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A Bay Ridge Park Emerges After an $8M Renovation

A Bay Ridge Park Emerges After an $8M Renovation

The reconstruction at Owl's Head Park added accessible and inclusive play equipment and refreshed basketball courts named for local firefighter who died in the line of duty on September 11, 2001.
Eastern Brooklyn Residents Are at Risk For Heat-Related Deaths

Eastern Brooklyn Residents Are at Risk For Heat-Related Deaths

Coney Island, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Brownsville and East New York residents were deemed the most vulnerable to heat, according to a new report.
NYC High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

NYC High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

Brooklyn resident Joseph McKeel, 33, a biology teacher at Independence High School in Manhattan, possessed hundreds of images of child pornography and a meth pipe, according to prosecutors.
Brooklyn Invites Emerging Fashion Designers to Step Into The Spotlight

Brooklyn Invites Emerging Fashion Designers to Step Into The Spotlight

Showcase your designs at the 2026 People's Runway fashion show at Borough Hall this fall. Applications are due by July 5.
Good Day, Brooklyn!

Good Day, Brooklyn!

NYPD Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts for Human Trafficking During World Cup

NYPD Ramps Up Enforcement Efforts for Human Trafficking During World Cup

Big sporting events like the World Cup can create conditions like tourism and temporary labor demand, making it an opportunity for sex and labor trafficking to happen.
Man Shot in Crown Heights Near NYCHA Complex

Man Shot in Crown Heights Near NYCHA Complex

Officers responded to 1620 Pacific St. just before 8:00pm on Monday.
NY AG Sues 2 Brooklyn Landlords For Skirting Rent Stabilization Law

NY AG Sues 2 Brooklyn Landlords For Skirting Rent Stabilization Law

John Anderson and Claudette Henry allegedly failed to convert Brooklyn apartments to rent stabilized units and attempted to evict and harass tenants, according to lawsuits filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Sweet Tax Relief For NYC Homeowners

Sweet Tax Relief For NYC Homeowners

The state will start sending tax relief checks through its School Tax Relief (STAR) program starting this summer.
Join This Brooklyn Conversation on Reparations And Justice

Join This Brooklyn Conversation on Reparations And Justice

The June 20 event at Brooklyn College will feature a screening of "The Big Payback," a film about how an Evanston, Ill. lawmaker passed a reparations program for Black Americans.