Category: Brooklyn

A controversial development on the site of a 19th century home for the aged in the Crown Heights North II Historic District appears to be wrapping up construction, and a housing lottery for pricey but income-restricted apartments has opened. Approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the building at 959 Sterling Place was the subject of…

Holding signs just outside of City Hall, a small group of 33-year-old Christian Emile’s mourning loved ones said they were rallying to set the record straight. Photo by Dean Moses The family, friends, and legal counsel of Brooklyn resident Christin Emile said Monday that the NYPD’s account of his shooting death at the hands of…

A Taliban flag appeared to have been removed from a Brighton Beach home after criticism from a local politician. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann A flag that appeared to be that of the Taliban — the infamous terrorist group and current government of Afghanistan — had been removed from a Brighton Beach home on Wednesday morning,…

FILE – A detective at the scene of a Brooklyn shooting Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn detectives are looking for the suspect who shot a man dead at a public housing complex on Saturday evening. Law enforcement sources said Deon Williams, 32, was gunned down at the Sumner Houses located at 68 Marcus Garvey Blvd.…

FILE – NYPD Crime Scene Unit members at a Brooklyn shooting scene File photo/Lloyd Mitchell A man was found dead and covered in blood inside a Brooklyn building Monday morning after being stabbed to death, authorities said. According to police sources, cops from the 62 Precinct rushed to 1491 Shore Parkway in the Bath Beach…

Inside Caffè Panna’s new Brooklyn location, opening on Thursday, July 11. Photo by Liz Clayman Beloved Gramercy ice cream shop Caffè Panna is opening a second location this week in Greenpoint. The Italian-inspired sweet shop will be serving its newly perfected granita, the seven classic Caffè Panna scoops and five new flavors set to change…

NYPD Emergency Service Unit and Hostage Negotiation Team members at the scene where a barricaded suspect shot a man in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on Wednesday, July 3. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell A Brooklyn suspect shot a man, then briefly barricaded himself inside an apartment on Wednesday night, leading to a brief standoff with police. Police…

Political activists called on Senator Chuck Schumer to expand the Supreme Court to 13 judges at a July 2 rally at Grand Army Plaza. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann A day after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Donald Trump — and future presidents — are immune from prosecution for any of their official acts in…

If taking part in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is an extreme sport, preparing all those dogs in the Nathan’s Famous kitchen is a carefully-choreographed dance. At least that’s how George Shea sees it.  Shea, the co-founder of Major League Eating and one of the minds behind the competition, took Brooklyn Paper on a…

The NYPD is surging a team of community affairs officers this summer into a troubled Brooklyn neighborhood long plagued by gun violence. Photo by Dean Moses The NYPD is surging a team of community affairs officers this summer into a troubled Brooklyn neighborhood long plagued by gun violence. Mere weeks after amNewYork Metro reported on…