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Prolific architect Morris Adjmi buys $3.3M Brooklyn townhouse
March 6, 2024 | 4:27pmThe two-family, neo-Grec spread on South Elliott Place in Fort Greene dates to the 1880s and last traded for $1.6 million in 2011.
7-year-old boy fatally struck by NYPD tow truck while walking with his mom
October 26, 2023 | 2:42pmHeartbreaking video from the scene shows the boy’s shocked mother sitting next to her son’s body in the street as investigators surround her as bystanders look on from the sidewalk.
Landmarked Fort Greene brownstone lists for the first time in 45 years
July 17, 2023 | 11:55amIn Fort Greene, a multi-family brownstone at 15 S. Portland Ave. is looking for a new generation of owners -- for $6.1 million.
Tempted to taste — burger chain Slutty Vegan to unveil Hooker Fries
June 3, 2023 | 11:31amHamburger chain Slutty Vegan will be introducing a hot new menu item on June 7 -- Hooker Fries.
Horrifying moment man stabs Fort Greene fruit store worker in apparently random attack
July 29, 2022 | 11:50amThe NYPD is searching for a suspect who stabbed a fruit store worker with a screwdriver in an unprovoked attack in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, as seen in surveillance video.
Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted eyeing $5.35M Brooklyn home
July 7, 2022 | 3:10pmThe "Spider-Man" stars were seen touring this five-bedroom, 4,400-square-foot townhouse in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill area.
Wild NYC wind gusts wreak havoc on vendors during DanceAfrica Bazaar return
May 28, 2022 | 8:27pmThe wild weather had some vendors -- who came as far as North Carolina -- running for cover when the gusts rocked the event in Brooklyn.
Fort Greene townhouse sells for $8M, smashes nabe price record
May 24, 2022 | 6:09pmThis tony Brooklyn nabe is about to get a new record-holder of a home.
NYPD searching for man who allegedly choked, raped woman in Brooklyn
April 30, 2022 | 6:34pmPolice are looking for a 27-year-old man who allegedly put a woman in a chokehold and raped her in Brooklyn.
Man sues Brooklyn nursing home after both parents died of COVID-19
March 31, 2022 | 4:24pmA man has filed wrongful death cases against a Brooklyn nursing home after both of his parents contracted COVID-19 there and died in 2020, new court papers show.
Inside the race to build Brooklyn's tallest tower
January 20, 2022 | 11:34amThe borough’s densest neighborhood has witnessed a development boom that is now squeezing skyscrapers to heights of over 1,000 feet, rivaling the supertalls on Billionaires’ Row in Manhattan.
Would-be mugger drags, punches elderly woman in broad daylight: video
October 6, 2021 | 9:41amThe 65-year-old victim had just picked up the money she’d earned from collecting cans when the suspect got off his bike and approached her in Fort Greene.
Notorious B.I.G.'s famed NYC apartment hits market for $1.7M
September 7, 2021 | 5:37pmThe legendary New York rapper's famed Brooklyn home is up for sale at $1.7 million. Biggie owned the apartment in 1994 and resided there with his wife, Faith Evans, and...
Six wounded, including 14-year-old boy, in NYC shootings Saturday
August 21, 2021 | 5:02pmSix people were wounded in shootings throughout the city Saturday, including a 14-year-old boy who took a bullet to the elbow.
Doing the wrong thing: NYC cites Spike Lee over illegal parking spots
July 17, 2021 | 12:37pmLee's 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in Fort Greene was cited for "illegally" extending its garage's curb cut.
New Yorkers trudge through snow for COVID vax — but some turned away
February 7, 2021 | 4:18pmNew Yorkers braved the heavy snow Sunday to get to COVID-19 vaccine sites that remained open -- but for some it was a wasted trip. "Low supply," said high school...
NYPD van 'firebug' ordered free without bail, held in alleged second case
December 10, 2020 | 6:41pmNot so fast! The Brooklyn man accused of torching a marked NYPD van during anti-police protests earlier this year was granted release without bail Thursday — but briefly held anyway...
Pandemic porch thieves stoop to new lows, swiping goods and emptying boxes
October 31, 2020 | 6:16pmPandemic porch pirates. They’re a new breed with a new M.O.: more brazen and pickier, ripping open packages, grabbing the priciest stuff, and leaving the boxes and bubble wrap behind....
Man fatally shot by hail of bullets in Brooklyn
September 12, 2020 | 10:15pmIt was the second shooting in the borough in 40 minutes.
52 first dates: With lockdown lifted, this woman tried to make up for lost time
June 25, 2020 | 7:24pmLockdown is over, so she's looking to lock it down.