Coney Island USA warns it faces a "financial crisis" and says the famed Mermaid Parade may not happen in 2026 without emergency funding. Organizers have asked supporters to step in now.

A brewery, a natural-wine shop and a children’s design studio have signed ground-floor leases at 420 Carroll, adding new options to the Gowanus waterfront.

Twin Hot Dogs brings Kyiv‑style vertical hot dogs and automatic coffee to Brighton Beach from twin brothers who tested 20 sausages before opening. The compact counter is open daily.

A surprise March inspection at the beloved Prospect Heights donut shop turned up mice, contaminated food, and eight violations in all. For a shop that had sailed through its last three inspections without a single infraction, the findings are hard to glaze over.

A 76-year-old woman’s phone was grabbed near East 16 Street and Quentin Road; NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips.

L.A. roastery Canyon Coffee opened a Prospect Heights café at 601 Vanderbilt Ave., bringing its Echo Park menu, pastries and a new mural to Brooklyn.

An analysis found plaintiffs’ lawyers spent $179M on New York legal ads in 2025, a number Albany officials say is driving up premiums and prompting new anti-fraud proposals.

A viral social‑media post drew hundreds of teens to Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park last week, prompting police to clear the area and close the pier temporarily.

Five high-end SUVs were taken from an unstaffed President Street garage in Gowanus; police say no one was hurt and an investigation is underway.

A new Crown Heights tamalería is serving stone-ground masa tamales from family recipes more than 100 years old, sold daily in limited batches.

Kenneth Windley was exonerated after prosecutors and a judge agreed new evidence showed he didn’t commit a 2005 Brooklyn robbery. He walked free Monday after 19 years behind bars.

South Brooklyn Health has surfaced a roughly $5.7M plan to upgrade its cardiac lab at the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital campus, aiming to expand local heart procedures. The request appears in city planning documents and would add interventional capacity at the Coney Island site.

A blaze at 1780 East 13th Street in Homecrest left two people injured Monday evening, one in critical condition, officials said. FDNY crews fought flames on the building's second floor.