In Other Brooklyn News

Actress Michelle Williams and her fiancé, director Thomas Kail , have picked up a townhome in Brooklyn Heights , an upscale neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY . The $10.

Mayoral contender Scott Stringer laid out a housing plan Wednesday that would require affordable apartments in all projects larger than 10 units. He also called for the elimination of the most popular tax break for new housing in the city. ...

A flatbed truck turning left across three lanes of traffic in Brooklyn ran over and killed a bicyclist Thursday afternoon. The truck, driven by a 54-year-old man, was heading south on Vandervoort Ave.

The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra begins a yearlong celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday with a concert featuring his "Leonore" Overture, which was written to open his opera Fidelio.

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A man entered a bodega on 9702 Church Ave., went up to an employee and demanded money with a gun in hand. Surveillance video shows the suspect fired a shot at the victim and apparently hit him above the right eyebrow. ...

Less than a week after Bushwick Councilman Rafael Espinal resigned , an insurgent progressive has emerged as a contender to fill the vacated legislative post.

Bed-Stuy is one of several black and brown communities advocates and public officials fear face disproportionate exposure to a dangerous weed killer.

In mid-December, the staff of the Brooklyn Eagle gathered for an office holiday party. Some staffers said they had not been paid for at least two weeks—another worker was still missing a paycheck dating back to mid-November.

More people entered housing shelters in Bed-Stuy than almost every other neighborhood in the city, according to data released in a new plan to combat homelessness.