In Other Brooklyn News

A 23-year-old man hit by a Brooklyn Q train last week has succumb to his injuries, his lawyers confirmed to Patch on Monday. Devon Smalls, who was hit Dec. 18 at Barclays Center station, had been in critical condition since the crash.

If the winter weather has you dreaming of green surroundings and the smell of fresh dirt, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has some online and in-person classes to help along your green thumb.

A man was fatally shot in broad daylight near the Crown Heights border on Monday, according to police. Police found the man shot in the head just before 11 a.m.

Three people are now facing charges in connection with a shooting Monday inside the Kings Plaza Mall in Brooklyn.

A terrifying attack was caught on camera in Brooklyn. A deli owner says he was assaulted after a customer refused to pay, CBS2’s Kevin Rincon reported Sunday.

Free delivery of antiviral COVID pill treatments in NYC To continue the fight against COVID-19, the city will begin offering free same-day at-home delivery of antiviral COVID pill treatments , Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday, Jan. 30.

At least seven civilians and a firefighter were injured after a fire broke out in a Brooklyn apartment building late Sunday night, according to the FDNY. Fire officials said the call came in around 11:20 p.m.

The death of a beloved Brooklyn pastor whose son is accused of stabbing her 15 times has left her church community reeling in shock. Tracey Sydnor was the executive pastor at the Upper Room Baptist Church on Rockaway Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Earlier this week, Mayor Eric Adams released a 15-page document, “The Blueprint to End Gun Violence, ” with the purpose of alleviating a “public health crisis that continues to threaten every corner of the city.

New data from the final quarter of 2021 confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year on New York City streets since 2013.