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Police Release Surveillance Images of Accomplice Wanted in Brooklyn Murder of Good Samaritan Trying to Stop Gambling Den Fight

Police Release Surveillance Images of Accomplice Wanted in Brooklyn Murder of Good Samaritan Trying to Stop Gambling Den Fight

Cops on Friday released surveillance images of an accomplice tied to the Brooklyn murder of a good Samaritan who was trying to defend a robbery victim.
Prospect Heights Raises $13K To Bring Back Popular 'Open Street'

Prospect Heights Raises $13K To Bring Back Popular 'Open Street'

As spring-like weather gives New Yorkers a glimpse to the warm months ahead, the borough's popular outdoor dining destinations of 2020 are getting ready to return.
An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

An Outsider Is Vying To Represent Flatbush, Again

A top candidate for Brooklyn's 40th City Council District lived outside the district's boundaries until last month, despite running to represent Flatbush since last June.

‘Hoping I’ll Wake Up and This Won’t Be Real’: Family Grieves Young Mom Killed in Hail of Bullets Outside Brooklyn Party

A young Brooklyn woman's life was cut short in a pre-dawn gunfight between gang members outside an after-hours party — and now her young daughters will have to grow up without her.

This Fertilizer King Funneled Cuomo $1 Million—and Got a New York Health-Care Empire

e's an international man of mystery—a reclusive billionaire who once bought a lower Manhattan skyscraper in cash. He's cut multimillion-dollar business deals with now-sanctioned figures in Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin's circle.
Fort Greene Resident Pascal to Lead Faith-Based Office in City Hall

Fort Greene Resident Pascal to Lead Faith-Based Office in City Hall

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday appointed Nancy Pascal, an organizer, social worker and Fort Greene resident, as director of the Office of Faith and Community Partnerships.
Backhoe That Killed Brooklyn Nurse Belonged to ConEd Subcontractor

Backhoe That Killed Brooklyn Nurse Belonged to ConEd Subcontractor

A construction backhoe that backed over a hardworking Brooklyn nurse, killing her Friday, belonged to a Con Edison subcontractor, officials said Monday.
This Community Garden in Brooklyn Is Breaking Down Food Barriers

This Community Garden in Brooklyn Is Breaking Down Food Barriers

Beneath a noisy 3 train stop in Brooklyn, kale, bitter melon, and okra grow on a half acre of land. This is East New York Farms, an urban garden in a predominantly Black neighborhood, overseen by 25-year-old Iyeshima Harris.

‘Invaded For No Reason’: Crooks Steals Loaf of Bread From 83-Year-Old Woman Bringing Groceries Home on Brooklyn Subway

An 83-year-old woman on her way home from grocery shopping fought off a robber in a Brooklyn subway station who made off with only a loaf of her bread, police said.
These Y.M.C.A. Camps Served Children for 100 Years. Now They Are Shut.

These Y.M.C.A. Camps Served Children for 100 Years. Now They Are Shut.

Juan Escobar was 12 and skinny when he first went to a Y.M.C.A. summer camp . He weighed only 65 pounds, often didn't get enough to eat and had chronic asthma.