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A Brooklyn mother was indicted Thursday on assault charges in connection with the death of her four-year-old daughter.

In Brooklyn, there's a murder case that the victim's family hopes does not become a cold case. They are hoping to keep the investigation alive by offering a reward in hopes that a witness will come forward.

Health officials have shuttered nearly two dozen day-care centers in Brooklyn over the past month because of safety violations uncovered in the wake of a massive fraud and bribery probe. The pulling of the permits -- arising largely from improper certificates of occupancy, criminal and child-abuse clearances, and staff qualifications...

In June, a lane for cars along Brooklyn's Prospect Park West was converted into a two-way bike lane. Now car traffic is slower and pedestrians and cyclists both have dedicated lanes. It also just looks like a much more pleasant space, doesn't it? Via Streetfilms

Daniel Massey - Coffee farmers in northern Haiti looking to start a community store where they can buy affordable agriculture supplies are getting some help from a far-off source this weekend: small business owners in central Brooklyn. Dozens of small business owners from Ditmas Park have come together in an effort to raise money for Zafèn, a nonprofit organization that provides no-interest ...

The City Health Department has shuttered 23 Brooklyn day care centers that were the subject of a federal bribery probe last month, the Daily News has learned.

NEW YORK — Four centuries in 30 minutes. That's what tourists get in trendy DUMBO. The history of this offbeat Brooklyn neighborhood includes Dutch settlers, George Washington, Walt Whitman, the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges and a 21st-century chocolate shop.

Brooklyn was packed with throngs and thongs yesterday as nearly 3 million revelers -- including many women in brightly colored bikinis -- came out to celebrate the 43rd annual West Indian Day parade. PHOTOS: BROOKLYN'S WEST INDIAN PARADE Police Commissioner Ray Kelly kept up with the beat at the...

# publictransportation Brooklyn might be seeing the return of street trolleys! The city is studying the possibility of running a mile-long streetcar line between the transportation-starved neighborhood of Red Hook and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Next, can we have the Dodgers back? [ pic ] More »

A long-shelved plan to restore trolley service to Brooklyn is back on track. The city has hired a transportation consultant to study the feasibility of running a mile-long trolley line from the Red Hook waterfront to Atlantic Avenue at the southern edge of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The engineering firm URS...

Maino drops a new video for “The Brooklyn Way” from his forthcoming mixtape The Art Of War with DJ Drama which drops later on this month. Props to OnSMASH with the visual that's directed by G. Power & Karl Lawrence. ...

From NYTimes.com: Perched high above an industrial stretch of East Williamsburg, a menacing robot nine feet high and seven feet wide surveys the street below, watching cars steal past graffitied factory buildings as if they were prey.

Among other things, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio wants to know whether a decision to reduce family services contributed to the Sept. 2 death of Marchella Pierce. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY.

There will be a bit of a lot party this weekend on Bergen Street in Park Slope Brooklyn. Local business are coming together in an empty lot between 450 and 448 Bergen St, to raise money for the Brooklyn based charity, The Center For ...

It was the perfect night in Brooklyn. Everything went according to plan. Brooklyn struck early against Jammers starter Zach Neal. They scored a run in the first when Darrell Ceciliani led off with a double, advanced to third, ...

In June, a lane for cars along Brooklyn's Prospect Park West was converted into a two-way bike lane. Now car traffic is slower and pedestrians...

In Brooklyn, there's a murder case that the victim's family hopes does not become a cold case. They are hoping to keep the investigation alive by offering a reward in hopes that a witness will come forward.

This weekend's Brooklyn Book Festival includes a session on international noir, if you should happen to be around Brooklyn Borough Hall Sunday afternoon. Guests include Caryl Férey, whose novel Zulu is a recent topic of discussion here; ...