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"I would not bike in this," William Meehan said. "I especially would not bike in that block between Bergen and Dean."
A 17-year-old from Bed-Stuy was repeatedly stabbed Tuesday, police said.
A 31-year-old Crown Heights man was fatally shot in the chest overnight Wednesday.
Lotteries opened for a number of "affordable" units in Central Brooklyn — but you have to make over $98,000 a year to qualify.
Lotteries opened for "affordable" units in Bed-Stuy — but you have to make over $99,000 a year to qualify.
A 47-year-old was shot in Crown Heights Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The man is accused of murdering another gang member in Bed-Stuy in 2015, prosecutor said.
Brooklynites have the chance this week to tell lawmakers what kind of housing they want to see in a massive plan to rezone Atlantic Avenue.
A 20-year-old biker was shot in the butt over the weekend in Crown Heights, police said Monday.
The man was walking up the steps of the subway station when he slapped a young woman's butt, police said.
Eat your way through Bed-Stuy with the second Tastes of Brooklyn food crawl on April 29.
The new spot between Prospect and Crown Heights opened Friday, a "poetic full-circle" moment for the former owners of Williamsburg's Egg.
A 7-year-old went missing from his Crown Heights residence Thursday, police said.
Two men stashed the body of Martin Wright, 44, after he died Jan. 28, police said. It remained unfound as of Friday.
The New York Times put one Crown Heights eatery among its top 100 food picks across the city. Some 19 Brooklyn spots made the list.
The New York Times put one Bed Stuy eatery among its 100 top restaurant picks across the city. Some 19 Brooklyn spots made the top 100.
Mayor Eric Adams helped a boozy laundromat in Crown Heights celebrate its grand opening this week — 'just another reason to [heart] NYC!'
A years-long focus on Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway will mean pedestrian and safety improvements for a long Crown Heights stretch.
"Most of the people in the building don't believe that he would have pulled a gun on the police," a neighbor told Patch.
A new land use framework similar to participatory budgeting could give Central Brooklyn residents a say in local development.
