Two Girls Abandoned On Brooklyn Street; Mother Arrested
Police say the children, ages 3 and 5, were left alone in front of 5994 Shore Parkway on Sunday around 2:45 p.m.
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Police say the children, ages 3 and 5, were left alone in front of 5994 Shore Parkway on Sunday around 2:45 p.m.
Police in Brooklyn clashed with Occupy Wall Street protesters on Saturday night. The occupiers allegedly threw garbage cans out of a vacant building as part of a protest.
The final hurdle has been cleared for the construction of a major supermarket in Brooklyn.
New York's Legislature on Thursday proposed adding four election districts that would be dominated by Asian-American voters in New York City, and the Senate would add a 63rd seat under a long-awaited redistricting plan.
There were tears and hugs as 6-year-old Alise Williams met 37-year-old FDNY firefighter James Wildes on Wednesday.
Local officials have managed to delay the closure of the Customs Inspection Station at the Red Hook shipping terminal, but they only have 90 days to convince the government to change its mind.
For the casual wine lover to the serious collector, check out these creative ways to store wine at home.
Final plans are in place to remember former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Paterno, who was born in Brooklyn, died on Sunday leaving his fans with heavy hearts.
Open every day from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m., The Shanty is a spot where one can sit back, relax, enjoy a craft cocktail (or a craft beer, no less), while gazing out at the inner workings of a real life distillery.
Out at sea on an eastern Caribbean cruise it was hard to escape news of the catastrophe where a cruise ship ran aground off of Italy.
Brooklyn has earned a reputation for boasting some of the country's best pizza. Here are our five picks for the borough's best slices.
A man who had already acknowledged killing four people in a rampage of stabbings, carjackings and other crimes has admitted slashing a subway passenger at the end of his violence spree in New York City.
The fire broke out on Himrod Street near Wyckoff in Bushwick around 8: 30 a.m. It took firefighters more than an hour to finally get it under control. At least seven people were injured, including three firefighters and four civilians
One of the worst hit spots was in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx where a seven car pileup created a busy night for emergency workers at West 228th Street.
A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a series of hate crimes. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force has been investigating a number of hate crimes in the city since early December, including a number of anti-Semitic phone calls as well as anti-Semitic graffiti and vandalism.
"This is just the latest in a series of ongoing anti-Semitic occurrences in Brooklyn and throughout New York City, and people are justifiably very concerned and upset," said Assemblyman Dov Hikind.
At least one person is dead in a fire that engulfed a building Brooklyn. Over 130 firefighters responded to the Sunday morning blaze which, officials say, began on the bottom floor and worked its way up.
Police say that a 24-year-old Brooklyn man stabbed two men inside of a Sprint cellular phone store in Flatbush.
The buildings department is examining the billboard, looking at the bolts that held it in place and if it was built too close to the road.
Kareem Ibrahim was sentenced Friday in Brooklyn federal court eight months after being convicted of conspiracy.
Duane Browne, 26, was shot dead when he appeared in a doorway carrying a gun as police responded to a robbery call, police said.
Kareem Ibrahim was convicted last year of plotting with three other men to destroy the airport by igniting its fuel supply.
Cops were called about a suspicious person and when they canvassed the building, they found the body of 59-year-old Steven Ifill with multiple stab wounds.
The suspect was brought to the 66th Precinct and charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Harassment.
Police are looking for two suspects they say are targeting elderly homeowners by posing as electrical workers and then stealing cash and jewelry.
