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At a press conference on Tuesday, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the iconic movie Do the Right Thing , Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams presented the movie's writer and director Spike Lee with a citation proclaiming the day "Do the Right Th

Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference on Tuesday that he disagrees with the vote by the Rent Guidelines Board to allow landlords to allow a small increase increase on lease renewals for -rent-regulated apartments, reported Crain's New York

The Brooklyn Museum on Monday announced a call to musicians and producers of all genres-- from classical to calypso, brass band to bossa nova-- to create an original score to accompany the Jane and David Walentas Fountain in front of the Museum.

In response to the recent and growing flood of undocumented children arriving in the United States without a parent or guardian, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) on Monday introduced the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA), a new bill tha

NYPD Police in the 77th Precinct of Crown Heights are investigating a multiple stabbing incident that injured two men and left one man dead.

Photo: gentlemaneconomist.com The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted on Monday not to follow Mayor Bill de Blasio's call to freeze rents on one-year leases, reported The New York Times .

Mayor Bill de Blasio signs package of traffic safety bills in Queens Photo: Diana Robinson for the mayor's offiice Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday signed a package of traffic safety bills that effectively updated the city's legal code and enhanced pen

It has grown into a national and international sensation. Tourists are flying in from Detroit, Paris, Hong Kong, Nashville... and heading straight to Brooklyn to see it: the sugar sphinx.

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at U.S.