In Other Brooklyn News

Small purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. "Give What You Can, Take What You Need" inscribed on the side, they can be found in rich neighborhoods and those not so well-heeled.

The three homicides over the last five years all happened in the Woodson Houses, a NYCHA building for 450 elderly residents on Powell St. near Dumont Ave. in Brownsville — and all three remain unsolved.

The adage that being mayor of New York City is the " second-toughest job in America" may never have been more true than now. The city's budget has taken a huge hit from COVID-19 shutdowns.

The eraof New York Police Department (NYPD) officers supervising, arresting, and fining street vendors in New York City is officially over. On Friday, Jan.

A homeless woman faces burglary and auto theft charges for allegedly hopping into a stopped U.S. Postal Service truck in Brooklyn and going on a joyride on Friday night, police reported.

Today marks the 35th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a celebration of the beloved leader of the modern U.S. civil rights movement and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

A group of Flatbush-area elected officials is pushing back on the city's plans to open a homeless shelter at the site of a recently-closed student housing facility near Brooklyn College.

The Queens Night Market, a popular open-air food bazaar, is making a return in 2021 after being forced to cancel its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here to view original web page at bronx.news12.com Some residents at the Ingersoll Houses say a tow company contracted by NYCHA has been ruthless in towing vehicles around the complex, including an unmarked medical examiner's truck.

The incoming Biden administration is expected to unveil a $1.