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Caregivers of Children Under 3 the Target of $10M Nonprofit Spend

Robin Hood has awarded 50 grants of $25K to nonprofits that work in early childhood, to support parents and caregivers
Human leg found in trash in Brooklyn week after woman's torso discovered

Human leg found in trash in Brooklyn week after woman's torso discovered

Another gruesome discovery was made in Brooklyn Monday night after a human leg was found in some trash. A man was walking when he spotted the leg inside a discarded tire on Jamaica Avenue in the Cypress Hills section just before 3:30 p.m.
City Workers Caught With Stolen Car In Bed-Stuy: Cops

City Workers Caught With Stolen Car In Bed-Stuy: Cops

Two city workers were arrested in Bed-Stuy for stealing a car, according to police.
Woman struck and killed by hit-and-run driver in East New York, Brooklyn

Woman struck and killed by hit-and-run driver in East New York, Brooklyn

A 62-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit and run driver in the East New York section of Brooklyn. The victim was crossing Atlantic and Pennsylvania avenues when she appears to have fallen off the curb at around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Allowed to go maskless, some New York City students choose not to.

Allowed to go maskless, some New York City students choose not to.

For the first time in two years, students in New York City were allowed to attend public school without masks on Monday , but some of them said they would keep them on.
BK Kids Still Cautious at School, Despite City Lifting Mask Mandate

BK Kids Still Cautious at School, Despite City Lifting Mask Mandate

Kids K-12 don't have to wear masks at school in NYC anymore, but many are still choosing to
BK Senator Pushes Bill That Will Define The Illegal Conversions of Rental Units as Tenant Harassment

BK Senator Pushes Bill That Will Define The Illegal Conversions of Rental Units as Tenant Harassment

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie says expanding the definition of harassment to include illegal conversions will help protect New York City's stock of affordable housing

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Fatally Stabbing Professor in Prospect Park South Home: Brooklyn DA

The man was sentenced to 22 to years to life in prison for the murder of a New School professor in the basement of the victim’s house in Prospect Park South
As School Mask Mandates End, Concerns Linger Around Student Vaccination Rates

As School Mask Mandates End, Concerns Linger Around Student Vaccination Rates

Mayor Eric Adams has suspended Key to NYC and removed the mask mandate in NYC public schools for K-12 students
Two People Shot During Party at Brooklyn Event Venue

Two People Shot During Party at Brooklyn Event Venue

What started as an all-night party in Brooklyn came to a painful end for two people who were shot and injured in a hail of gunfire early Sunday morning, police reported.