Grocery staples are getting pricier in Brooklyn, squeezing household budgets and stretching local food pantries across the city. Data and local groups show a tightening safety net.

A study suggests that the distinctive New York City accent is used less frequently, ranking 12th in fading regional U.S. dialects, although it is preserved in popular culture.

Permits show an 18‑story, 180‑foot mixed‑use building proposed at 503 Grand Avenue with 69 residences and a small storefront, according to permit paperwork.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips after a 37-year-old man was slashed inside a Crown Heights building on Jan. 16. Authorities are offering up to $3,500 for information.

Federal prosecutors say a bogus firm called CM Bufete staged fake hearings, impersonated judges and stole more than $100,000 from migrants.

A two‑alarm blaze tore through an autobody shop at 783 McDonald Ave in Kensington early Saturday. FDNY sent 141 personnel; no injuries were reported.

A 51-year-old Sunset Park commuter who was shoved onto R‑line tracks says she “was facing death” and has blasted Mayor Mamdani’s plan to station unarmed outreach teams in subway stations. Authorities arrested a 25-year-old suspect and the case is pending.

A 16-year-old was wounded in a Flatbush shooting Friday night and taken to Kings County Hospital; police are searching for a suspect.

A 13-year-old was shot multiple times inside the Seth Low Houses in Brownsville and is expected to recover. Police are searching for two masked suspects.

A 17-year-old was shot in the shoulder on Fenimore Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens; police are searching for a masked suspect.

A Long Island therapist was sentenced after admitting to distributing videos and images of infant sexual abuse, federal prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office called the material "sordid."

A Queens judge denied a motion to vacate Chanel Lewis' 2019 conviction in the 2016 Howard Beach killing; the defense says it will appeal. The ruling keeps the life sentence in place while questions about DNA phenotyping persist.

A man wanted in a Brooklyn shooting was taken into custody in Herkimer and handed to NYPD.