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Northern Crown Heights Doubled Its White Population In A Decade

Northern Crown Heights Doubled Its White Population In A Decade

Newly-released census data confirms what many in Crown Heights already knew: the neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying.
Family Of 20-Year-Old Aniyah Blandon, Killed By Suspected Drag Race Last Week, Hold Protest In Crown Heights

Family Of 20-Year-Old Aniyah Blandon, Killed By Suspected Drag Race Last Week, Hold Protest In Crown Heights

A 20-year-old woman's life was cut short last week after a suspected drag racer crashed in Brooklyn . The driver is still on the loose and her family is demanding justice.
NYPD Officer Pays Tribute to Cop Brother Killed Protecting the Pentagon: ‘He Fought Until the End’

NYPD Officer Pays Tribute to Cop Brother Killed Protecting the Pentagon: ‘He Fought Until the End’

An NYPD officer's voice quivered as he eulogized his younger brother Monday as a law enforcement hero who "fought till the end" while protecting the Pentagon from an unhinged attacker.
What Gentrification Means for Black Homeowners

What Gentrification Means for Black Homeowners

Nostalgia isn't enough to keep Thomas Holley, 74, in the Crown Heights brownstone he has lived in for more than 58 years. He got married in that home and raised his children there.
How New Yorkers Can Help Haiti Following the Earthquake That Killed 1,300

How New Yorkers Can Help Haiti Following the Earthquake That Killed 1,300

Haitian-American leaders in New York offered a loud-and-clear message Monday in the wake of the deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake that devastated the southwestern portion of the Caribbean nation: Haiti needs help, but from the right organizations.
Brooklyn's Haitian Community Eager to Contact Loved Ones Impacted By Earthquake in Island Nation

Brooklyn's Haitian Community Eager to Contact Loved Ones Impacted By Earthquake in Island Nation

Haitians in Flatbush's Little Haiti are trying to stay in contact with their friends and family following Saturday's devastating earthquake. The numbers are likely to rise throughout the weeks as rescue efforts continue throughout the country.
‘Beyond Egregious’ Video Shows MTA Employee Allegedly Hand Control of D Train Over to Woman in Brooklyn

‘Beyond Egregious’ Video Shows MTA Employee Allegedly Hand Control of D Train Over to Woman in Brooklyn

An MTA train operator allegedly allowed a woman to drive a D train through several subway stops in Brooklyn on Friday.
At Least 16 People Shot in 90 Minutes in Brooklyn and Queens

At Least 16 People Shot in 90 Minutes in Brooklyn and Queens

Eight people were shot during a large party outside a Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment complex, part of an outburst of gunfire that injured at least 16 in an hour and a half in Brooklyn and Queens.
Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Some Low-Vaxxed Brooklyn Areas See Uptick in Injections as Delta Dominates NYC

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Some Low-Vaxxed Brooklyn Areas See Uptick in Injections as Delta Dominates NYC

As the Delta variant dominates the newest COVID-19 cases in New York City, some of the Five Boroughs' lowest-vaccinated areas are seeing an increase in residents rolling up their sleeves for the serum.
Third Victim Dies in Brooklyn Shooting With Possible Links to Gang Strife in Jamaica

Third Victim Dies in Brooklyn Shooting With Possible Links to Gang Strife in Jamaica

He was shot in the neck and chest — one of five men struck when gunfire erupted Sunday at the Brooklyn Garden Event Space on Wortman Ave. and Sheffield Ave. in East New York. Nash was one of two shot inside the event space.