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A Brooklyn man has been sentenced for fatally shooting 23-year-old Jermaine Isaiah Hill-Cross in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.

Police say from June through July, a man approached people while at the bank and asked them to deposit a fake check in exchange for cash.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a longtime confidant of Mayor Eric Adams, allegedly took bribes from Brooklyn business owners, among others, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr.

The People’s Runway on Sept. 14 will showcase the styles from Ahmrii Johnson, Daveed Baptiste, Kent Anthony, Rojin Jung and Shriya Myeni.

A child was hospitalized after falling from the fifth floor of a NYCHA complex in Sheepshead Bay on Wednesday, according to FDNY and NYPD officials.

Residents around Maria Hernandez Park say they are stunned by the news.

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso released the 2025 Comprehensive Plan, which includes an Access to Opportunity Index to guide investments in housing, transit, jobs and health to tackle inequities across the borough.

The Pow Wow will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park. 

The National Weather Service predicts large breaking waves of up to 13 feet and life-threatening rip currents even for strong swimmers.