Jun. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police arrested a 30-year-old man outside of a Bensonhurst church Monday after he allegedly vandalized statues and windows at the Catholic house of worship.
Man smashes windows, statues during attack on Bensonhurst church
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Firefighters battle dual blazes in Brooklyn
Jun. 11, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters battled two Brooklyn fires almost simultaneously on Saturday afternoon.
Driver hits, kills wheelchair user in Brownsville less than a block from victim’s home
Jun. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 63-year-old man pedestrian using a wheelchair was hit and killed by the driver of an SUV at a Brownsville intersection on June 1, according to the NYPD.
Homicide, hate crimes and grand larceny auto rose in Brooklyn in May, stats show
Jun. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violent crimes often spike in the summertime, and as the mercury rose in Brooklyn last month, so too did the crime rate in some parts of the borough, according to the latest NYPD data.
Brooklynites searching for disabled Brooklyn man missing for 10 days
Jun. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Law enforcement and loved ones ares searching for a South Brooklyn man who has been missing for 10 days.
Thieves plunder $55,000 of jewelry from Kings Plaza Mall: NYPD
May. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Cops are searching for a pair of jewel thieves they say plundered the Kings Plaza Mall over Memorial Day weekend.
Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly attempting to run down men outside Flatbush yeshiva
May. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a group of men outside a private Jewish school in East Flatbush.
12-year-old boy arrested in antisemitic attack investigation in Bed-Stuy: NYPD
May. 30, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police have arrested a 12-year-old boy in connection with an alleged hate crime in which two Jewish boys were assaulted while they played on a Bed-Stuy sidewalk earlier this month.
29-year-old critically injured by driver fleeing police in Brooklyn
May. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A driver fleeing from police slammed into a civilian vehicle and critically injured a 29-year-old woman in Bushwick on Sunday in the second police-chase related casualty in the neighborhood this month.
Locals demand action on Fourth Avenue bike lane after cyclist killed by pickup truck driver in Sunset Park
May. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A pickup truck driver struck and killed a cyclist on a controversial stretch of Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park on Wednesday morning.