When finding something you lost means sifting through 10 tons of garbage
Have you ever accidentally thrown something in the trash and wish you could get it back? NYC Sanitation Department will actually give you two hours to sift through a massive pile of garbage from your truck's route — but is it really worth it?
Brooklyn man charged with hate crime after attack on Asian woman
Fifty-two-year-old Mercel Jackson was arraigned Thursday on charges including assault, attempted assault as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime in the Jan. 19 attack.
Notorious Brooklyn fraudster resumed internet crimes, prosecutors say
A notorious fraudster convicted a decade ago for cheating online eyeglass customers and harassing some of them with grisly threats was arrested Friday for a third time.
$49,000 worth of food, electronics, bikes stolen from Fridge No More in NYC
The NYPD wants to find two robbers behind a string of thefts in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. The suspects struck at least eight times targeting Fridge No More locations.
Brooklyn grandmother, grandson were poisoned to death months apart, says medical examiner
An investigation into the deaths of a young boy and his grandmother months apart found they were both poisoned inside the boy's Brooklyn home, according to the Office of the City Medical Examiner.
Suspect slaps Jewish man in face knocking off yarmulke, says police
The NYPD Hate Crimes unit was investigating an anti-Semitic attack on a 22-year-old man in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn.
Man rips sneaker off woman's foot at Brooklyn subway station
The NYPD was searching for the man who ripped a sneaker off a woman's foot inside a subway station in Brooklyn.
Man shot in head in Cypress Hills as new stats show crime up in most precincts
A man was shot in the head and killed in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn early Wednesday morning. New statistics show that 72 out of the city’s 77 police precincts have seen an increase in crime.
Drill rapper killed in Brooklyn, 2nd in a week
18-year-old Jayquan McKenley, whose rap name was Chii Wittz, was pursuing a drill music career on social media and streaming platforms.
Brooklyn pastor remembered for breaking barriers | Black History Month
Pastor Martin Carter died in December at the age of 91 but not before making his mark in history. In 1995, he became the first Black pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church in Brooklyn.
Man kicks 89-year-old woman to ground in Brooklyn
The NYPD was searching for the man who kicked an 89-year-old woman in the back in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
Anti-Jewish crimes on rise in NYC
The NYPD says anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise in New York City.
Teen passenger killed in crash while fleeing police, says NYPD
An 18-year-old girl who was a passenger in a car that fled police in Brooklyn was killed in a subsequent crash, according to the NYPD. Several others were injured.
NYC gun violence: 2 dead after overnight shootings in Brooklyn, Bronx
The victims were a man in his 20s and an 18-year-old.
NYPD investigating Brooklyn gunfight
New York City's epidemic of gun violence continued this week when two men got into a gunfight with an unknown number of attackers in cars on a Brooklyn street.
Brooklyn Explosion: 2 houses destroyed in Gravesend fire
A vacant building in Gravesend, Brooklyn exploded Friday due to an apparent natural gas leak, destroying two neighboring houses, according to city officials.
Rapper Tdott Woo shot and killed in Brooklyn
Rapper Tdott Woo was shot and killed on Avenue L in Canarsie, Brooklyn on Tuesday.
4 arrested for Michael K. Williams overdose death
Four men have been arrested in connection with the overdose death of "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams.
'Caveman' pleads guilty in Capitol riot case
The son of a Brooklyn judge pleaded guilty Wednesday to storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
R. Kelly gets COVID-19 in NYC jail
R&B singer R. Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 in a Brooklyn federal jail, according to his lawyer.