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The video shows someone trying to steal a car in Brooklyn crash into a bus and another car as the owner hangs from the window.
Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Wednesday, August 4.
The Fleisher's on Fifth Avenue is one of four locations closed after staff walked out when the CEO removed BLM signs, according to reports.
A "Smorg, Delivered" Grubhub partnership started during the pandemic will return this weekend. Here's how to get in on the deal in Brooklyn.
Officials from Texas, whose school board invested in Greenbrook, visited Brooklyn buildings this week in a latest push against the landlord.
The teen faces attempted murder and assault charges for the shooting, which hit a man in the leg and injured two bystanders, police said.
John Shackelford and his team of cyclists are on a mission to ensure kids of "every race, nationality and socioeconomic strata" have a bike.
Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Tuesday, August 3.
Shakespeare, opera, jazz, clowns and more are headed to the neighborhood's Open Boulevard, an extension of the city's Open Streets program.
The five-month investigation found that the governor violated state and federal laws and that his administration created a toxic workplace.
Newly released data gives a view of the number of vacant storefronts across the city, including more than 350 in Bed-Stuy ZIP codes.
Newly released data gives a view of the number of vacant storefronts across the city, including more than 300 in Crown and Prospect Heights.
The two men yelled anti-gay slurs as they attacked three people outside a Bed-Stuy laundromat, police said.
Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Monday, August 2.
Shortly after tickets for the star-studded reopening show were released, they sold out. Find out when more tickets will be available here.
The more than 10,000 letters prepared by the Brooklyn DA track allegations that might hurt specific officers' credibility on the stand.
New York City has updated its mask guidance given new data showing the spread of the delta variant.
The driver got out of his SUV after the 76-year-old told him to stop honking his horn, police said. He was taken to the hospital.
Cops found the man with a gunshot wound to his torso early Sunday morning, according to police.
The motorcyclist hit a pillar while riding down Atlantic Avenue, police said.
