In Other Brooklyn News

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity launched a new mediation program for tenants and landlords struggling with rent-related issues because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his office announced on Tuesda

One man was injured when hundreds of pounds of concrete facade collapsed off of a Brooklyn supermarket on Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.

In April, as cheers for essential workers were becoming a 7 p.m. staple, St. James Place in Clinton Hill turned into a dance floor.

On April 14, 60-year-old Leonard Carter died of COVID-19 while incarcerated at Queensboro Correctional Facility. He had already been granted parole and, after a quarter century behind bars, was just weeks from his release date.

Growing up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Kiana Muschett-Owes treasured one spot above all: the family's round dining table.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden will reopen in August after a months-long closure during the coronavirus pandemic The Brooklyn garden has announced that it will officially reopen to the public on Aug.

While the history-stuffed Othmer Library has been closed to researchers during the pandemic, lovers of the borough have a new reason to rejoice with the launch of Brooklyn Historical Society's map digitization project.

Last Saturday night I had a beautiful dinner on the sidewalk outside a French bistro across the street from Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn.

With social distancing still a top priority, the city is stepping up efforts to keep residents safe and cool. The sun was blasting down on East New York, Brooklyn on Monday, the humidity weighing heavy like a wet blanket at Martin Luther King Jr.

A Brooklyn mother is mourning the loss of her daughter who she believes was killed for simply asking people to stop setting off illegal fireworks .