In Other Brooklyn News

The rent’s really too damn high. A newly-released report indicates the average city rents and rent per square foot soared last month, with record January median highs of more than $4,000 a month reported in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Neighbors in Prospect Lefferts Gardens are organizing after a fire broke out on the top floor of a five-story apartment building back in December.

Brooklyn-based U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman has launched a new House caucus with a vital function, introducing lawmakers from less-lucky states to proper New York bagels. Goldman’s [...] Click here to view original web page at brooklyneagle.com

A teenager reported missing by his parents was discovered the next day shot in the head and with severe burn wounds, cops said Thursday. Deandre Matthews, 19, disappeared from his East Flatbush home around 5:45 p.m. Monday, police said.

Mayor Eric Adams blamed the rat problem at his Brooklyn home on a neighbor Thursday, arguing at a hearing that he shouldn’t be on the hook for $1,200 in fines for the infestation.

LOS ANGELES — The Nets’ era of superstars appears to be over.

A white-bearded man with a cane hugged and kissed an 8-year-old girl in a Brooklyn subway station last week, police said. The [...] Click here to view original web page at pix11.com

Three people were injured in a shooting outside of a Williamsburg charter school on Wednesday afternoon. At just after 2 p.m., three people were shot near Williamsburg Charter High School at 198 Varet St. in Williamsburg, police said. [...

If you see a young girl on a LinkNYC kiosk, [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com

Boom P — a New York rapper, actor, and social media influencer also known as Boom Pacino — has reportedly died at age 35. On Tuesday, Feb. 7, The U.S.