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Brooklyn Pols: Fix Grand Army Plaza and Make it Safer

Brooklyn Pols: Fix Grand Army Plaza and Make it Safer

Damn imagine if this bike lane on Plaza Street West had some actual protection on it. Photo: Dave Colon They want to make Grand Army grand again.
Brooklyn woman working to break barriers in chess

Brooklyn woman working to break barriers in chess

Rochelle Ballantyne participates in a chess tournament. (NY1/Lori Chung) Even when she’s backed into a corner on the chess board, Rochelle Ballantyne lives for moments when she’s able to find a way out.

Fatally shot Brooklyn teen was recording TikTok videos while playing around with gun

An 18-year-old Brooklyn girl was playing around with a gun while recording TikTok videos with a friend when she was fatally shot, a police source said Tuesday. Officers responding to a May 4 2:46 a.m.
Airsoft pistol taken off 12-year-old student in Brooklyn elementary school

Airsoft pistol taken off 12-year-old student in Brooklyn elementary school

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- School safety agents recovered an airsoft pistol brought to school by a 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn. Police released a picture of the airsoft gun, which looks like a real gun.
Adams Defends Police for Handcuffing Vendor Who Sold Mangoes in Subway

Adams Defends Police for Handcuffing Vendor Who Sold Mangoes in Subway

María Falcon, who was led away in handcuffs at the Broadway Junction stop on April 29, was just the latest vendor to become a cause célèbre.Credit...Jose A. Alvarado Jr.

Theater J Presents FIRES IN THE MIRROR Beginning Next Month

The production is co-directed by Adam Immerwahr and January LaVoy, who also plays the role of multiple characters in the demanding one-woman performance.
Teen Shot In Crown Heights Lobby Dies In The Hospital, Cops Say

Teen Shot In Crown Heights Lobby Dies In The Hospital, Cops Say

Adriana Graham, who was from Queens, had been in critical condition in the hospital after she was found shot in the head, police said. A teenager shot in Crown Heights has died, police said.
Viral Comedy Duo Syd & Mike Step Out From IG Stoner Vids to Potential TV Series

Viral Comedy Duo Syd & Mike Step Out From IG Stoner Vids to Potential TV Series

The comedians behind the viral 'Syd & Mike' Instagram videos have an opportunity to get a TV series off the ground, with their pilot being chosen for SeriesFest
Video: Man Slashed, Thrown On Tracks In Fight At Broadway Junction

Video: Man Slashed, Thrown On Tracks In Fight At Broadway Junction

Anthony Melendez, 35, was charged Sunday for the caught-on-video attack, where he chased his victim around with a knife, police said.
Man, 25, Is the Fourth Inmate to Die at Rikers This Year

Man, 25, Is the Fourth Inmate to Die at Rikers This Year

Activists gathered outside the New York City office of Gov. Kathy Hochul in March to bring attention to the conditions at Rikers Island.Credit...Michael M.