Bullet Grazes 26-Year-Old’s Head Near Kingsborough Houses
A 26-year-old man was grazed in the head near Kingsborough Houses and is in stable condition; detectives are probing whether the shooting is linked to an early-morning Ocean Hill homicide.
Choppers To Douse Outer Borough Marshes With Mosquito Killer Next Week
NYC will fly helicopters over marshes in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island next week to apply larvicide aimed at reducing mosquito breeding and West Nile risk.
Brooklyn Family Tagged In $11 Million Covid Loan Caper, Prosecutors Say
Six people were arraigned in Brooklyn after prosecutors said they used fake PPP and EIDL applications and forged records to siphon nearly $11 million in pandemic relief funds.
Brooklyn Slip-and-Fall 'Assembly Line' Triggers RICO Showdown
Three AmTrust-owned insurers filed a federal RICO complaint in EDNY, accusing a New York law firm and medical providers of a scheme to inflate claim values through unnecessary surgeries.
From Vice To High-Rise: 17-Story Kent Avenue Tower Aims To Shake Up South Williamsburg
Renderings show a 17‑story mixed‑use building at 289 Kent Ave with roughly 280 apartments and about 70 income‑restricted units; the project needs rezoning and faces a foreclosure action.
Flyer-Toting Attacker Sought After Beating Of 98-Year-Old In Prospect Lefferts Gardens
A 98-year-old man was assaulted inside a Prospect Lefferts Gardens building; investigators released video and are asking the public to help identify a woman seen in the footage.
Pine Bush School Social Worker Busted Over Alleged Pot Puffs, Kisses With 14-Year-Old
A Pine Bush social worker was arrested June 1 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after authorities say she kissed a 14‑year‑old and provided marijuana.
15,700 Empty Storefronts Haunt New York City Streets, Comptroller Warns
A new comptroller analysis finds roughly 15,700 vacant storefronts in New York City, with the highest vacancy rates clustered in Lower Manhattan, North Brooklyn and parts of Queens.












