CONEY ISLAND — ASSAULTING A RETAIL WORKER is now a felony, Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-Coney Island, north Staten Island) announced Friday. She was joined by members of the Brooklyn ...

CONEY ISLAND – SIX-TIME NATHAN’S HOT Dog Eating Contest champion Takeru Kobayashi recently announced his retirement from competitive eating, reports NBC News, saying in a Netflix documentary ...

Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest built at the top of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, officials said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and ...

BENSONSHURST — A SPIKE IN VEHICLE COLLISIONS involving children and their caregivers has prompted City Councilmember Susan Zhuang to host a roundtable discussion on Thursday, May 30, with ...

The Kings County Supreme Court celebrated Asian American Hawaiian Native Pacific Islander (AAHNPI) Heritage Month with a vibrant event at 320 Jay St. on Wednesday, May 22. The celebration ...

CROWN HEIGHTS — AN UNIDENTIFIED PEDESTRIAN ran into a lane of traffic on Atlantic Avenue near Bedford Avenue on Saturday, May 25, at roughly 9:18 p.m., where he was struck by two vehicles in ...

GREENWOOD HEIGHTS — Make no mistake about it: Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Parade, slated to take place on May 27, is a herculean undertaking. Acknowledged to be the oldest extant Memorial Day ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Police Officer Melissa Andrade was commended on Tuesday as the 84th Precinct’s April “Cop of the Month” for her insightful actions which closed out numerous domestic ...

Dance Africa, now in its 47th year, is a festival dedicated to African diasporic dance and music. This year’s celebration focuses on the ancestral history and living artistry of Cameroon, and ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — In the words of the immortal Dr. Seuss: Big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, new dogs. Montague Street was one giant dog party on Sunday, with the return of one of the most popular ...

BROOKLYN BRIDGE — AS PART OF WEAR ORANGE and National Gun Violence Awareness Day events, on Saturday, June 1, volunteers from the NYC Chapters of Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action and ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Willow Place was a pretty great place to be on Saturday, as the block between Joralemon and State streets was filled with games, rides, crafts, music and more for the ...