In Other Brooklyn News

Freshly minted mayor Eric Adams will lead some 3.1 million immigrants in his new job, representing about 40 percent of the population.

Families with unsolved homicide cases are calling on the NYPD and for police to make their years-long cases a priority. Families of more than a dozen unsolved homicide cases gathered at Reflection Church to share their grief Thursday.

Following United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s push and continued support, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday his intent to nominate a veteran Brooklyn legislator as the first Jamaican-born Ambassador to Jamaica.

New York City is extending its $100 vaccine incentive to young children getting vaccinated at school sites or city-run clinics, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.

The Anti-Defamation League is offering a $10,000 reward for information about a possible hate crime in Crown Heights.

Corrupt former politician John Sampson can’t schmooze with his ex-colleagues attending the annual post-election gathering of New York politicians in Puerto Rico.

Tuesday’s election has packed City Hall with Brooklynites: mayor Eric Adams, public advocate Jumaane Williams, comptroller Brad Lander. In local elections for the City Council â€" many reps were term limited out â€" Democrats dominated in Brooklyn.

Police opened fire on a driver who tried to mow down four officers in two separate car stops in Brooklyn early Wednesday, police said. The drama began on Schneck Ave. in East New York about 3:30 a.m.

An off-duty FDNY firefighter pulled over in Brooklyn for driving a BMW with excessively tinted windows sped off after he was caught with an unlicensed gun â€" only to crash as he jumped out of his car, police said.

A dirt bike rider was hospitalized after colliding with an NYPD SUV at a busy Brooklyn intersection Tuesday, authorities said. The 38-year-old rider was going east on Linden Blvd. just after 3 p.m.