4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (309+ words) New York City's oldest continuously running Independence Day parade returns to Brooklyn this weekend for its 119th year. The Brooklyn Independence Day Parade will be held Sunday, June 28. The celebration will begin with Mass at 11 a. m. at the Holy Name of Jesus…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (376+ words) A Brooklyn mother was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the 2025 death of her 3-year-old son. Sunshyne Davis, 25, was arrested on June 17 after an autopsy determined the cause of death of her son, Kyng Davis, was child abuse." She…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (544+ words) As city agencies ramp up preparations for Thursday's historic ticker-tape parade celebrating the Knicks' second NBA championship in 53 years " and the first ticker-tape parade in franchise history " Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited the Nat Azarow Children's Center in Brownsville on June…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (411+ words) The borough's most iconic Fourth of July tradition is set to return to Coney Island next month as competitive eating legends Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo prepare to defend their titles at the 2026 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (171+ words) Two women were found stabbed to death Saturday evening in a Park Slope apartment building that was the scene of a domestic murder-suicide two years ago. At about 8 p. m. on May 30, officers from the NYPD's 78th Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (880+ words) Brooklyn Knicks fans erupted in celebration Monday night as New York punched its ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time in 26 years, sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals and reigniting hopes of ending the franchise's…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (316+ words) A Coney Island mom has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for drowning her three children in the Atlantic Ocean in 2022." Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty in March to three counts of first-degree murder, according to the Brooklyn District…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (265+ words) The Brooklyn Museum is set to undergo a transformative expansion that will redefine how African art is experienced in New York City. In a move aimed at elevating its historic and renowned African art collection, the museum has announced a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1276+ words) A crowd once again gathered outside a Bed-Stuy home on Monday morning to defend its occupants against what they describe as an unfair eviction attempt and deed theft. Carmella Charrington, longtime resident of 212 Jefferson Ave. , stood outside her home on…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1093+ words) Shelly Fireman, a restaurateur who decades ago believed in retro, called Alexis Reyes in the early 1990s and offered him a job. The problem was that Reyes already had a good gig as the manager of Sarabeth's, a successful restaurant on…...