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Man Found on Fire in Bushwick Had Just Purchased Gasoline and Lighter, Surveillance Shows

Fire Marshals are investigating the fire.

Mar 27, 2025 7:42 AM Read more >

Teenager Wounded After Stabbing in Coney Island

No arrests have been made. Police are still investigating what may have led up to the incident.

Mar 27, 2025 7:21 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Museum Staff Get Temporary Reprieve From Layoffs

The Brooklyn Museum is hitting pause on cutting staff after the city confirmed an additional $100,000 in funding for the current fiscal year, according to Hyperallergic.

Mar 26, 2025 12:40 PM Read more >

City Makes a Splash With More Free Swim Lessons

With the city investing an additional $5.5 million, about 4,800 second graders will be able to attend free swim classes.

Mar 26, 2025 8:51 AM Read more >

Good Day, Brooklyn!

Mar 26, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

Teenager Critically Injured in Bushwick Shooting

The teenager was shot in the lower back.

Mar 26, 2025 7:47 AM Read more >

18-year-Old Arrested For Barclays Center Deadly Stabbing

Anyone with information about the other suspects is asked to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

Mar 26, 2025 7:28 AM Read more >

Brooklyn's Aviator Sports to Close Indoor Activities

The facility may be taken over by another operator, as the National Parks Service in January issued a Requests for Proposals to find a successor.

Mar 25, 2025 12:07 PM Read more >

Brooklyn NYCHA Complex Nominated for State and National Historic Registers

Stuyvesant Gardens I in Bedford Stuyvesant is among 20 sites nominated to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Mar 25, 2025 11:59 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Financial Advisor Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $1.24M in Ponzi Scheme

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Marat Likhtenstein from Sheepshead Bay was charged with stealing money from 10 people.

Mar 25, 2025 11:39 AM Read more >