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More than one in five people in the two neighborhoods tested positive last week amid the omicron surge—but no deaths have been recorded.
New coronavirus protocols will welcome New York City students back to classrooms this week amid a record-breaking surge. Here's the rundown.
Daniel Velasquez, who police have been looking for since November, was charged with murder on Wednesday, police said.
Hugh Jackman Gets COVID, Suspends Broadway Show | Brooklyn Principal's 'Vulgar' Texts Surface | COVID Shortage Halts W Train Service
As the omicron variant takes hold of the city, Park Slope rates have spiked dramatically in the last two weeks. Here's what to know.
The incoming mayor had originally planned an inauguration at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, but postponed it given the coronavirus surge.
The council member, who will leave office at the end of the year, held his last grocery giveaway and a farewell celebration on Wednesday.
The Brooklyn station is one of five subway stops that will have coronavirus testing sites starting Thursday.
The Dominican restaurant closed its doors on Flatbush Avenue this week after losing its lease, according to owners.
The P.S. 243 principal was caught calling administrators a “punk motherf***er”or “fat b****" in text messages, the BK Reader first reported.
Footage Of Police Chase Near Barclays Center | NYC Airport Delays Continue | Checking On De Blasio's Big Promises
The nearly 60 new apartments hit the affordable housing lottery on Little Nassau Street, records show.
Police just released body camera footage of the October incident, which led cops on a chase for a man with a gun around Flatbush Avenue.
"If this was a movie my character would not be getting a key to the city — he’d be stealing a key to the city," the Park Slope actor said.
Mayor de Blasio says city schools will double in-school testing, but union officials worry parents won't consent to their kids taking them.
The renovation, part of the Gowanus rezoning, will include new restrooms, stairs and an elevator.
South Slope School Under COVID Investigation | Here's Where To Get Tested | Nanny In Critical Condition After Crash
School Under COVID Investigation | Here's Where To Get Tested | Man Dies In 'Suicide By Cop'
Placard Abuse Crackdown To Begin | Here's Where To Get Tested | Kwanzaa Crawl Postponed
Here are the Bed-Stuy stories from this year, for better or worse, we won't soon forget.
