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Applications opened for 240 units at 595 Dean Street, but the affordable housing lottery is asking residents make over $78K for a studio.
Months after a teenager's body was found burnt on train tracks in Brooklyn, police arrested the suspected killer.
"Some souls are just too beautiful," said a friend of Adam Uster, a 39-year-old cyclist fatally struck by a truck in Bed-Stuy last week.
A man was in critical condition Thursday after he was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound, according to NYPD and Community Board.
Some 65 incoming freshmen at Medgar Evers Collage in Brooklyn will be given laptops after to a $25,000 donation from Spectrum.
A Brooklyn man fatally shot a rapper who failed to stick up for him during a fight in 2017, the district attorney said.
A colorful Brooklyn hotel was recently contracted as emergency shelter space for families as NYC scrambles to house incoming migrants.
A Bed-Stuy smoke shop cashier stood his ground Tuesday night when three robbers forced their way behind the counter, police said.
A postpartum doula's community-based soup empire expanded in Brooklyn last week with a pickup spot at Barb's in Bed-Stuy.
BRIC's summer festival in Prospect Park will feature artists from years past to reflect on its 45-year legacy in Brooklyn.
Missing bullet holes in her dead son's sweatshirt have convinced Carolyn Lopez he was the victim of a police coverup.
Advocates say successful Open Streets like Vanderbilt Avenue need more investment for safe, sustainable and vibrant operation.
Months after a young man's body was found burned near Brooklyn train tracks, police found a man they believe helped cover it up.
Community members remembered Crown Heights cyclist Adam Uster as a beloved friend and father.
"You can't stop the revolution," protesters chanted on their way from Barclay's Center to Brooklyn Bridge.
There were no injuries after a crash launched a school bus though the front gate of a Brooklyn salon Friday morning.
The teenager flashed what looked like a gun at a Bedford Avenue clerk Wednesday afternoon, according to NYPD.
The Bed-Stuy garage was among several hit with vacate orders after the deadly collapse shook New York City.
Some 75 artists ask whether NYC's reliance on "excessive" policing actually makes the city safe in a free pop-up museum.
"We are all devastated by this sudden and tragic loss," a friend posted after his death. "It’s hard to even type this."
