Avery Hall has filed to convert the bankrupt hotel site at 1550 Bedford into an 18‑story building of roughly 250 apartments, with about 30% set aside under MIH. Community Board 9 has pressed the developer on scale and deep affordability.

A shooter opened fire near Raymond Bush Playground in Bed-Stuy on Sunday; two people were wounded and police say the investigation is ongoing.

Janet Fash, New York City’s first female chief lifeguard, uses a new memoir to warn that uneven staffing and disputed interpretations of safety rules leave dangerous gaps on city beaches.

An NYPD officer was shot early Sunday in Crown Heights and suffered non-life-threatening injuries; detectives have cordoned off Nostrand Avenue and St. Johns Place.

Saint Vitus is moving into Bushwick’s former Brooklyn Made space and plans to reopen in fall 2026, promising bigger shows in a new room.

The Justice Department told a Brooklyn federal judge its May decision to abandon the Adani indictment was legally sound, listing jurisdictional and evidentiary reasons. The court has asked prosecutors for a fuller explanation by July 13.

A 6-year-old Brooklyn girl was swept from Sebonac Creek into the Great Peconic Bay while visiting the Hamptons and later died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Five people were wounded during a Coney Island Fourth of July fireworks display, including two young children. Police say the case is under active investigation.

Stretch Pizza closed its Flatiron shop on July 2. Chef Wylie Dufresne says he’ll focus on the Domino Park location and teased new plans.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released images after a 13-year-old was allegedly forcibly touched on 60th Street; police are asking residents to come forward with tips.

A mother’s minivan was taken during a day‑camp pickup in Crown Heights; volunteers and police searched for a silver Honda Odyssey as arrests were made.

Five Venezuelan families sued Nicolás Maduro in Brooklyn, alleging FAES carried out extrajudicial killings and seeking damages under U.S. law.

Worshippers and bystanders removed a man carrying a knife and baseball bat from Chabad’s 770 Eastern Parkway on Wednesday. Police arrested him and said no injuries were reported.