Faith leaders and the NYPD launched the Clergy Community Patrol in parts of Brooklyn; volunteers trained in de‑escalation will make daily rounds in the 73rd, 75th and 79th precincts.

At a Brooklyn forum, city leaders and advocates pressed Albany to free up Raise the Age money so local groups can scale mentoring and violence-prevention work.

A proposed conversion of the Red Roof Inn at 1024 Flatbush into a men's shelter has split Ditmas Park neighbors ahead of a May 6 community hearing.

The state AG asked a judge to compel a sponsor to hand over records in a probe of the Clinton Hill condo conversion. The filings allege a reserve fund was diverted and the project later went into foreclosure.

An appellate panel revived Eli Karp's fraud claims against Madison Realty Capital, sending the 1580 Nostrand dispute back to Kings County court. The decision keeps loan-to-own allegations alive.

A rare 32‑foot‑wide Park Slope brownstone known as the Kenyon House has reappeared on the market with a $16M ask and trophy‑scale rooms, terraces and a garden unit.

The city rolled out a $95M Cloudburst plan for Homecrest that pairs porous pavement and underground tanks to reduce recurring street and basement flooding.

A 40,000‑sq‑ft Red Hook Barrel Yard opens next Saturday with a winery, cidery and a Lundy’s waterfront menu. The distillery and cocktail bar follow later this year.

Albany lawmakers advanced a bill that would let Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors seek punitive damages from his estate; two survivors are set to testify in Albany next week.

Federal prosecutors say Bully Gang leader Moeleek Harrell was sentenced in Brooklyn; authorities called the punishment a warning to his associates. The ruling caps a yearslong investigation.

The Brooklyn Bar Association has listed its historic Brooklyn Heights HQ at 123 Remsen Street for $12M. The sale is aimed at freeing funds for member services while operations continue.

Elected officials and neighbors rallied at Thomas Boyland Playground to press for a roughly $110M resurfacing of Broadway after years of potholes, crashes and unsafe crossings.

Three men attacked a 44-year-old outside a deli on Albany Avenue, threatened him with a hatchet and drove off in his 2004 BMW. Police released a suspect description and are seeking tips.