In Other Brooklyn News

Spring is here, and East Flatbush residents and volunteers took their spring cleaning to the streets last weekend. Councilwoman Farah N.

Entrepreneurship and self-employment could be the key to economic recovery in Brooklyn's low-income communities, but supporting the effort is no simple task. Despite some strong recent gains , Brooklyn's unemployment rate sits at a staggering 11.

A new city multimedia series highlights the power Black restaurant owners in central Brooklyn and their unique struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic.

The race for East New York 42nd District of the New York City Council is heating up, with term-limited Councilmember Inez Barron barred from seeking reelection.

With less than three months before Primary Day in New York City, most of the Democratic candidates for mayor appear to be quickly tiring of two things: mayoral forums on Zoom, and Andrew Yang's presumptive role as front-runner.

For most Americans, the third stimulus payment, like the first two, arrived as if by magic, landing unprompted in the bank or in the mail. Imagine not having a bank account or a mailing address. Or a phone. Or identification.

Candles were strewn across a Bronx street on Sunday in a neighborhood's act of love for a young man gunned down in front of police officers in a wild daylight shooting.

A 23-year-old man was fatally struck by a Jeep in Downtown Brooklyn early Thursday, officials said. The victim was crossing Flatbush Ave. Extension near Gold St. when a 2017 Jeep slammed into him in the middle lane about 6:30 a.m., cops said.

As more students return to school, vaccine hubs located in Department of Education facilities will be relocated or consolidated, and others will operate on a modified schedule in the coming weeks.

Welcome back to Openings and Closings. This week we welcome back a spot we thought was gone for good, as well as a crowd-funded Crown Heights newbie, several coffee shops, and a new pub. No goodbyes, thankfully.