New Brooklyn 'school' helps adults 60+ find friends, learn new skills

Loneliness among older adults has been hitting hard since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bay Ridge Center organizers say.

Outrage after pop singer Sabrina Carpenter used Brooklyn Catholic church as a setting

The pastor of a Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn has been stripped of his administrative duties after allowing singer Sabrina Carpenter to film her music video for the song "Feather" inside the building.

Brooklyn teacher under fire for social media comments: 'Let Gaza burn'

Robert Rossicone, a teacher at P.S. 104 in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, is under fire for allegedly writing “Let Gaza burn" and “there are no innocents" on his personal Instagram page.

In death, Brooklyn woman raises money to erase millions in medical debts

A Brooklyn woman who died from cancer last week has raised enough money to erase millions of dollars in medical debt with a posthumous plea for help.

Dyker Heights Christmas light display returns

The world-famous Christmas lights in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn is back for another year of dazzling displays and holiday cheer.

Brooklyn parents rally against Mayor Adams's budget cuts threatening Pre-K, 3-K programs

Brooklyn parents are mobilizing against Mayor Eric Adams’s proposed budget cuts to the Department of Education which will weaken the beloved Pre-K and 3-K programs 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.

Migrant families with children arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn

In a statement, Mayor Eric Adams said: "We have used every possible corner of New York City and are quite simply out of good options to shelter migrants."

9-year-old boy struck by food delivery driver in Brooklyn hit-and-run

Police say a 9-year-old boy is in stable condition after being struck by a food delivery driver in a hit-and-run incident in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Wednesday evening.

10 members of Gambino crime family arrested in takedown

Ten men linked to the Gambino crime family were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday on charges of racketeering, extortion, witness retaliation, and union-related crimes.

NYPD searching for North Carolina child taken by Brooklyn mother

Four-year-old Taiden Baker was last seen with his mother, Jozlynn Parker, 28, back in Nov. 1 in the Brownsville section of the Bronx, near Chester Street, the NYPD said.