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5 Hurt, 2 Women Critical After Fire Burns Through Crown Heights Apartment

An early morning apartment fire in Crown Heights injured five people, including two critically. The Red Cross is assisting displaced families. Investigation ongoing.

Oct 3, 2025 4:33 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Public Library Names New Chief Librarian

Edwin B. Maxwell, who has worked for the library system for almost 20 years, was once the manager at the New Lots Library. "I’ve seen firsthand how our branches transform lives."

Oct 2, 2025 10:19 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Hospital Gets Funding Boost For ER And Primary Care Units

The City Council allocated $8 million to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County to upgrade the medical center's trauma and primary care units.

Oct 2, 2025 10:03 AM Read more >

Best of Brooklyn: 6 Bookstores Every Bookworm Should Visit

Read widely in Brooklyn!

Oct 2, 2025 9:35 AM Read more >

Good Day, Brooklyn!

Oct 2, 2025 8:41 AM Read more >

Man Charged in Alleged Gang-Related Crown Heights Mass Shooting

A man has been charged in connection with the mass shooting that left three people dead in Crown Heights this summer.

Oct 2, 2025 5:17 AM Read more >

Man Stabbed in The Neck in Bushwick

It happened around 5:34pm inside 1501 Broadway.

Oct 2, 2025 5:13 AM Read more >

Taxi Driver Assaulted And Robbed by Passenger in East Flatbush

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Oct 2, 2025 1:38 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Media Nonprofit BRIC Secures Permanent City Funding

The Downtown Brooklyn art and media group was added to the city's Cultural Institutions Group, which provides art organizations stability with an annual operating subsidy instead of a grant.

Oct 1, 2025 11:13 AM Read more >

Yom Kippur, The Holy Day of Repentance And Reconciliation For Jewish People, Begins at Sundown

This day of atonement is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Oct 1, 2025 8:58 AM Read more >