In Other Brooklyn News

New York City mayor Eric Adams recently announced a $23 million pilot program to enhance access to public open spaces, playgrounds, and parks at six NYCHA housing developments.

An accused gang member who dodged murder charges in the 2015 killing of an aide to former Gov. Cuomo scored another court victory Monday when a jury acquitted him of federal gun possession charges connected to the fatal shooting.

Arts & Entertainment Photo by Brett Beyer When the Rev. Wanda Johnson walked into WorthlessStudios , a not-for-profit arts space in Bushwick, for a recent exhibition opening, what she saw was almost certain to bring her to tears.

A woman was struck by an apparent stray bullet when gunfire broke out inside an East Flatbush restaurant early Sunday, according to authorities. The victim, 35, was inside Royal Fried Chicken on Rockaway Parkway near Church Avenue around 4:45 a.m.

Authorities confirmed the human remains found in suitcases in a Brooklyn apartment where officers had gone to conduct a welfare check on a 22-year-old woman earlier this month indeed belonged to her.

Police say need help locating a man who robbed a Pioneer Supermarket in Bushwick on Wednesday. They say the suspect tried to leave the store without paying for any of the items he had with him.

JazzFest, a three-day celebration of jazz musicians from Brooklyn and the world, is coming back to Fort Greene in October. A crowd of 19 artists will spend three days moving, grooving, and serenading the crowd [...

An NYPD officer opened fire on a suspect in Brooklyn on Thursday night, striking the man in the leg, police said. The officer was in the area patrolling after two men were shot nearby earlier in the night, NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey said.

A fire broke out this morning at an Eastern Parkway building, according to fire officials. At just before 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning, FDNY said they [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com

A plan to close much of the BQE during three weekends next year and divert traffic onto local streets has met with some real opposition in the Windsor Terrace and Kensington areas, published reports say. As the Brooklyn Eagle [...