Dec. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime rates have been decreasing in Brooklyn since the summer, and that trend continued in November, according to the latest NYPD statistics, with marked drops in nearly all categories across the board when compared to the same period in 2023. Across the entire borough, major felonies —…
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‘A strong step forward’: Brooklyn sees historic low in gun violence this summer, DA reports
Aug. 30, 2024 By Jada Camille This summer was one of the safest in recent history in terms of gun violence and gun-related deaths, according to data released Friday by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office. The months of June, July, and August are typically marked by high numbers of shootings and gun-related deaths,…
Brooklyn saw spike of gun violence, homicide in July despite overall crime decrease
Jul. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A spate of shootings and homicides in Brooklyn marred what was otherwise a relatively crime-free month in the borough, per the latest NYPD statistics.
Frustrated by lack of water quality data, citizen scientist Gary Francis monitors the Gowanus Canal himself
Mar. 13, 2024 By Oscar Fock
It looks like it’s raining in Gowanus. It could be — the sky is sunless and gray, and rings form on the surface of the Gowanus Canal every so often — but it isn’t.