47-Year-Old Man Shot Inside NYCHA Building in Williamsburg Dies Days Later

Jan. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly

The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge drew thousands of people to the beach on New Year’s Day as participants took a freezing dip to ring in 2025 while raising funds for local nonprofit organizations.

Queens elected officials were left shocked and dismayed by a mass shooting outside a Jamaica event space on New Year’s night that left ten young people injured while they waited to get into a “celebration of life” for a teen who was gunned down in Brooklyn.

An urgent manhunt is underway for the four young men who opened fire on people who were waiting in line outside the Amazura Concert Hall at 91-12 144th Place at around 11:20 p.m. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to multiple 911 calls of shots fired and arrived at the scene to find six women and four men between the ages of 16 and 19, who suffered gunshot wounds as they ran for their lives when the gunmen fired at least thirty shots.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Council Members Robert Holden, Joann Ariola and Vickie Paladino have called on the MTA to pause congestion pricing until a number of ongoing lawsuits are resolved.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

A 17-year-old boy was shot Thursday morning in Brooklyn’s second shooting of the new year.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Dean Moses

A storied Queens political career drew to a close on New Year’s Eve when Jeffrion Aubry officially retired from the New York State Assembly, where he represented East Elmhurst and Corona in Albany for over three decades.

The Port Authority announced the renaming and dedication of the LaGuardia Career Center as the Jeffrion L. Aubry LaGuardia Career Center on Dec. 18 to honor his decades of public service and his commitment to ensuring that Queens residents reap the benefits of the redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly

A 42-year-old man was arrested last month after allegedly attempting to steal copper from a shipyard at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Colum Motherway

In an effort to reduce the piles of black trash bags lining city streets, New York City residents have been required since Nov. 12 to place their curbside trash in secure containers.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki & Lloyd Mitchell

Three Brooklyn babies just missed the ball drop.

Dec. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen

It’s midafternoon on New Year’s Eve, crowds are already gathering in Times Square, and you’re not sure how to ring in the new year — but there’s still time. We’ve assembled a list of some great last-minute New Year’s Eve celebrations in Brooklyn, (all with tickets still remaining!) plus a few New Year’s Day activities to get 2025 started right.