City shelters are nearing capacity and Animal Care Centers is leaning on weekend pop-up adoptions in Brooklyn with waived fees and $25 kitten adoptions. Adopters and fosters are urgently needed.

After a landlord pushed a 70%+ rent hike, city and state funds helped the United Senior Center in Sunset Park reopen and sign a 10-year lease.

Carlos Almanzar Toribio pleaded guilty in April and was sentenced this week after prosecutors said he fled the scene of the BQE crash that killed off‑duty Officer Jay Peña.

A reform coalition says it has the votes to replace Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and has tapped Julio Peña to lead the Brooklyn Democrats. The contest comes ahead of a September executive committee vote.

A viral video shows an attendee at a Brooklyn Boiler Room event jumping on and stomping protesters who had staged a die‑in; organizers say they are reviewing footage.

Two people were shot inside a Canarsie deli Friday; both were taken to Brookdale Hospital and are expected to recover.

A longtime Kings Bay Houses resident and former NYPD officer says mailed notices while he was hospitalized led to a Brooklyn housing‑court nonpayment suit seeking more than $10,000.

An 80-year-old man was killed Friday in Brownsville when a Lexus SUV mounted the sidewalk near East 92nd Street and Rutland Road. Police identified the driver as a 63-year-old woman; the investigation is ongoing.

A Brooklyn federal judge found Rebel Creamery copied Van Leeuwen’s pastel pint design, ordered a redesign and awarded Van Leeuwen nearly $23.8 million.

A 6-year-old was struck at Euclid Ave and Linden Blvd Thursday night; police say the driver fled and the child is in stable condition. Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

Sen. Brian Kavanagh says REST has built momentum in Albany and could let towns use public data to trigger rent stabilization. Landlords and tenant groups are gearing up for a fight.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance stills after an armed robbery at a Nostrand Avenue cellphone shop; about $5,000 and a phone were taken. Tips are requested.

A Borough Park landlord says a family used forged lease renewals to keep Section 8 payments flowing; the owner has sued to void the paperwork and reclaim the unit. Court records and agency audits add a wider oversight angle.