Mamdani said the city will expand Empire Bins into six more districts over the next 18 months as part of a push to containerize residential trash citywide by 2031.

A Brooklyn man was arrested Apr. 19 in connection with a Jan. 18 assault on a northbound L train at Lorimer Street that police investigated as an anti‑LGBTQ hate crime.

A rear wall at an abandoned Fort Greene building collapsed on April 17, scattering debris and displacing ten neighbors as DOB inspectors and the Red Cross responded.

FDNY posted an alert Saturday about emergency activity at Myrtle Ave and Adelphi St, warning of road closures, traffic delays and transit disruptions.

Tenants at a Linden Boulevard building say collapsed ceilings, leaks and rats made apartments unlivable while a newly listed Pink Holding company won’t answer. HPD says it’s stepping in.

Cool Saturday with a marine chill; high tides could cause minor flooding late Saturday night. Showers and gusty winds arrive Sunday.

Three-time All-Star Satou Sabally signed a multiyear deal with the New York Liberty and said she took a pay cut to chase a championship in Brooklyn.

Bystander video shows two April 3 police chases in Brooklyn that ended in gun arrests in Williamsburg and Bed‑Stuy. Parents were alarmed when one stop happened near a school.

FDNY Engine 277 firefighters revived a newborn who arrived unresponsive after an emergency home delivery in Bushwick. The mother and baby are reported healthy.

At his State of the Borough, Antonio Reynoso announced major investments and new programs to expand housing, improve maternal care, and support tenants and immigrants across Brooklyn.

NYPD’s 77th Precinct says a Quality-of-Life team disrupted a fight while answering a 311 call in Crown Heights and recovered an illegal 9mm handgun. No arrests were announced.

Bright red posters calling to "Boycott the Bezos Met Gala" have surfaced around Manhattan and Brooklyn, challenging the couple's role as lead sponsors.

Twin brothers Armando and Jonny Octaviano received prison terms after convictions in the 2021 Sunset Park lobby killing of Jorge Sanango. Prosecutors say the slaying was planned while one brother sat on Rikers.