Young Man’s Body Found at Alley Pond Park, Cops Believe it was Suicide

Dec. 20, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell

Firefighters battled a fire Friday morning at the store, located at 5601 Preston Court in East Flatbush, an area that has seen more than a dozen blazes in the past five years.

Dec. 20, 2024 By Lauren Rapp

The art of amusement continues!

Dec. 20, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith

The longtime home of Williamsburg’s iconic Crest Hardware store and nearby associated properties have sold for $22 million, and a new apartment building will take the former hardware store’s place.

Dec. 20, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

A homeless man has been indicted for murder after allegedly fatally stabbing another man during a dispute on an N train at the Stillwell Avenue-Coney Island station, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday.

Dec. 20, 2024 By Lauren Rapp

The Brooklyn Museum has awarded a coveted prize to emerging artist Melissa Joseph.  

Hundreds of warehouse workers and drivers walked off the job and joined the picket line outside the massive DBK4 Amazon fulfillment center in Maspeth on Thursday morning as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) launched the largest strike ever against the $2 trillion corporation in New York City, Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco, and Illinois.

Amazon workers at other facilities across the country say they are prepared to join them to protest unfair labor practices after the IBT set a Dec. 15 deadline for Amazon to begin negotiations on a new agreement. The union was ignored.

Dec. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Nearly ten years after a fatal Memorial Day weekend shooting, the gunman has been sentenced to prison. 

Dec. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Eviction rates at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties have surged under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, raising concerns about tenant protections, according to a new audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander.

Dec. 19, 2024 By Lauren Rapp

There’s a new barista at Prospect Park. Poetica Coffee can now be found slinging coffees from their new mobile food and coffee cart located near the Willink Plaza Entrance. 

Dec. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Tap-to-pay is here to stay, and the iconic yellow MetroCards will soon be a New York City relic.