Brooklynites ID Priorities for the Borough in ‘NYC Speaks’ Survey
The city on Tuesday released the findings from this year’s NYC Speaks survey, detailing both the c...
Tag: Crime
Brooklyn Sees Over 60 Percent Decline in Shootings as Violent Crime Numbers Descend
Violent crime in New York City has been trending downwards in recent weeks, marking a reversal of a ...
Manhattan Is Cheap Again, and Brooklyn Isn’t
This past year Brooklynites have been time traveling back to when Manhattan rents were $1,600 or $1,...
Brooklyn Heights Mailboxes Hit With Rash of Thefts
Letter mailers beware: Thieves have found their way into public mailboxes in Brooklyn Heights. Th...
Man Hit by Crossbow While Walking Down the Street in Bensonhurst
A man was punctured in the stomach with an object shot from a crossbow while walking down a Bensonhu...
Police Raid Notorious Clinton Hill Drug and Gun Hotspot, Nab Dozens: Tipster
Could this finally be the end of decades of criminal activity centered around Grand Avenue and Clift...
Subway Slashings Worry Brooklyn Residents, But Don’t Move to the Suburbs Yet
Although citywide slashings are up more than 24 percent as of February 2, don't give in to the med...
Dumbo Drive-By Shooters Were Part of Flatbush Gang, Police Say
The NYPD has made another major gang bust -- one that it says will put a damper on a wave of crime...
Map of Brooklyn Gang Turf Correlates With Map of Gun Violence
Despite pols and media blaming gun violence on terrorism, at least in New York gangs and not ter...
Learn About the NYPD’s History, From Night Watch to Today
While today's relationship between police officers and the public is often a complicated one, on a...
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