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Outdoor Ice Skating Opens In Prospect Park For The Season

Outdoor Ice Skating Opens In Prospect Park For The Season

Lace up, Brooklyn. The year's outdoor ice skating season has officially kicked off in Prospect Park, opening the LeFrak Center rink for 90-minute sessions each day of the week, the Prospect Park Alliance announced Tuesday.
Flatlands Man Indicted for Murder and Attempted Murder for Shooting Two Men, One Fatally, During Argument at Brooklyn Barbeque

Flatlands Man Indicted for Murder and Attempted Murder for Shooting Two Men, One Fatally, During Argument at Brooklyn Barbeque

A Flatlands man has been accused of murder, attempted murder, assault and other charges stemming from the shooting death of one man and the injuring of another during a backyard barbeque in East Flatbush last May.
Mr. Monopoly Launches Brooklyn Edition of Classic Board Game at Junior’s

Mr. Monopoly Launches Brooklyn Edition of Classic Board Game at Junior’s

With plenty of cheesecake on hand and Mr. Monopoly there to lend a bit of ceremony, the Brooklyn edition of the classic game Monopoly officially debuted today.
New York to Get Billions for Infrastructure Under Federal Spending Deal

New York to Get Billions for Infrastructure Under Federal Spending Deal

Building new tunnels under the Hudson River, extending the Second Avenue subway to East Harlem, new elevators in subway stations â€" there are many projects on New York's infrastructure list that need federal funding.
Woman Arrested in Florida for Brooklyn Execution-Style Killing: NYPD

Woman Arrested in Florida for Brooklyn Execution-Style Killing: NYPD

The woman accused of shooting a Brooklyn woman in the back of the head over the summer was picked up by police and arrested nearly 1,000 miles away from the crime scene.
Incoming Mayor Renews Debate Over Masks in School

Incoming Mayor Renews Debate Over Masks in School

With COVID-19 shots going into the arms of younger children, the debate about masks in schools is heating back up. It was reignited by Mayor-elect Eric Adams over the weekend.
Teen, 14, Run Over by Out-of-Control SUV in Brooklyn; Star and Crew of ‘Gravesend’ TV Show Rush to Help Him

Teen, 14, Run Over by Out-of-Control SUV in Brooklyn; Star and Crew of ‘Gravesend’ TV Show Rush to Help Him

An out-of-control driver ran over a 14-year-old boy walking his dog in Brooklyn, and the star and crew of a TV show filming nearby rushed to the scene to lift the SUV he was trapped underneath.
An Urban Problem: Rats on the Rise

An Urban Problem: Rats on the Rise

Add a plague of rats to everything else New York faces in trying to rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Homeowners Say Contractor Burned Them After Payments to Fix Fire Devastation

Homeowners Say Contractor Burned Them After Payments to Fix Fire Devastation

More than three years ago, a fire that started in a neighbor’s property ravaged Anne McNeill’s Brooklyn brownstone. She hoped the incinerated interior would be quickly repaired.
Gunman Busted for Deadly Double Shooting in Brooklyn: NYPD

Gunman Busted for Deadly Double Shooting in Brooklyn: NYPD

The suspected gunman in a Brooklyn double shooting that killed one man and wounded another in early September has been arrested, police said Saturday. Rahmell Howell, 26, was taken into custody at his Clinton St.