added requirements, such as raising at least $1,000 in matchable donations of $10 or more for the mayor’s race.

Tentative General Debate Schedule

Public Advocate – 1st General Election Debate (NY1) 
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m. | Rebroadcast on Sunday, Oct. 12 

Comptroller – 1st General Election Debate (NY1) 
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.

Mayoral – 1st General Election Debate (WNBC) 
Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.

Public Advocate – Leading Contender General Election Debate (PIX11) 
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.

Mayoral – Leading Contender General Election Debate (NY1) 
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.

Comptroller – Leading Contender General Election Debate (PIX11) 
Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.

When Dominique Paloma Bible talks about choice, her eyes light up. Choice, she insists, is at the core of education. Not worksheets, not tests, not standardized curriculum — but the power to choose.

That belief has shaped her life, from the moment she dropped out of high school to the creation of her Brooklyn-based education initiative, Off Da Beaten Path.

Bible was born in Brazil and moved to Brooklyn when she was 8. Her family settled in Bay Ridge, where she attended several schools. One thing she discovered: traditional education never fit.

“Dropping out was incredibly important to my journey as an educator, ironically,” Bible told Brooklyn Paper. “It’s through making those decisions that we exercise our power. Without power, it doesn’t matter what we learn — we’re not going to use it.”

That choice set her on an unconventional path, tutoring students preparing for their GEDs in East New York. She recalled being struck by an attitude shift she hadn’t seen in the traditional schools she attended.

“It just felt completely different,” she said. “People were choosing to be there. They were choosing to go. And that choice made all the difference.”

Bible went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in community education from Goddard College. By 2020, a former student approached her with an unusual request, asking if she’d serve as a talent manager. That student eventually became Off Da Beaten Path’s first learner.

“I must’ve said yes,” Bible laughed. “Because we’re here today.”

Since then, Off Da Beaten Path has worked with 36 learners of all ages around the world. The program is self-directed, built on one-on-one mentorship. Learners set their own goals, and Off Da Beaten Path helps guide them.

Though the program has expanded globally, Brooklyn remains its heart. Bible has mentored students she met at neighborhood festivals, collaborated with homeschoolers in Bay Ridge and drawn on Brooklyn Public Library resources for learners as far away as South Africa. She even celebrated a learner’s birthday at Coney Island.

“Brooklyn is my home in a big way,” Bible said. “It’s tattooed on my body.” 

But building an educational model in New York City isn’t easy. The city’s stimulation and cost of living often weigh on her.

“Sometimes I’ll be doing a meeting and it’s loud outside, or a homeless person puts their foot on my phone,” she said. “And I show up to the meeting more tired than I would be somewhere quieter.”

She insisted the challenges also carry advantages. “The sheer number of options and resources is overwhelming. For someone who loves choice, I couldn’t live anywhere better.”

It’s also what makes Brooklyn fertile ground for her mission. “The abundance of diversity is good for evolution,” Bible said. “There’s so much weird here that if you’re basic, that’s the weird thing.”

“What Off Da Beaten Path yearns to solve is learned helplessness,” she added, citing the work of psychologist Martin Seligman. “It’s dangerous. It’s associated with depression, anxiety, bullying, debt and even suicide. And yet we’re giving kids worksheets and telling them where to sit and how to breathe. We’re stealing their time to exercise their power.”

Her approach has already changed educational trajectories. She recalled a learner who wanted to study breakdancing, so they spent four months working on the basics. While untraditional, the learner credited Bible with “teaching him how to learn.” 

She still remembers his mother tearing up afterward. “It’s such a weight off parents’ shoulders. They just want to know their kid is okay, independent and joyful.”

Another learner, an 8-year-old in South Africa, learned to read through playing Roblox with Bible. “We read everything on the screen,” she said. “Over time, she started asking, ‘How do I spell this?’” Bible said the girl would later be at the top of her class in reading.

Again, she emphasized the power of choice. “Nothing else can happen without it. Power through choice is everything.”

She envisions Off Da Beaten Path growing in every direction, from seasonal pop-up museums for learners and community members to wellness plans and planners tailored for neurodivergent learners.

“The purpose is to go take the road you need to take, in the way you need to take it, with the person you need to take it with,” she said.

For now, the organization remains small, with just a handful of additional educators. But Bible is still planning for expansion. “It’s tough to transfer what we do,” she admitted. “But I’ve been preparing for it since the beginning.”

City marshals carried out 11,253 household evictions in New York City in the first seven and a half months of 2025.

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The Parkside + Ocean Avenue Entrance Pergola is being restored as closely as possible to its historic design by McKim Mead & White.

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A man was found dead with a severe head injury inside a Downtown Brooklyn apartment building early Monday.

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