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The city says housing placements increased by 17 percent in 2023. Meanwhile, turmoil ensues at City Hall over housing policy.
A 33,000-square-foot Lidl supermarket could land on Bedford Avenue by the end of 2024.
A 21-year-old was fighting for his life after being stabbed in Brooklyn, police said.
Reservations are up for grabs at hundreds of restaurants across New York City, as weeks of tasty deals approach all five boroughs.
A 22-year-old from Brooklyn was sentenced to life in prison Monday, years after he carried out a gang-related murder, prosecutors said.
Police are investigating an attack in Crown Heights over the weekend as a hate crime, the NYPD said.
Reservations are up for grabs at hundreds of restaurants across New York City, as weeks of tasty deals approach all five boroughs.
A famed Bed-Stuy basketball court is slated for a free renovation after tens of thousands of New Yorkers shared their love.
Major crime stats dropped in June in Crown Heights' 77th Precinct, but not as sharply as other areas, according to police data.
Ricky Joassaint was able to see his mother before he died, almost a month after he fell under the water at Prospect Park.
Major crime stats dropped in June in Bed-Stuy's 79th and 81st Precincts, leading the city's overall decline, according to police data.
The family of a man fatally hit and dragged by an NYPD van filed a lawsuit Thursday, begging accountability for the officers in the car.
Dramatic body-worn camera footage shows NYPD officers pulling a 68-year-old from a subway track in Brooklyn.
Fireworks hit a 15-year-old boy in the early hours Wednesday morning, officials said.
A man was in stable condition after being shot in a Brooklyn apartment building.
Utica and Nostrand avenues will be the first tow areas cleaned up by a new task force to keep major corridors trash-free.
Utica and Nostrand avenues will be the first tow areas cleaned up by a new task force to keep major corridors trash-free.
Rain or shine, Joey Chestnut will eat his 62 hot dogs. Nathan's Famous July fourth Hot Dog Eating contest went on despite heavy rains.
"The stomach can fill up," said Crazy Legs Conti, representing the city in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition. "The mind never can."
The man is accused of trying to take a woman's skirt off and pushing her to the ground in Brooklyn, police said.
