A 10-year-old girl was clinging to life Tuesday after nearly drowning at Coney Island. The girl was pulled out of the water near Stillwell Ave. about 6:50 p.m., police said. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - NY Daily News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
President Barack Obama on Monday gave employment protection to gay and transgender workers in the federal government and its contracting agencies, after being convinced by advocates of what he called the "irrefutable rightness of your … [Read entire story]
A Brooklyn school principal and another suspect are accused of trying to sneak drugs past prison workers.A Brooklyn school principal and another suspect are accused of trying to sneak drugs past prison workers. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind has returned from his visit to Israel. Hikind left for Israel on July 15 during the country's latest struggle with Hamas militants. Reports say Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed over 560 Palestinians, … [Read entire story]
Today is National Junk Food Day and residents are enjoying the opportunity to eat their favorite unhealthy treats. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
A new Starbucks opened in Williamsburg on the corner of Ainslie Street and Union Avenue. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
A 12-year-old girl from Coney Island who had been missing since last Friday has been found. Police say Jaden was last seen Friday night playing basketball on Surf Avenue with a group of boys. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Protesters are demanding justice tonight on the anniversary of the death of a Brooklyn woman who died in police custody. Kyam Livingston died one year ago, but her mother says she still feels pain and anguish of losing her daughter. SOURCE: Top … [Read entire story]
A restaurant owner accused of jilting dozens of couples when his Brooklyn wedding venue and bar suddenly shut down was sentenced on tax fraud charges today. Jason Stevens pleaded guilty to grand larceny and criminal tax fraud last month. He was … [Read entire story]
A New York court has ruled in favor of a Long Island father who used spanking as a form of discipline. The Associated Press reports that the state appellate division dismissed a child neglect case, deciding that reasonable force was used when in the … [Read entire story]
The NYPD has released elevator video of an alleged bike thief. According to police, the suspect stole a Trek bicycle from the stairwell of a building on North 5th Street last Monday. SOURCE: Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
The Federal Aviation Administration is telling U.S. airlines they are prohibited from flying to the Tel Aviv airport in Israel after a Hamas rocket exploded nearby. The FAA said in a statement that the ban on flights is for 24 hours beginning at … [Read entire story]
San Francisco officials are cracking down on people sleeping in their train stations and subways. The MTA and NYPD police say that sleeping on the subway is not prohibited, but taking up or obstructing more than one seat is not allowed. SOURCE: Top … [Read entire story]
Senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Russia was responsible for "creating the conditions" that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement. SOURCE: … [Read entire story]
Residents with loved ones in the Middle East are taking to the Internet for updates on friends and relatives amid the unrest there. It has been more than two weeks since the start of the latest fighting in the Middle East. Casualties are rising on … [Read entire story]
A new tool offers a solution to Muni-Meter receipts flipping over on car dashboards and causing drivers to get tickets. The Muni-Meter receipt holder is designed to hold and prevent the thin paper receipts from turning over in the wind after a car … [Read entire story]
A news conference was held today calling for action after a Staten Island man died in police custody. Members of the City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus held the news conference urging the NYPD, Richmond County Medical Center and the Staten … [Read entire story]
Police are looking for a group of people allegedly responsible for flying white flags from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge Tuesday morning. Surveillance video shows four or five people on the bridge around the time the flags were switched. SOURCE: … [Read entire story]
A 10-year-old girl drowned in the waters off Coney Island Tuesday night. Police say two girls were found in the water near Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West. News 12 was told that a civilian was able to get them out of the water. SOURCE: Top … [Read entire story]
Brooklyn punks/folk rockers/jammers/whatever-ers The Men played a free hometown show earlier this month for Union Pool's Summer Thunder series and they've got more dates coming up, including another free summer show in Brooklyn. SOURCE: Brooklyn … [Read entire story]
A 33-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with drunken driving under Leandra's Law after being stopped by State Police on the Sagtikos Parkway late Saturday with three children in the car, police said Monday. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - Read … [Read entire story]
With a veritable forest of residential towers either rising or recently opened in and around downtown Brooklyn, making any one of them stand out in the eyes of tenants can be tough. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
The viewing for Eric Garner, the man who died in Tompkinsville during an arrest, will be Wednesday from 2 to 6:45 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]
Only one block to the subway so maybe they'll get the people who commute to downtown Brooklyn as well as Manhattan. SOURCE: Brooklyn News - Read entire story here. … [Read entire story]