Jun. 12, 2025 By Dean Moses At least eight NYPD vehicles parked at a Bushwick lot went up in flames early Thursday morning in a suspected act of arson, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the fiery incident happened at about 1:30 a.m. on June 12 at a parking lot on DeKalb and Central…
Jun. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down in Brooklyn in May, according to the latest NYPD data, as city officials celebrated a citywide drop in murders and shootings in the first five months of the year. Across the borough, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Homicide detectives from Brooklyn North are investigating a fatal stabbing early Tuesday at the Steuben Playground in Clinton Hill, marking the second homicide at the park in four months. Officers from the 88th Precinct arrived just after 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 to find a 21-year-old man bleeding…
Feb. 8, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Downtown Brooklyn tenant was scammed out of a month’s rent by a hacker posing as his landlord last month.
Jan. 18, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper
What does up must come down, and after a slight increase in crime during the first week of the year, crime rates largely declined again in Brooklyn in the 28-day period from Dec. 18-Jan. 14, according to the most recent NYPD data.
Jan. 4, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper
As the city celebrated large-scale reductions in violent crime in 2023, the last month of the year saw a number of crimes spike across Brooklyn, according to the latest NYPD data.
Oct. 18, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A 17-year old boy was shot in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Wednesday morning following a recent slight uptick in violence in the area.