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Gowanus Canal — yes, that one — now a fun venue for the summer of COVID-19
Ahoy! From this famously filthy canal.
NYPD releases chilling body-cam footage of fatal Brooklyn police shooting
"Get the f–– down!" screams one of two plainclothes officers involved in the gunfight with the suspect in front of the Gowanus Houses in Gowanus on Oct. 15.
Cyclist struck by sanitation truck in Brooklyn
A cyclist was left in critical condition when he was struck by a private sanitation truck while riding in Brooklyn on Sunday night, cops said. The victim was traveling northbound...
Just another day on the Gowanus Expressway
The red and black truck caught fire shortly before 3:25 p.m. on the expressway near Fort Hamilton and Exit 18 in Bay Ridge, police and FDNY spokespersons said.
Brooklyn residents recall massive flooding during rainstorm
Brooklyn residents were still reeling Tuesday from heavy flooding that wreaked havoc during torrential downpours in the Big Apple a day earlier. Amanda Denesha of Gowanus said she was forced...
Brooklyn pool closed during heat wave after infant poops in water
An infant flushed this perfect pool day down the toilet at one Gowanus swimming spot. "Somebody didn't put a Pampers on their kid," a staffer at the Douglass and DeGraw...
City Council announces two Brooklyn community center renovations
The city will finally breathe life into a pair of long-neglected community centers that are supposed to serve the residents of two struggling Brooklyn public-housing complexes, officials announced Thursday. The...
Woman gravely injured by falling debris at Brooklyn bar
A woman was seriously injured when debris from construction scaffolding fell off of a building and crashed into the courtyard of a Brooklyn bar Sunday afternoon, police and fire officials...
Alligator BBQ — yes, alligator — is coming to Pig Beach in Brooklyn
Here’s something you can really sink your teeth into. On Sunday, visitors to Pig Beach in Gowanus will be saying, “Later, gator!” as they chomp down on some smoked Louisiana...
Samantha Brown reveals her favorite place to go dog watching in Brooklyn
For travel broadcaster Samantha Brown, there’s no place like home. For nearly 20 years, the Park Slope resident, whose second season of “Places to Love” is airing on PBS, has...
Cops rescue lost lamb on Gowanus Expressway
A cop stationed on a Brooklyn highway to give out tickets Wednesday morning has become a hero after rescuing a wayward lamb found roaming the Gowanus Expressway. Officer Dominick Gatto...
Drunk driver struck worker on Brooklyn expressway: cops
A construction worker is clinging to life after he was struck by a drunken driver as he worked on a Brooklyn expressway early Saturday, cops said. The 64-year-old man —...
Save the speed cameras that save children's lives
As a New York City elementary-school principal, I worry about each and every one of my 350 beautiful “babies” (as I affectionately refer to all PS 124 students, no matter...
'Top Chef' star who poisoned neighbor's tree may face more charges
It’s shear madness. After hitting celebrity chef Adam Harvey with criminal charges for poisoning a neighbor’s maple tree, Brooklyn prosecutors are now trying to slap the rogue gardner with even...
Now Brooklynites are throwing axes for fun
Forget shooting pool or playing darts. One Brooklyn bar offers a much more thrilling way to get your kicks — by throwing axes. Kick Axe, which opened last month in...
This hotel is peak Brooklyn
Is this the most obnoxious hotel in Brooklyn? Baltic Huis, a forthcoming 33-room stay near the Gowanus Canal, houses the borough’s snottiest hipster attributes in a single property. “Nestled among...
This hipster spa-slash-art-exhibit is peak Brooklyn
The latest art-world pop-up is a meditation on NYC’s trendy spas. The Soothing Center is part gallery, part ramshackle New Age studio, where all the “treatments” are free. “We’ve become...
These once-seedy strips are now the hottest blocks in NYC
With the way this city’s trends come and go, the hot new neighborhood could be just around the corner. Then again, it could be a ferry ride away. Here are...
Cops arrest 24 in massive raid at Brooklyn biker club
Cops on Saturday morning busted 24 people and seized five handguns during a raid on an afterhours Brooklyn motorcycle club that has a reputation as a problem spot, police sources...
Now you can wear the 'Gowanus' for just $188
Toxic waste is in fashion this season.