In Other Brooklyn News

There’s also a stand-up show in an ice cream shop and a Caribbean street fair by the East River.

Arrests like that of Brooklyn fruit vendor Maria Falcon could be a thing of the past if reforms unveiled this week stick, advocates say.

A view of the George Floyd headstone at the Say Their Names cemetery at George Floyd Square on May 25 in Minneapolis. Photo: Stephen Maturen via Getty Images People across the U.S.

After years of restrictions, the Lag BaOmer event in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was back and better than ever, with thousands of children enjoying a marching band, fire show and clowns.

Newly-opened Cruz del Sur on Washington Avenue also has some terrific tacos and an amazing beef marrow stew.

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- There were three homicides in three hours in Brooklyn Wednesday, with one of them in East Flatbush. Police say they found a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his stomach on Clarkson Avenue just before 7 p.m.

Brooklyn’s Palestinian community gathered beside the Brooklyn Museum on May 15 to honor the life of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Former Brooklyn Dodgers catcher and Mets pitching coach Joe Pignatano was a borough native and long-time resident. AP Photo by Harry Harris Joe Pignatano was at the center of it all, be it in Brooklyn, Queens or Los Angeles.

A Brooklyn man acquitted of murdering a woman who worked for him as a prostitute will be tried again for the crime — this time facing more evidence that will hopefully land him behind bars for life, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Computer labs, water fountains and a multimedia studio were among the winners of Councilmember Chi Ossé's finding this year. Computer labs, water fountains and a multimedia studio were among the winners of Councilmember Chi Ossé's finding this year.