In Other Brooklyn News

Though the COVID-19 pandemic remains a matter of grave concern for the unvaccinated, New York City continues to see increases in infections, especially where vaccination rates are poor — thanks to the fast-spreading Delta variant.

Kerby Jean-Raymond, now VP of Creative Direction at Reebok, has never forgotten his roots. By way of his own Pyer Moss collections, the designer often gives back to the community around him, celebrating small business as well as small creators.

Today's housing lottery round-up features ten buildings in Queens, The Bronx, and Brooklyn with available affordable units on Housing Connect with deadlines closing within the next seven days.

Yechiel Weinberger took third-place on the public advocate's ranking of New York City's worst landlords in 2015. This year, he seems to be gunning for the top spot.

News 12 has been on the ground with NYC Health + Hospitals as it partners with the Brooklyn Public Library to make the coronavirus vaccine more accessible to communities in need.

The new Child Tax Credit starts hitting bank accounts Thursday, and millions of families will receive financial relief. It's part of the American Rescue Plan that Congress passed in March, boosting the Child Tax Credit.

The NYPD wants to identify two women suspected of attacking a laundromat employee early one morning in June. The assault happened Tuesday, June 8, around 4 a.m. at Aqua Wash Laundromat on East 98th Street.

A number of "hot spots" in Central and Eastern Brooklyn were first on the list this week for a surge of state-led resources officials hope will curb New York's ongoing spike in gun violence. Gov.

COVID-19 cases are increasing in areas of the city that are seeing low vaccination rates. Coupled with growing concern about the delta variant, health officials are fearful the spread could cause pocket outbreaks.

Not long after sounding the alarm about rising gun violence across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new jobs program to stem the issue in Central Brooklyn, aimed at preventing crime before it happens.