26-year-old man shot, killed in Crown Heights
Police are investigating after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon.
Brooklyn bodega shooting: Suspect wanted in death of worker
The NYPD said Nazim Berry was shot in the head inside the bodega on Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn after allegedly refusing to give away a free cigar.
Brooklyn bodega worker fatally shot in the head, allegedly over free cigar
Brooklyn bodega worker Nazim Berry was allegedly shot and killed because he refused to give away a Black & Mild cigar in Crown Heights, according to his mother.
Man shot, killed in Crown Heights: NYPD
A 23-year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times in Crown Heights, police say.
Brooklyn shootings leave 5 dead in separate overnight incidents across borough
Four separate shootings, which left five people in total dead, occurred overnight in the Brooklyn sections of Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, Park Slope and Ocean Hill, the NYPD said.
Brooklyn subway shooting: Man killed aboard 3 train as killer remains at large
A man was shot and killed on board a 3 train as it pulled into the Franklin Avenue Subway Station in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, the NYPD said.
Secret tunnel in NYC synagogue: City issues vacate orders of 60-foot tunnel
An investigation by New York City's Department of Buildings uncovered a tunnel located underneath the global headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, an important Jewish site.
NYC secret tunnel in Brooklyn synagogue leads to brawl between NYPD, worshippers
A historic Brooklyn synagogue that serves as the center of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Crown Heights was trashed this week during an unusual community dispute that began with the discovery of a secret underground tunnel and ended in brawl between worshippers and the NYPD.
Jewish man sucker-punched, kicked in antisemitic Brooklyn attack
A Jewish man was sucked punched and beaten by an attacker spewing antisemitic slurs in the latest of a surge of hate crimes across the city.
Brooklyn fire that killed 3 family members caused by e-bike battery: FDNY
A fire at a three-story building in Brooklyn that killed three members of the same family was caused by a lithium-ion battery from an e-bike, FDNY said. 81-year-old Albertha West, her son, 58-year-old Michael West, and her grandson, 33-year-old Jamiyl West, were all pronounced dead Sunday at a hospital.
NYC crime: 23-year-old woman punched, choked on Brooklyn subway
The incident happened at the Utica Avenue subway station in the Crown Heights section. The individual was last seen fleeing the Kingston-Throop Avenue subway station.
West Indian Day parade draws thousands of revelers in Brooklyn
The parade, one of the world's largest celebrations of Caribbean culture, was largely peaceful until a shooting and slashing incident in Crown Heights that left 3 injured.
Thousands flock to Caribbean celebration ahead of West Indian Day Parade
Nearly 6 thousand people packed into Brooklyn museum’s parking lot transformed into sun-nation’s Sunrise Day Soirée full of food and flavor from every island.
Security measures heightened for J'ouvert and West Indian Day Parade
J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade bring homemade dishes, colorful costumes, steel pan music, and up to two million revelers to Crown Heights.
NYC West Indian Day Parade: NYPD security preparations underway
The Labor Day tradition sees over two million people turn out along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, and begins early Monday morning with J'Ouvert celebrations honoring Caribbean culture.
1 dead, 1 injured after Brooklyn double shooting
Police say a 26-year-old man was shot and killed, while a 29-year-old man was shot in the thigh and in stable condition.
NYC crime: Mom, 9-month-old baby shoved on subway stairs at knifepoint
The incident happened at the Utica Avenue-Crown Heights subway station, the NYPD said.
5 women sought in NYC assault, robbery spree
The NYPD is looking for five women they said were involved in a series of assaults and robberies across Brooklyn and the Upper East Side.
NYPD: 2 teen bystanders shot in Brooklyn, suspects on the run
Both suspects fled the scene on foot before police arrived to the scene. Police have so far issued only vague descriptions.
Brooklyn teen rescued from vault inside abandon building
Emergency crews in Brooklyn rescued a teenager who had gotten locked inside a vault in an abandoned building Thursday.