Families celebrate Kwanzaa with children's village in Brooklyn
There's a chance for children to learn more and celebrate the holiday at the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center in Crown Heights.
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There's a chance for children to learn more and celebrate the holiday at the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center in Crown Heights.
There's a chance for children to learn more and celebrate the holiday at the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center in Crown Heights.
Police say a 79-year-old woman was crossing a street in Crown Heights on Nov. 2 when she was struck by two drivers.
Police have arrested a man accused in a deadly hit-and-run in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/41wN6xR
Commissioner Laura Kavanagh issued strong words for retailers who continue to sell uncertified batteries, and food delivery companies whose workers use scooters and e-bikes.
Three people from the same family were killed in the blaze in Crown Heights. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports.
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh criticized retailers who continue to sell uncertified batteries, and food delivery companies whose workers use scooters and e-bikes for deliveries. CBS New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Three people died and 14 were hurt in the fire in Crown Heights over the weekend.
Over 130 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics responded. All three floors of the brownstone were completely charred.
Police said 81-year-old Albertha West, her 58-year-old son, Michael West, and 33-year-old grandson Jamiyl West were pronounced dead at the hospital. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Over 130 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics responded. All three floors of the brownstone were completely charred. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
All three floors of the brownstone on Albany Avenue in Crown Heights were completely charred. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
We're told it does not appear the two drivers were connected in any way.
Police are looking for two drivers after a 79-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn on Thursday. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports from Crown Heights. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3SpPqnF
It happened around 8:13 a.m. at a building on President Street between Bedford and Rogers avenues.
Police say Ryan Carson, 31, will killed in apparent random attack on Monday morning. CBS New York's Hannah Kliger has the story.
People who knew Carson, 32, said he dedicated his life to trying to change things for the better. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
Activists and legislators are speaking out about the challenges local steelpan musicians often face in finding permanent rehearsal spaces. CBS New York's Hannah Kliger has the story.
CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram was in Brooklyn on Monday for all the festivities.
Thousands of spectators lined the sidewalks to take in the sights and sounds of steelpan and calypso bands in elaborate costumes marching down Eastern Parkway.
CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram was in Brooklyn on Monday for all the festivities.
Thousands of spectators lined the sidewalks to take in the sights and sounds of steelpan and calypso bands in elaborate costumes marching down Eastern Parkway. CBS News York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
The celebration starts before dawn. CBS New York experienced one of the many festivities leading up to J'Ouvert.
The party on the parkway has already started, and so has the bustling business.
There are new details on the moments leading up to the shooting of a 17-year-old in Brooklyn. Police say officers shot the teenager after he reached for a handgun. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3E1idGQ
