In Other Brooklyn News

After several setbacks to his signature affordable housing program, Mayor Bill de Blasio is pivoting to other strategies, including setting aside more apartments for lower-income tenants.

A car burst into flames near a Crown Heights intersection on Monday. Photos and video from the fire at Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue spread on social media. ... Click here to view original web page at patch.

The artist Susan Cianciolo is often inspired to make work by what she describes as visiting spirits.

The country's largest brick-and-mortar high school has a new leader: David Newman was appointed principal of Brooklyn Technical High School on Thursday, despite protests from some parents over the city's selection process.

Pouring rain and a stormy court battle didn't stop supporters of a Crown Heights black cultural institution from spreading their message: Save the Black Lady Theatre.

A proposed 86-unit "true" affordable housing development moved one step closer to construction in Bed-Stuy, though without full support from its community board.

A 73-year-old woman in the passenger seat of an SUV was killed when the vehicle collided into a truck in Brooklyn, police said Friday.

In the summer of 1994, Major Owens, one of the most respected members of New York's congressional delegation, was facing a rare primary challenge.

A group of Brownsville parents was frustrated by a lack of local places to take young children.

Click here to view original web page at thecity.nyc A row of residential buildings with basement units in East New York, Jan.