Aug. 25, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Brooklyn man, Roland Henegan, 35, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attacking a man at the Jay Street-MetroTech subway Station in Downtown Brooklyn last summer, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
Aug. 25, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
One of Brooklyn’s largest music venues, Avant Gardner, has been sued by a security firm it hired to carry out monitoring mandated by the New York State Liquor Authority following years of scrutiny regarding Avant Gardner’s ability to safely supply alcohol and keep its patrons safe.
Aug. 24, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A Brooklyn man was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping five women and preying on his victims while sexually assaulting and robbing them.
Aug. 24, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
With fall just around the corner, one of Brooklyn’s premiere ghost tours is returning to haunt visitors for another season.
Aug. 24, 2023 By Jada Camille
Alfadila Community Services, a community non-profit based in Coney Island called on city pols to have the chairperson of Community Board 13, Lucy Mujica Diaz, removed from her position after she allegedly made anti-Muslim remarks on a public social media post opposing the proposed Coney Island casino.
Aug. 23, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer & Lloyd Mitchell
Hundreds of Brooklynites joined Guardian Angels founder, radio host, and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa to protest against the placement of migrants at Floyd Bennett Field on Tuesday.
Aug. 23, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A 17-year-old girl was shot in the back in a Bergen Beach house Tuesday evening, according to police.
Aug. 23, 2023 By Adam Daly
An estimated 10% of all future surgeries carried out at Maimonides Medical Center will be robot-assisted, thanks to the addition of three new-state of the-art machines in Brooklyn.
Aug. 22, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Cops took custody of a wallaby in Coney Island over the weekend following calls that a 22-year old man was apparently parading the marsupial on Riegalmann Boardwalk.
Aug. 22, 2023 By Megan McGibney
The latest conflict between New York City’s public schools and charter school communities reached a conclusion just before the city’s largest charter school system opened for the year.