In Other Brooklyn News

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.

A teen gunman charged Wednesday with attempted murder for the February stray bullet shooting of a 14-year-old outside a Brooklyn school told cops he wishes he could apologize to his young victim, prosecutors said.

A blaze took more than 100 firefighters and an hour to put out on Linden Street, officials said. (Anna Quinn/Patch) BROOKLYN, NY —One person was hurt in a fire near the Bed-Stuy border on Monday morning, according to fire officials.

A DJ, face-painting, giveaways and other family activities will celebrate the grand opening for the family-run store this weekend. A new grocery store is set to open on Tompkins Avenue. (Courtesy of Hamdan family.

“We’ve got to get it right,” the mayor says, but the City Council and advocates want him to push more and spend more to address the dire shortage of affordable housing.

TWU Local 100 safety representative Joseph DiPaola rallies against bus workers assaults in Inwood on May 18.

NEW YORK -- Dozens of community activists, city officials, and people who have been impacted by gun violence walked the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday honoring the lives lost, while also demanding action from the mayor and governor of New York.

David Reichman fell in the sweltering heat on the boardwalk near the finish line at Ocean Parkway at Brighton Beach Saturday.