Brooklyn

It takes a lot of work to make a TV show good enough to get nominated for an Emmy Award. A great deal of that work happens in Brooklyn, at Steiner Studios, the largest film and television production studio in the U.S. outside of Hollywood.

According to a report by the Independent Budget Office, Brooklyn?s rat population is on the rise, with an estimated 65,000 rodents roaming the borough, four times the number from the last few years.

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation says they want to remove 83 trees in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, in order to make room for a brand new park. But those living nearby are fighting in court to keep the trees around.

Cadman Plaza Park is home to Brooklyn?s federal courthouse and a historic World War II Memorial, but as of late the seemingly picturesque park has also become littered with discarded syringes, according to neighbors.

Police shot and killed a man wearing a mask who opened fire on them, said police.

A man put a woman in a chokehold before attempting to rape her in Brooklyn on Saturday morning.

A toxic algae called Cyanobacteria has already closed beaches and lakes in New Jersey, and is allegedly responsible for three dog deaths in North Carolina. Now, the algae has been found in the Harlem Meer in Central Park and in Prospect Park, leading health officials to advise New Yorkers to keep their young children and especially any animals away from the water.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a new-retired NYPD officer who spent over two decades on the force, made waves Friday morning urging NYPD officers to look for help before taking what he calls that ?one shot.?

The men are seen on security camera video cutting open packages and removing their contents before assaulting a male employee in the building lobby in Park Slope.

Recent improvements to the Rodney Park Court in Williamsburg have left the court incredibly difficult to play on and a safety concern for players.

A 65-year-old man was punched unconscious and robbed in Brooklyn, police said Sunday.

Police want to find the man they say is seen in surveillance camera video smiling after raping a woman in a park in East New York.

The NYPD is searching for a quartet of thieves connected to two armed robberies in Brooklyn on July 28.

Officials are trying to figure out what caused a crane to collapse into a NYCHA development in the East Village, sending heavy metal beams cascading down the side of the building.

A manhunt is underway after a dozen people were shot at a Brooklyn playground Saturday night, one of them was killed.