The Honorable Judge Norma Jennings, New York State’s first Black and lesbian civil court judge, was sworn in on Jan. 30 in Brooklyn. Judge Jennings ascended to Kings County’s Sixth Municipal Court from the Housing Court circuit,

Nickalos Mitchell, 21, was murdered Tuesday evening outside a Prospect Lefferts Gardens building less than three hours after the boy was shot.

One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before leaning in to brave a whiff of its infamously putrid scent, which resembles that of rotting flesh.

Rounding out Lunar New Year Parades in Brooklyn is the second annual Brooklyn Lantern Festival Parade. Come by and check out lantern floats, traditional Chinese arts, and performances. Be sure to swing by the main stage, located at 8th Avenue and 60th Street.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiled a "first-of-its-kind" cultural hub in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, bringing together a collection of creative institutions

In 1991 there were 116 murders on the streets of East New York. It was the beginning of a decade that earned the Brooklyn neighborhood the uninviting nickname “the Killing Fields of New York,” becoming the precinct with the highest number of unsolved ...

Hundreds of customers woke up without power on Friday morning, according to Con Edison. Almost 700 people on Staten Island experienced a power outage, but that number reduced to 125 customers by 7:50 a.

An analysis of internet searches points to areas that are growing in popularity among buyers and renters, according to a new StreetEasy analysis.

TL;DR: Live stream New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The New York Knicks head to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Knicks are 27-16, which puts them in third place. The Nets are 14-29, which puts them in 12th place.

Brooklyn will try to end its seven-game home slide when the Nets play New York. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.

Looking for something to do in New York? Catch Margaret Cho’s “sons” at Joe’s Pub, groove to 070 Shake or watch collections of animated shorts at the BAMkids Film Festival.

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