Brooklyn

Health officials in New York delivered a ban days before a scheduled wedding after receiving reports that “upwards of 10,000 individuals” were scheduled to attend the ceremony in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. At his briefing Saturday, the governor explained that state officials received word of a the wedding after the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning against attending…

New York state and city wildlife officials say it’s too soon to know the local impact of exotic eels dumped into a Brooklyn lake last month

After months of grappling with a pandemic that has walloped New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities, prompting changes to holidays, mourning and prayers, new limits on worship and other activity in some areas are pushing tensions in some neighborhoods of Brooklyn to the boiling point. New restrictions in places where coronavirus cases are rising, including several Orthodox areas, led to street...

A prominent Orthodox Jewish organization based out of Queens and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn announced separate lawsuits to halt restrictions on religious gatherings put in place by the state of New York, just as a third day of protests over the new lockdown orders got underway in Brooklyn. Agudath Israel of America on Thursday asked for a temporary…

A man was seen dumping eels into the Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn by a witness who tried to confront him.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life is being celebrated in her native New York City with plans for a statue, landmarks lit in blue and impromptu memorials at her childhood home in Brooklyn and the high school she attended. Ginsburg died Friday of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. A legal trailblazer and champion of women’s...

A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS and distributing bomb-making instructions, according to federal prosecutors.

MTV is ditching plans for indoor performances for its upcoming Video Music Awards, opting for outdoor shows spread throughout New York City instead

There has been a recent push by some advocates to change the name of Barclays Center to something that could honor legendary Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson

FDNY released footage of a group of people using illegal fireworks outside a home in Brooklyn. A stray firework ignited a fire inside the home.

Thousands of supporters dressed in white congregated outside the Brooklyn Museum Sunday to call attention to the plight of Black trans lives, including the death of trans woman Layleen Polanco.

The NYPD is facing questions over two incidents involving officers using stun guns on civilians, including one man who was tased while in a diabetic shock, and another who claims to have partial vision loss

Authorities investigating Wednesday night’s stabbing of an NYPD officer in Brooklyn say body-worn camera video recorded the suspect yelling “Allahu Akbar” three times during the attack, NYPD officers said Saturday. Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller says there are many unknowns behind the possible terror-inspired attack, including the suspect’s motive. The man behind the alleged attack, Dzenan...

Authorities investigating Wednesday night’s stabbing of an NYPD officer in Brooklyn are looking into whether it was a terror-inspired attack, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Three NYPD officers were hospitalized after what Commissioner Dermot Shea described as a “cowardly and unprovoked” assault. A terror-linked motivation is currently one theory for what may have happened, with the attack possibly having...

A large crowd gathered in Brooklyn, where George Floyd’s brother Terrance lives, to celebrate George’s life.

Three people have been arrested by the FBI and have been charged federally with trying to set off Molotov cocktails against the NYPD on Friday night.

We talked to Park Slope parents to learn about their struggles, their victories and the new appreciation they have for the people who help teach and care for their children.

The NYPD is under fire again after a video showed police officers arresting a 22-year-old mother in the subway who they say refused to properly cover her face. Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the confrontation in a tweet, where he also shared the video that sparked the controversy. Police say they stopped Kaleemah Rozier and her young child inside the…

The nurse and her husband sailed about 260 nautical miles from their home in Lynchburg all the way to Brooklyn, completing the trip in about two and a half days during winter on the Atlantic Ocean

Brooklyn rapper Nick Blixky was shot and killed in the borough late Sunday, according to police.