Charles Barron

Elderly Woman Hit By Stray Bullet Remains Hospitalized; City Official Calls Incident ‘Insanity’

Gloria Johnson was taken to Brookdale University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, where she is listed in stable condition. She is expected to make a full recovery.

2013/01/10

Protesters against NYU's expansion project rally on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

City Council Committees Approve Revamped NYU Expansion Plan

Protesters against the proposal rallied on the steps of City Hall Tuesday morning prior to the committee hearings.

2012/07/17

Rep. Charles Rangel votes in the primary - New York, NY - Jun 26, 2012 (credit: Rich Lamb / WCBS 880)

A Primary Day Like No Other Winds Down In New York

There were a number of hotly contested Democratic primaries that were getting voters to the polls on Tuesday, especially in the racially and ethnically diverse 8th Congressional District in Brooklyn and Queens.

2012/06/26

Residents Want Safer Places To Play After 12-Year-Old Crushed By Gate In Brooklyn

The investigation is continuing Monday into the death of 12-year-old Yakim McDaniels, who died while playing on a parking lot electric gate in Brownsville.

2012/05/07

A food cart is seen outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, NY - Jan 8, 2009 - Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

New York City Street Vendors Fed Up With Fines Hold Protest

Dave Mercier, who is a vendor in Times Square, said some of the fines include those doled out for vending before eight o’clock at night and vending three feet from the sidewalk.

2012/02/16

Charles Barron outside P.S. 114 on Tuesday (Photo/CBS 2)

Report: Brooklyn City Councilman Charles Barron Lauds Gadhafi As ‘My Hero’

Barron also reportedly denied any Gadhafi involvement in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 or that he brutalized his own people.

2011/11/09

A Halloween scarecrow that was hanging from a tree in front of a home in Brooklyn. (credit: CBS 2)

Halloween Decoration Removed From Brooklyn Home After Being Called Racist

A scarecrow painted to have dark skin was hanging by a rope from a tree in front of a home in Kensington.

2011/10/20

7 Wounded, 1 Dead After Shooting At Brooklyn House Party

A semi-automatic handgun was just one of the weapons police believe was involved in a wild shooting spree in East New York Brooklyn that left at least eight people injured and one man dead.

2011/06/18

A protester marches down Wall Street with a sign on her head to call attention to big bank bailouts and cuts in jobs and education in New York, Thursday, May 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Protesters March Against Wall Street, Budget Cuts In Lower Manhattan

There were nine separate gatherings — all of which sought to blow the whistle on what they said were tax breaks for the wealthy.

2011/05/12

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Cathie Black (credit: AP)

Cathie Black’s Departure Hasn’t Upped Polls For Mayor Bloomberg

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday says that more than three-quarters of parents with children in public schools disapprove of how the mayor has handled the schools.

2011/05/11

Some of the men falsely accused in the attack speak at a City Hall news conference Tuesday. (credit: CBS 2)

Men Falsely Accused In 1989 ‘Central Park Jogger’ Attack Seek Justice

Councilman Charles Barron led a demonstration insisting the city compensate the “Central Park 5,” who were exonerated in the attack nearly 8 years ago, for their lost years and wrongful imprisonment.

2011/04/19

Community Celebrates Successful Effort To Keep P.S. 114 In Brooklyn Open

Community members declared victory Tuesday and vowed to do everything in their power to make sure the public school on Remsen Ave. in Canarsie stayed open.

2011/03/01

Cuomo Speech Disrupted By NY Budget Protesters

Cuomo was speaking at the Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators annual dinner when Democratic Councilman Charles Barron walked to the front of the Albany Convention center, shouting “Shame on you.”

2011/02/21