In Other Brooklyn News

Rabbi Melvin I. Burg stands above the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem along with his wife, Pearl, and son Rabbi Steven Burg. Credit: Aish Global.

A construction worker was killed in Brooklyn Wednesday, shot four times in the chest and knee. The shooting was reported outside the Boulevard Houses on Stanley Avenue in East New York just before noon.

The Beloved mobile Caribbean spot Wadadli has opened a new cafe on Tompkins Avenue, according to an Eater report. Wadadli's location at the corner of Putnam and Tompkins Avenues.

With the easing of the pandemic, rents in New York City have risen significantly over the last six months, with the average rent now above $5,000 a month.

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso thinks a comprehensive plan for Brooklyn could help produce more apartments than the current contentious rezoning process.

A row of homes in Brooklyn were damaged after a fire broke out inside one of the buildings on Tuesday. Officials say the fire started at 1100 Halsey Avenue in Bushwick around 2:40 p.m.

Authorities announced the arrest of a suspect in a fatal stabbing in Bedford-Stuyvesant late Monday. Dennis Peniston, 36, faces a charge of murder in connection to the incident that unfolded in his [...] Click here to view original web page at pix11.

As of midnight, New York’s emergency declaration for the Covid-19 pandemic is over. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would not extend the executive order granting her emergency powers, [...] Click here to view original web page at www.politico.com

New oversight rules that would make it easier to crack down on religious and other private schools are expected to be approved by state education officials on Tuesday.

A creep is riding around Brooklyn on a moped groping random women before speeding off, police said Monday. In less than two weeks, the attacker has struck at least five times around the borough. He started his spree about 5 p.m. Aug.