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Without revealing what exactly was ailing him, New York City Mayor Eric Adam said he went through a variety of medical tests that came back negative.

An abolitionist, land owner and business operator, Gloucester was said to be the wealthiest Black woman in the nation at the time of her death in 1883.

Employees from the Downtown Brooklyn location of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema were fired on Monday, shocking current and ex-workers who were in the midst of contract negotiations.

Chris Rock has become one of the most successful and well-known stand-ups in modern comedy, earning him the moniker, "funniest man in America."

A member of Housing not High Rises, a group opposing the two proposed 13-story developments on Prospect Park Avenue, said the development would look like a "couple of big middle fingers.”

The nonprofit group the Flossy Org is looking for funding to build a community center in Canarise, a neighborhood that is often overlooked.

Jordan was one of the most widely published and highly acclaimed African-American writers of her generation.

The success of the shops along Bed-Stuy's vibrant commercial strip — many of which are Black- and women-owned — is creating challenges that are changing the character of one of Brooklyn's key Black cultural centers.

Jackie Robinson was a baseball legend who broke racial barriers and earned a place in the Hall of Fame.

Brooklyn-born Eddie Murphy was listed as one of the "100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time" by Comedy Central.