Aug. 17, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 9-year-old boy died after falling into the water behind the IKEA furniture store in Red Hook on Wednesday night.
Tragedy in Red Hook after 9-year-old boy drowns behind IKEA store: NYPD
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Former contractor agrees to leave industry, pay $50k fine after fatal Sunset Park trench collapse
Aug. 16, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A former New York City contractor agreed to leave the industry permanently and pay a significant as part of a settlement with the federal government after his negligence caused the death of an employee on a Sunset Park construction site in 2018.
Man flashes, harasses commuter at Borough Hall subway station: NYPD
Aug. 16, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Police are on the lookout for a man who allegedly flashed himself in a Downtown Brooklyn subway station this month.
8th annual One Crown Heights Community Festival set for Aug. 20
Aug. 16, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
The 8th Annual One Crown Heights Community Festival is set to take place this Sunday, Aug. 20 from 12-5 p.m. in Brower Park — just in time for some much needed fun before summer comes to an end.
Teen in critical condition after shooting at Crown Heights community center: NYPD
Aug. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot at a Crown Heights community center on Tuesday evening.
‘We need help. We need it now’: Pols issue joint call for government assistance with migrant crisis
Aug. 15, 2023 By Jada Camille
Local leaders gathered on the steps of the Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday to admonish the federal government for its lack of assistance in serving the nearly 100,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in the city since last spring.
Lithium-ion batteries and e-bike catch fire in Bensonhurst building: FDNY
Aug. 15, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters made quick work of what appeared to be another lithium-ion battery fire in Bensonhurst on Tuesday morning.
Clinton Hill man pleads guilty to deed theft, mortgage fraud, faces up to 9 years in prison
Aug. 15, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
A Clinton Hill man who stole the deeds to two Brooklyn homes and nearly $775,000 in mortgage funds using fake documents and shell companies will face up to nine years in prison after pleading guilty in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Aug 9.
One dead, three injured in Brownsville apartment fire: FDNY
Aug. 14, 2023 Adam Daly and Lloyd Mitchell
Two people jumped from the fifth floor of a Brownsville residential building to escape heavy smoke and flames during an all-hands fire that left one resident dead and three others injured on Aug. 14.
Construction underway at Sheepshead Bay station as MTA installs accessibility upgrades
Aug. 14, 2023 By Jada Camille
Construction is underway at the Sheepshead Bay subway station as part of the agency’s accessibility and modernization project.