Brooklyn

Standing a test of time, Deno’s Wonder Wheel on Coney Island is spinning again after 18 months of closure. Coney Island welcomed visitors back to its amusement attractions Friday for the first time since 2019. With limited capacity and new COVID guidelines for guests, including advanced reservations that can be made online prior to visiting the parks, Deno’s Wonder Wheel…

A man in Brooklyn shot the mother of his child and two of her daughters, one of them a teenager, to death in their New York City apartment late Monday before turning the gun on himself, officials said.

The Facebook group Freelancing Females saw a spike in new members in search of job leads, career advice and community support during the pandemic.

Alex Fasulo makes $387,000 a year as a freelance ghost writer on Fiverr. This allowed her to buy a car for $50,000 in cash.

The New York City Department of Correction appears to have accidentally released a murder suspect awaiting trial, and the NYPD says they’re actively searching for him.

Don Draper can be found by the restaurant’s bar, naturally, while Michael Strahan, Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker and Audrey Hepburn are seated at tables that have to remain empty under New York’s coronavirus restrictions

A former waitress in Brooklyn says that her uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 vaccine cost her her job.

The modest brick building, built in the late 1840s, was the home of Harriet and Thomas Truesdell, key figures in the abolitionist movement

A judge says testimony by Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend about her sexual experiences with consenting adults can remain secret when a transcript is released next week.

A Brooklyn man was arrested Monday on charges of defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of almost $2 million. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged Leon Miles, 51, of using the money to purchase a 2020 Bentley Continental for $250,000 and a 2020 Cadillac Escalade for $100,000. The PPP is part of the CARES Act passed by Congress in March…

Food insecurity is a global problem that has only become more urgent during the pandemic. In an apartment building for low-income seniors in Brooklyn, one solution to the problem of finding affordable fresh produce can be found in the basement. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories shows us how hydroponics can help reduce hunger in cities.

At sixteen years old, the Brooklyn teenager became the youngest owner of a Black beauty supply store in the country, and her initial tweet about her store, Paris Beauty Supplyz, has gained nearly 140 thousand likes – and co-signs from big celebrities like Bella Hadid and Janet Jackson.

Brooklyn teen Paris McKenzie grew tired of going into beauty supply stores and either being treated like she wasn’t welcome or greeted by workers who had no knowledge of Black hair care. So, she opened up her own inclusive beauty supply store at the age of just 16 years old, drawing praise from big celebrities like Bella Hadid and Janet...

A Brooklyn woman wanted to help conserve some of the endangered plants of the world and beautify her own home at the same time. So she started growing plants in her apartment… and now has 1,100 of them. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories takes us inside an extreme green home.

Forrest beat a seven-year incumbent to represent New York’s 57th district.

Flames come shooting out from the weapon and high into the air, and later onto the ground, as the man jumps around on top of the bus that had about two dozen riders inside at the time.

Social video shows people in New York cheering, dancing and celebrating after the 2020 presidential election was projected for Joe Biden.

A police officer has been suspended without pay after videos surfaced on social media of the man appearing to use the loudspeaker of his marked NYPD patrol vehicle to deliver a message of political support for President Trump. The suspension is effective immediately and the incident remains under investigation, the police department said. “Suspended without pay; The police officer who…

A college student visiting New York City was the unintended target of deadly gunfire Saturday morning in Brooklyn, police said. Police officials say 20-year-old Ethan Williams of Indiana was found around 2:30 a.m. on Eldert Street with a gunshot wound to his chest. He later died at Wyckoff Medical Center. The victim’s family says the Indiana University student was...

Health officials in New York delivered a ban days before a scheduled wedding after receiving reports that “upwards of 10,000 individuals” were scheduled to attend the ceremony in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. At his briefing Saturday, the governor explained that state officials received word of a the wedding after the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning against attending…