In Other Brooklyn News

When he first put on the Toucan, Thomas Finney felt transformed.

A handful of Brooklynites are renewing calls to rename Barclays Center after Jackie Robinson, the famed Brooklyn Dodger who broke racial barriers in professional baseball, saying that the time is ripe to properly honor the Brooklyn trailblazer.

Looking for a way to cool off? Starting today New Yorkers will be allowed to swim at New York City beaches when lifeguards are on duty.

More than 1,000 protesters took to the streets of Brooklyn on Wednesday as part of an international "Day of Rage" in opposition to Israel's occupation and annexation of Palestine.

New apartments on Bedford and Jefferson avenues have hit the affordable housing lottery, but only for those making at least $77,000 or $67,000 a year.

The leader of the state Senate says a New York City senator has tested positive for COVID-19. State Sen.

A Bedford-Stuyvesant pet store cannot keep enough canine cannabis on its shelves to satisfy a rush of desperate pet owners, willing to try anything to comfort cats and dogs terrified by an onslaught of illegal fireworks and July Fourth celebrations.

New York City shootings over the last seven days skyrocketed by more than 127% compared with the same time period in 2019, from just 26 last year to 59 in 2020, according to NYPD data obtained by News 4.

Gardens have been a respite for many during the pandemic. Brooklyn gardeners sent us their photos and told us how they have improved their outdoor spaces.

A Brooklyn man who served two decades in prison for a shooting he didn't commit was set free last week by a judge who found him innocent of the crime. "I don't believe it some days, some minutes," said Eric DeBerry, 44. "It's surreal.