Work To Begin On Restoration Of Loew's Kings Theatre In Brooklyn
The movie house which opened in 1929 was inspired by the Palace of Versailles and the Paris Opera House.
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The movie house which opened in 1929 was inspired by the Palace of Versailles and the Paris Opera House.
Police Tuesday night were investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
A man was struck and killed by a city street sweeper early Saturday at the busy junction of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues in Brooklyn.
The suspect in the murders of three Brooklyn shopkeepers was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder charges.
A 78-year-old man working inside a Brooklyn clothing store was shot and killed Friday night, and police found the shooter used same .22-caliber gun as was used in two earlier shopkeeper slayings.
Business leaders and owners in Brooklyn have been boasting of the burgeoning reputation for jobs and growth in the borough's downtown, in what they have called "Brand Brooklyn."
Police said after hitting the man, 34-year-old Peterson Bonaventure's van ricocheted off several vehicles, injuring three more people before he fled the scene.
Emergency officials said the accident happened just before 1 p.m. near the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and 48th Street.
Some of those worried about how late-night drinking will affect their communities say that a cut off time for drinks and smaller servings may be good ideas.
In all three instances, spanning from March 26 to April 4, two men went into stores armed with guns and demanded money, police said. The victims complied every time, and the men left each scene with an unspecified amount of cash, authorities confirmed.
Both female victims were punched in the head and face. One woman had her cellphone taken, while the suspects took groceries from another, police said.
Police say a man wearing a safari hat walked in to the M&T Bank on Flatbush Avenue on July 26 and gave a teller a note demanding money.
Some drivers in Brooklyn were left scratching their heads around the Atlantic Yards project after new traffic patterns went into effect Monday morning.
Junior's will be selling slices of its world famous New York-style original cheesecake for 60 cents all day and if you decide to dine at the original Flatbush Avenue location you can get a free slice with breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Police have released surveillance video in the shooting of an elderly man who was struck by a stray bullet as he sat in his car in Brooklyn last week.
