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Woman Nabbed in Florida in NYC Mom's Execution-Style Killing Is Charged With Murder

Woman Nabbed in Florida in NYC Mom's Execution-Style Killing Is Charged With Murder

The woman arrested in Florida in the execution-style shooting of a Brooklyn woman over the summer has been extradited to New York City to face criminal charges.
As COVID Recedes, NYC’s Black, Brown, and Immigrant Residents Struggle to Access Healthy Food

As COVID Recedes, NYC’s Black, Brown, and Immigrant Residents Struggle to Access Healthy Food

The Plaza square is sandwiched between a renovated milk bottling plant, an Applebees, and the Billie Holiday Theatre in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Community Garden To Be Revived In Bed-Stuy: Workshop This Week

Community Garden To Be Revived In Bed-Stuy: Workshop This Week

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN â€" Local groups and a neighbor  with dreams of a neighborhood therapeutic garden will meet this week to reimagine a lot on Stuyvesant Avenue, according to event organizers.
CB2 Hears Plans for New Homeless Shelter Slated for Downtown Brooklyn

CB2 Hears Plans for New Homeless Shelter Slated for Downtown Brooklyn

A new homeless shelter is slated to open in Downtown Brooklyn early next year, bringing 160 beds for single adult men to the facility at 1 Hoyt Street.
City Planning Commission Approves River Ring Proposal for Williamsburg Waterfront

City Planning Commission Approves River Ring Proposal for Williamsburg Waterfront

The New York City Planning Commission today unanimously approved the River Ring rezoning proposed for the Williamsburg waterfront.
Development Begins on Long-Awaited Shirley Chisholm Rec Center in East Flatbush

Development Begins on Long-Awaited Shirley Chisholm Rec Center in East Flatbush

After years of negotiations, a new community center is finally coming to East Flatbush â€" and it will bear the name of one of Brooklyn’s proudest civic leaders, former Brooklyn Congressmember Shirley Chisholm.
Man Shot in Jaw Names Gunman in Note to NYPD, Travels to CA and Dies, Suspect Could Face Murder Charge

Man Shot in Jaw Names Gunman in Note to NYPD, Travels to CA and Dies, Suspect Could Face Murder Charge

A Brooklyn man accused of shooting a rival in the jaw in January could face murder charges now that the victim has died after traveling to California â€" because the wounded man, left unable to speak, identified his killer in a note to cops, authorit
After Decades of Silence, Retired NYPD Detective Opens Up About Domestic Abuse

After Decades of Silence, Retired NYPD Detective Opens Up About Domestic Abuse

Newly retired from the NYPD, Katrina Brownlee can now walk the streets of Crown Heights with confidence. She’s been waiting to exhale for decades. “I was like, ‘I got to let this out,’” Brownlee says. “It was like holding gas for 20 years.
Arrest Made After Mother of 4 Killed Outside Brooklyn Barbershop This Summer

Arrest Made After Mother of 4 Killed Outside Brooklyn Barbershop This Summer

A man is under arrest in connection to the deadly shooting of a mother of four in Brooklyn over the summer. Oliver Case, 29, is facing multiple charges, including murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
Partnerships Helps Families in Need Ahead of Thanksgiving

Partnerships Helps Families in Need Ahead of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is next week, and with more than one million New Yorkers relying on food pantries, communities are trying to help families in need.