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A man was fatally stabbed in Crown Heights late Wednesday night and a suspected attacker was in custody, police said.
A man and woman were found fatally shot in Park Slope Thursday morning, and a gun near the man's body, according to police.
Celebrated New York City favorites like Superiority Burger and a bakery in Harlem are contenders for James Beard awards this year.
"There are only two types of Americans: those who live in New York and those who wish they could," Mayor Eric Adams decreed Wednesday.
Celebrated New York City favorites like Superiority Burger and a bakery in Harlem are contenders for James Beard awards this year.
A multi-site development along Park Avenue would bring the neighborhood six new residential buildings and schools.
A Queens-based institutional aide for the city's Corrections department was charged with robbery Tuesday, police said.
A subway-surfing man in his 50s was dragged by a Q train — and is now Brooklyn's second subway surfing death this month.
Police were conducting a wellness check at an apartment near Flatbush when they found a man's dismembered body.
Two concertgoers contend Madonna's late performance in Brooklyn significantly cost attendees, who may have had work or family duties.
A man accused of attacking three police officers in East Flatbush was arrested, police said Tuesday.
B train service was suspended in both directions and southbound Q trains stalled after a person was hit in Brooklyn.
"We are barely able to afford our monthly costs of living here," a worker said of the bakery's staff.
Las Vegas is out and the 4th Avenue Blink Fitness is in for impulsive brides this Valentine's Day.
Yellow barriers now sit on the platform at Washington Heights' 191st Street station and, if successful, could expand throughout the city.
An officer was trying to make a traffic stop when the driver fled, hitting the cop in the process and causing minor injuries, police said.
The son of a beloved Borough Park couple stands accused of stabbing his parents over the weekend, according to police sources.
It's not too late to try a handful of Washington Heights and Inwood spots during NYC Restaurant Week, which kicked off Tuesday.
Yusef Salaam took a key oversight role just in time for a controversial veto, while three other progressives lost their committee chairs.
This week, city inspectors found roaches in Chelsea, broken heat in Bed-Stuy, mice in Harlem, roaches in Flatbush and more.
