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Back-to-Back NYC shootings leave 2 Men Dead

Back-to-Back NYC shootings leave 2 Men Dead

Two men were shot dead within an hour of each other in New York City on Monday afternoon — with one of the bursts of gun violence taking place just steps from police headquarters, cops said.
Rats Welcome At Mayor's Bed-Stuy Home: Report

Rats Welcome At Mayor's Bed-Stuy Home: Report

Mayor Eric Adams' war on rats appears to have followed him to his Bed-Stuy home, and the city is demanding he pay up for aiding and abetting the enemy, a new report shows. Adams has been cited multiple times [...
Firefighters Save Man, 2 Puppies from Apparent E-Bike-Related Fire in East NY

Firefighters Save Man, 2 Puppies from Apparent E-Bike-Related Fire in East NY

Firefighters rescued a semi-conscious man and two pitbull puppies from an apartment fire in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon. At just after 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 FDNY units responded to the fair at 340 Georgia Avenue in East New York.
NYPD Officers Arrest 11 Alleged Gang Members During East Flatbush Bust

NYPD Officers Arrest 11 Alleged Gang Members During East Flatbush Bust

NYPD officers busted 11 alleged gang members while executing a search warrant in Brooklyn on Saturday evening, police said. Officers also recovered four guns, nine magazines and body armor, NYPD Commissioner [...
Brooklyn Police Officer Arrested for Threatening Ex-Boyfriend with Gun over Childcare Dispute

Brooklyn Police Officer Arrested for Threatening Ex-Boyfriend with Gun over Childcare Dispute

An off-duty Brooklyn NYPD officer was arrested on Friday for threatening his ex-boyfriend with a gun during an argument over child care, according to police.
BK Straphanger Speaks Out After Getting Burned in Acid Attack

BK Straphanger Speaks Out After Getting Burned in Acid Attack

A Brooklyn straphanger who suffered every rider’s worst nightmare Friday when a deranged woman randomly tossed suspected acid in her face told The Post she works with the mentally ill — and something desperately needs to be done.
Owner Departs on ‘Vacation’ Before Eviction, Leaving Bed Stuy Cafe Staff Unpaid: Workers

Owner Departs on ‘Vacation’ Before Eviction, Leaving Bed Stuy Cafe Staff Unpaid: Workers

The owner of Bed Stuy’s former Cafe Tucum left the country for a Brazilian holiday a few weeks before the cafe was evicted from its Patchen Avenue building and did not paid his staff for more than a month, former [...
Brooklyn’s Bus Redesign Promises Fixes on 17 Notorious Bus Corridors

Brooklyn’s Bus Redesign Promises Fixes on 17 Notorious Bus Corridors

There’s now a road map to better bus service.
Prospect Heights Ratsperts Say Rat Czar Needs 'Science, Not Swagger'

Prospect Heights Ratsperts Say Rat Czar Needs 'Science, Not Swagger'

After the city posted a tongue-in-rat-cheek job posting for a Rat Czar, Brooklynites warned, "The rats are smarter than we are." A neighborhood psychotherapist who made major progress with Prospect Heights' rodent problem by analyzing local [...
NYC Violence Leaves 1 Shot, 1 Slashed in Brooklyn and Queens

NYC Violence Leaves 1 Shot, 1 Slashed in Brooklyn and Queens

Big Apple bloodshed left one person shot and another slashed in separate incidents in two boroughs.