For business, it’s survival of the fittest after Barclays Center opens
By KRYSTYNA CHICHURA It’s 10 o’clock in the morning and the local businesses in the Atlantic Yards area are just starting to open the doors …[read more]
Brooklyn
Jurors See Video of Dogfight That Led to Brooklyn Murder Trial
By GILBERTE SAINT-PRIEUX and NAKIA COPELAND Jurors witnessed footage in a Brooklyn courtroom recently of the dogfight that, prosecutors charge, led ex-con Daniel Pagan to …[read more]
Storm-Ravaged Coney Island Hospital Getting Back on Its Feet
By STEPHANIE BERZON What used to be polished and tiled is now a nearly black slab of concrete. Wires coil around and dangle from an …[read more]
Possible Serial Killer Has Merchants on Edge
By CONOR FEBOS Storekeepers along Flatbush Avenue were on edge Tuesday as authorities continued searching for a possible serial killer who is suspected of gunning …[read more]
Felder wins in `super-Jewish’ Brooklyn district
By YVONNE JURIS Former City Council member Simcha Felder handily defeated Sen. Dave Storobin on Tuesday in a campaign to represent Brooklyn’s new “super Jewish” …[read more]
Golden wins in Bay Ridge race
By MELANIE GOLDBERG Ten-year Republican incumbent Martin Golden was re-elected Tuesday to his State Senate seat in southern Brooklyn, defeating Democratic opponent Andrew Gounardes. With …[read more]
Cymbrowitz wins 7th term in southern Brooklyn
By MELANIE GOLDBERG Twelve-year Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz defeated two challengers who divided the opposition vote in a storm-struck district in southern Brooklyn. With …[read more]
Despite probe, Grimm re-elected to Congress
By NICK LOPEZ Rep. Michael Grimm was the victor Tuesday in his race against Democrat Mark Murphy for a second term in Congress from a …[read more]
Rep. Grimm looks to hold back challenge in S.I./Brooklyn district
By NICK LOPEZ A walk through the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst passes many a poster for Rep. Michael Grimm’s re-election …[read more]
Brooklyn DA Pushes to Increase Penalties for Assaulting EMT Workers
By AVRIL REGIS EMT worker Betty Higdon, was not expecting to leave a patient’s Bronx home in the back of the ambulance she drove everyday. Higdon …[read more]