Lidl opened a 33,000-square-foot store at Bedford and Empire in Crown Heights, marking its fourth Brooklyn location and rolling out opening-day deals.

City Hall says DOT will convert a Centre Street turn bay into a barrier‑protected two‑way bike lane and add a pedestrian entrance at the Brooklyn Bridge, timed for the World Cup. The move aims to unclog a crowded Manhattan landing.

Most of New York’s congressional delegation own homes while the state posts one of the lowest ownership rates — a divide reshaping housing debates in Albany and Washington.

A new East New York lottery offers studios from $561 and one‑bedrooms from $712; applications close May 25, 2026.

Federal agents say they foiled a plan to throw Molotov cocktails at the Brooklyn home of Nerdeen Kiswani, arresting a New Jersey man and seizing eight devices.

Brooklyn prosecutors say arrests and extraditions have dismantled a transnational smuggling scheme as federal task forces prepare charges and arraignments.

A Brooklyn housing lottery at 2700 Atlantic Avenue lists one‑bedrooms from $761 and two‑bedrooms at $833. Applications are on NYC Housing Connect through May 26, 2026.

After 10 years on President Street, Strong Rope is closing its Gowanus taproom. Forever Homebrewing will take the space and plans to open as Forever Brewing in April.

Det. Paul Hoppinthal, 33, was arrested inside the 84th Precinct Tuesday night and charged with assault and harassment, local reporting shows.

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.