Cladding panels are starting to go up on the 15‑story borough jail at 275 Atlantic Avenue, changing the look of Boerum Hill. The project will include 1,040 beds and ground‑floor community space.

A 50‑year‑old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed inside a business near Myrtle and Lewis avenues; NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released a wanted alert after a 58-year-old man was struck with a hammer inside a 42nd Street building in Brooklyn. Authorities say the suspect fled and tips are being sought.

Two teenage girls were shot outside a McDonald's on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island and taken to the hospital; authorities say both are expected to recover.

State records list about $9.08 billion in unclaimed funds across 34.8 million accounts. The comptroller’s searchable database shows regional totals and a way to claim money.

A basement blaze on New York Avenue displaced East Flatbush tenants and renewed concerns about alleged illegal cellar conversions and enforcement gaps. Officials and aid groups are assisting those uprooted.

Brooklyn logged 23 luxury contracts and about $69 million in signed deals last week, led by a Fort Greene townhouse and a Williamsburg penthouse. Sellers are seeing faster turnarounds as days on market dip.

State and MTA officials opened an RFP for 1119 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, seeking proposals for roughly 300 units including at least 75 affordable homes.

Jay-Z told GQ he was 'angry' and 'heartbroken' after a now‑withdrawn civil claim linked him to Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The plaintiff dismissed the case in Feb. 2025 and related legal fights continue.

The Brooklyn Museum will convert third‑floor storage into 6,400 sq ft of permanent African galleries; construction starts summer 2026 with an opening planned for fall 2027.

A new trauma‑informed intake center for single women opened at 114 Snediker Ave in East New York, offering medical care, lactation facilities and smaller rooms to reduce crowding.

State officials sketched a compact first phase for Pacific Park that would add about 2,000 units — but it still leaves a large affordable‑housing gap. Key funding and a memorandum of understanding due this summer will determine whether the project finally delivers on long‑standing promises.

A second person has been arrested in the 2021 Elmont acid attack that disfigured a Hofstra student. Authorities have not released the detainee's identity or charges.