In Other Brooklyn News

Long lines at polling sites persist on day six of early voting in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for changes , while the Board of Elections continued to ignore our questions, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reported Thursday.

Seven years ago, Tariq Dixon left corporate America after realizing that he felt much calmer and more grounded when he was cultivating his home space. So he made it his life's work, co-founding a design studio called Trnk.

A Brooklyn man is helping to make the world more environmentally friendly one composting site at a time, with $200,000 grants he won from a local foundation.

Roughly 30 protesters were arrested in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday night after a protest against the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia turned chaotic.

Don't blame us if poll workers can't get to their jobs on Election Day, MTA officials said Wednesday. Subways are closed from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. — but many poll workers must show up for work at 5 a.m. to make sure polling places are open by 6 a.

The Mayor announced today that he would be expanding allowances for New York City's non-restaurant businesses.

The Brooklyn Children's Museum finally opened its doors to youngsters on weekends starting Saturday, October 24 after remaining closed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

A team USA para powerlifter from Brooklyn has started a non-profit to help disabled individuals obtain adaptive equipment like wheelchairs, canes and walkers.

There were protests Tuesday night in Brooklyn over the death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia. Wallace, a Black man, was killed by police officers on Monday. Cell phone video shows Wallace walking towards police.

Violence in the borough has increased compared to last year. A one-year-old was murdered at a cookout in July. A 20-year-old tourist was killed by a stray bullet over the weekend. Residents have had enough.