Policy & Government

20-year-old Ackeem Chambers, a Bath Beach resident, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Sept. 9, 2023

46-year-old Ridhwaan Abdur Rashid was convicted of second-degree attempted murder for an incident in which he shot his roommate and two NYPD officers

Representing the newly drawn district 43, Democrat Susan Zhuang becomes the first Asian-American City Councilmember from Brooklyn.

Brooklyn company received over $250,000 from sanctioned Russian entity to purchase and export electronic components

Detroy Livingston, 59, was originally found guilty in connection with a Bedford-Stuyvesant bodega murder that took place over 40 years ago.

In this election, Brooklynites will vote on City Council candidates, local judges and two State Constitution amendments.

If passed, Melanie's Law will allow courts to issue orders of protection for immediate family or household members of domestic violence victims, regardless of age.

"As a New Yorker with a disability, it is frustrating to see accessibility treated as an afterthought or as optional, rather than essential," New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams says. 

The civilian allegedly charged at the police officers with a knife, and they fired in response.

Malik Bacchus, 22, was found guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and third-degree grand larceny.