In Other Brooklyn News

For almost 20 years, one constant in an ever-changing Fort Greene has been Soul Summit, the free summertime dance party where huge, welcoming crowds gather to dance the day away in Fort Greene Park.

Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and majority leader known for his take-no-prisoners tactics, was elected to a seventh term Tuesday, defeating Amy McGrath, a Democrat who struggled to gain ground despite an outpouring of financial sup

Republican Nicole Malliotakis has declared victory over Democratic incumbent Max Rose in the contentious congressional race in Staten Island and southern Brooklyn's 11th District.

Brooklynites cast the most ballots during early voting for the presidential election, besting all four other boroughs with a total of 373,270 voters checking in at polling sites, according to the city's Board of Elections.

The Working Families Party and other third parties are fighting for survival in the Empire State as Senate Democrats in the capital hope Election Day turns out to be a super Tuesday and a new class of progressive lawmakers from the five boroughs are

The United States Cyber Command expanded its overseas operations aimed at finding foreign hacking groups before the election on Tuesday, an effort to identify not only Russian tactics but also those of China and Iran, military officials said.

This year, the rise of mail voting will make election night much harder to follow.

While the nation — and the world — have been focused on the 2020 presidential race, a handful of New Yorkers have been prepping for the next big race: the June 2021 Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of City Council District 38's neighborhoods of Sunset Park and Red Hook back in 2012, but first-time city council candidate Jacqui Painter campaign message links back to that superstorm saying, "we will not be washed

First-term state Senator Julia Salazar is up for reelection on Tuesday, facing a Brooklyn plumber who is pushing for major reforms to the New York City Housing Authority.