Sunset Park Rail Yard Sprouts 28-Story Tower Over N Line
A 28‑story, 497‑unit tower is rising at 6208 Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park with 100,000 sq ft of retail and $210M in construction financing. The multistory podium is already taking shape above the N‑line stop.
Brooklyn Tax Preparer In Wild $600M Covid Credit Scam Gets 3-Year Term
A Brooklyn tax preparer got three years for a COVID-era tax-credit fraud that sought more than $600 million. Prosecutors say the group filed over 8,000 bogus returns and collected roughly $45 million.
Fed-Up East New York Tenants Take Fight To Riverdale Landlord HQ
East New York tenants traveled to Chestnut Holdings’ Riverdale office to demand long‑overdue repairs, citing mold, pests and water damage. Organizers say they’ll keep pressing until fixes happen.
Staten Island Smackdown As City Turns 200 Illegal Mopeds Into Scrap
More than 200 seized mopeds and scooters were flattened at the DSNY yard in Arden Heights as the NYPD steps up enforcement of unregistered two‑wheelers. Officials say seizures are part of a wider strategy to curb crime.
Brooklyn Subway Guard Busted Selling Gate Access At Eighth Avenue Station
A contracted subway guard at Brooklyn’s Eighth Avenue station was caught on camera taking cash and using a stolen OMNY student card to buzz riders through, an inspector general review found.
Bronx Kid, 10, Menaced as Chain-Snatching Trio Hits Bronx and Brooklyn
NYPD is searching for three men tied to a string of necklace-and-jacket robberies across the Bronx and Brooklyn; the youngest victim was 10 and investigators say more than $10,000 was taken.
Brooklyn Bench Scandal: Ex-Judge Busted in $6.5 Million Real Estate Racket
Federal prosecutors say a former Kings County judge and a Brooklyn investor used the judge’s title to lend credibility to sham real‑estate deals that cost investors millions. Arrests and an unsealed complaint were announced in Brooklyn federal court.
Brooklyn Builder Snags Last-Minute Lifeline In $15 Million Lenox Road Fight
A judge vacated a roughly $15M personal guarantee tied to Eli Karp’s 271 Lenox Road, giving him a fresh shot to challenge appraisals and the foreclosure. New counsel has moved to reopen the defense.












