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Brooklyn Family Displaced After Fire Destroys Lenox Road Apartment

Brooklyn Family Displaced After Fire Destroys Lenox Road Apartment

This is the second fire in the building in recent years. In 2021, a separate blaze damaged apartments on the other side of the complex.
Three Alleged Gang Members Indicted in 2021 Shooting Death of Teen Outside Brooklyn Charter School

Three Alleged Gang Members Indicted in 2021 Shooting Death of Teen Outside Brooklyn Charter School

Smith and Simms both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Alexandre pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
City Finds Funding For 3-K And Pre-K Seats

City Finds Funding For 3-K And Pre-K Seats

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city will allocate $167 million to support early childhood education programming in the fiscal year 2026 budget.
Sword Swallowers, Fire Eaters And Oddities to Take Center Stage at Coney Island Celebration

Sword Swallowers, Fire Eaters And Oddities to Take Center Stage at Coney Island Celebration

The Congress of Curious Peoples and Sideshow Hootenanny returns April 25–27, with performances, panels and workshops spotlighting sword swallowers, fire eaters and sideshow artists.
Best of Brooklyn: 5 Festivals That Celebrate Local Culture

Best of Brooklyn: 5 Festivals That Celebrate Local Culture

Grab your calendar, lace up your sneakers and hit the streets—Brooklyn’s culture is best experienced up close.
Good Day, Brooklyn!

Good Day, Brooklyn!

Sheepshead Bay Babershop Owner Assaulted Over Putin Photo

Sheepshead Bay Babershop Owner Assaulted Over Putin Photo

The man who attacked the shop owner will face felony assault chargers upon arrest.
Police Seek Suspects in Brooklyn Subway Assault and Robbery

Police Seek Suspects in Brooklyn Subway Assault and Robbery

The police are urging anyone with information about the suspects to contact them.
The City's Top Super Speeder is in Brooklyn

The City's Top Super Speeder is in Brooklyn

New research from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets identified the city's most reckless drivers and the locations where they most frequently endanger New Yorkers’ lives. The top super speeder collected the most tickets on Ocean Parkway in Gravesend.
Bed-Stuy School Community Shocked Over Sudden Removal of Superintendent

Bed-Stuy School Community Shocked Over Sudden Removal of Superintendent

Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos removed District 16 Superintendent Brendan Mims on Monday, according to state Assembly member Stefani Zinerman, Chalkbeat reported.