Mar. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A violent weekend marked the end of a relatively unsettled period in Brooklyn as some neighborhoods reported spikes in violent crime, according to the latest NYPD data.
Mar. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly
An alleged armed robber was cuffed on Mar. 17 for stealing a load of precious jewelry from a Downtown Brooklyn store.
Mar. 21, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A small 19th century church in Williamsburg that was once used as a synagogue will be demolished and replaced by two four-story apartment buildings, if the new owner’s plans go ahead. The quaint house of worship has sat on the corner of Leonard and Stagg streets since 1855, when it was built for a German congregation in what was then a German enclave in the borough. Although the property is now the worse for wear and seemingly forgotten, its early 20th century tax photo shows an elegant Italianate building with neo-Classical details. In February, the church,…
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Mar. 20, 2024 By Dean Moses
The Brooklyn man shot and killed by police on Monday was apparently a mugging victim chasing two individuals who had robbed him moments earlier — including one suspect who was wanted for another shooting earlier this month, police sources said.
Mar. 20, 2024 By Dean Moses & Brooklyn Paper staff
The man accused of murdering his neighbor’s 3-year-old child was ordered indefinitely locked up on Tuesday night as more grisly details about the case emerge.
Mar. 20, 2024 By Jada Camille
A new school expected to open in Bay Ridge this fall will be named after southern Brooklyn advocate and attorney Joanne Seminara.
Mar. 20, 2024 By Emrys Berkower
New York City’s outdoor spaces are a big part of why people like my family and I love to live here.
Mar. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city is searching for an operator to develop and run the $100 million Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
Mar. 19, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters rescued two civilians after a scaffolding collapsed in Bedford-Stuyvesant early Tuesday afternoon.
Mar. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
A year since opening its brick-and-mortar restaurant in place of an old Park Slope shoe store, Noodle Lane is thriving, serving up storied soup dumplings, Sichuan classics and Cantonese comforts.