The attorney general’s office arrested Azer Arslanouk in Brooklyn after seizing more than 8,000 fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills and about $100,000 in cocaine.

Darnell "EJ" Jones was sentenced to 145 months for stealing COVID-era unemployment benefits and funneling the money to the Ninedee gang.

A 9-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the leg near Livonia Avenue and Bristol Street in Brownsville. Police say he was not the intended target and no arrests have been made.

Daryl Hagler sold five nursing‑home sites for about $332M as state probes and settlements linger around his operations.

John Coppola will open Dumbo Diner at 53 Pearl Street, occupying about 3,000 square feet in a building that once housed a 19th-century paint factory. The all-day spot is slated to open this fall.

AT&T and Boldyn have activated 5G in tunnel stretches of the 4/5 and G lines, bringing continuous coverage to several underground segments.

A Brooklyn high school football player was fatally shot in what prosecutors say was an accidental shooting by a teammate, leaving family and teammates stunned.

Brooklyn prosecutors say Megan Horne was indicted March 25 after a string of assaults in Bay Ridge that targeted three hijab‑wearing people — including a 12‑year‑old. She was ordered back to court on May 27.

City lawyers told a federal court the NYPD is not constitutionally required to protect a woman who says she was attacked in Crown Heights, and asked to dismiss the case.

A 34-year-old man was shot in Williamsburg after a sidewalk fight; four suspects fled and one left on a moped. Police are searching the area.

Derell Mickles is due in Brooklyn court on June 3 after being shot nine times by officers at the Sutter Avenue L-train station in 2024. The case arrives amid an $80M bystander claim and simmering local outrage.

Retired NYPD Chief John Chell said on X that officers gave 'free passes' to city employees and friends of radio host Sid Rosenberg. The admission reignites concerns about selective enforcement.

More than a year after the Met Recreation Center closed in January 2025, Williamsburg residents and local leaders still have no firm reopening date for the neighborhood’s public pool.