Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

In Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn shelter cop suspended for caught-on-video punch of asylum seeker

Brooklyn shelter cop suspended for caught-on-video punch of asylum seeker

A cop at one of the city’s most notorious homeless shelters has been suspended after getting caught on video slugging a Venezuelan asylum seeker, officials said. Meiver Martinez, 21, was in the Bedford-Atlantic Armory shelter around 6 a.m.
Read more >
Man fatally shot while sitting in car on Brooklyn street

Man fatally shot while sitting in car on Brooklyn street

A 29-year-old man was fatally shot as he sat in a car on a Brooklyn street Wednesday night, according to police. The victim was sitting in a Nissan Altima on Belmont Ave. near Shepherd Ave.
Read more >
NYC’s Sheriff’s office gets rid of ‘ghost cars’ across Brooklyn

NYC’s Sheriff’s office gets rid of ‘ghost cars’ across Brooklyn

The New York City Sheriff’s office performed an operation in Brooklyn that saw the removal of “ghost cars” — illegal vehicles with expired paper license plates [...] Click here to view original web page at www.amny.com
Read more >
Brooklyn Schools Reopen With Focus on Recovery From Pandemic Losses

Brooklyn Schools Reopen With Focus on Recovery From Pandemic Losses

“We need to show them: We’re back,” said the head of the principals’ union as children return to school Thursday with Covid restrictions largely ended.
Read more >
Boy, 15, killed in Brooklyn park shooting near his school

Boy, 15, killed in Brooklyn park shooting near his school

A 15-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when a masked gunman opened fire on him in a Brooklyn park, according to police. The teen had just been dismissed from Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools at 1:30 p.m.
Read more >
The party continues: Vanderbilt Avenue open street staying busy this September

The party continues: Vanderbilt Avenue open street staying busy this September

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso wants to see the popular Vanderbilt Avenue open street turned into a permanent pedestrian plaza — setting an example for the rest of the borough and the city.
Read more >
Two hospitalized after Brooklyn High-Rise Fire

Two hospitalized after Brooklyn High-Rise Fire

Electric scooters may be to blame for a high-rise fire in Brooklyn that sent two people to the hospital. It started just after noon Saturday on the 12th floor of a 13-story building in Crown Heights.
Read more >
Video of Groovy NYPD Cop Grinding with Dancer at Jubilant West Indian Day Parade goes Viral

Video of Groovy NYPD Cop Grinding with Dancer at Jubilant West Indian Day Parade goes Viral

A video of a New York Police Department officer grinding with a dancer has surfaced online. The clip shows the dancer wearing scanty clothing as the crowd cheers her during [...] Click here to view original web page at meaww.com
Read more >
Youth learn to grow organic produce at Brooklyn farm

Youth learn to grow organic produce at Brooklyn farm

For Ashley Stoner, nothing compares to picking that perfect grape tomato. “They’re really tiny and the most flavorful,” Stoner said. “They’re like little bites that you can just pop in your mouth.” Stoner’s love of gardening started very young.
Read more >
Pedestrian, 64, Fatally Struck by Hit-and-Run SUV Driver on Brooklyn Sidewalk

Pedestrian, 64, Fatally Struck by Hit-and-Run SUV Driver on Brooklyn Sidewalk

A 64-year-old man was fatally struck on a Brooklyn sidewalk by a hit-and-run driver, police said Monday. The heartless driver has not been caught but their SUV was found abandoned less than half a mile away.
Read more >