A federal court in Brooklyn unsealed a seven-count indictment charging two men with murder and sex trafficking on Friday, stemming from a violent altercation over control of a trafficking victim in the notorious “Penn Track” area.

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Brooklynites enjoyed the great outdoors on Earth Day weekend with car-free streets, open gardens and celebrations popping up like spring flowers.

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Workers at an illicit weed outlet in Brooklyn Heights are now barricaded behind walls of bulletproof plexiglass, following the shop’s most recent robbery by a mob of violent youth.

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In particular, the city is seeking distinct proposals for each site: 153 Nevins St. (the “Nevins Site”) for rental housing and 108-114 Third Ave. (the “Third Avenue Site”) for affordable senior housing.

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An independent monitor will oversee the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s handling of sexual abuse allegations under a settlement between the diocese and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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New York City Department of Transportation crews wrapped up long-planned repairs on the Triple Cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway a full 12 hours ahead of schedule on Sunday.

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A Crown Heights resident, Carlis Clarke, 28, has been sentenced on Thursday to 15 years to life in prison for the sexual assault of two women in separate incidents in Prospect Park.

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All Queens-bound lanes of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be closed between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street from 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 to 4 a.m. on Monday, April 15, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.

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As hundreds of trucks and cars rumbled past on Wednesday, members of numerous community organizations and elected officials gathered at a noisy intersection to officially launch the BQE Environmental Justice Coalition.
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Thousands of Brooklynites turned out on the weekend prior to a globally celebrated solar eclipse on Monday to experience what The New York Times called “the Woodstock of Eating.”

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Brooklyn is home to 35 members on the roster, including front-stage performers and active backstage members. This year, six Brooklynites will be performing front stage in the production.

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“It’s outrageous that hospitals close with virtually no public notice, engagement, or state oversight,” Simon said. “The public ought to know before – not after – their local hospital is shuttered.”

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“People buggin,” said Joe in Manhattan, who asked that only his first name be used.

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Lucie Pohl first translated German to English when her father, Klaus Pohl, was robbed at gunpoint.

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District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment of five Queens residents on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of an East Flatbush laundromat owner, captured on surveillance video.

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Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this holy month of Ramadan.

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What a crowd! Hundreds of families poured into Pierrepont Playground in Brooklyn Heights when the gates opened at 11 a.m. on Saturday for the Brooklyn Heights Association’s 2024 egg hunt, a beloved annual tradition.

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More than a dozen police officers were dispersing a crowd of students in Downtown Brooklyn at lunchtime on Wednesday when a moment of chaos erupted.

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New Heights Youth, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Crown Heights, has been awarded one million dollars in support from a foundation formed by MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Jeff Bezos.

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The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.

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