Brooklyn

Twenty-three inmates at the troubled federal jail in Brooklyn have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing last month of a man convicted in the killing of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay.

Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy in Brooklyn. Authorities responded to a family shelter on Glenwood Road in East Flatbush a day ago, the NYPD said Wednesday, and encountered the child having an apparent medical episode, which law enforcement sources say was possibly related to fentanyl exposure. Officials say paramedics administered Narcan and observed bruising to the…

Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy at an East Flatbush shelter, where he might have been exposed to fentanyl. First responders used the overdose-reversing drug Narcan on the child and rushed him to the hospital, but he did not survive. The toddler’s parents were asked if there were any drugs in the room, to which they said...

It happened at a shelter in East Flatbush.

Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy in Brooklyn. Authorities responded to a family shelter on Glenwood Road in East Flatbush a day ago, the NYPD said Wednesday, and encountered the child having an apparent medical episode, which law enforcement sources say was possibly related to fentanyl exposure. Officials say paramedics administered Narcan and observed bruising to the…

Two Mexican drug lords faced a judge in Brooklyn Friday afternoon, one of whom is linked to the murder of a DEA agent 40 years ago. Feds allege 72-year-old Rafael Caro Quintero orchestrated the killing of special agent “Kiki” Camarena. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

The White House called Caro Quintero “one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world” in a statement before his arraignment, where more than 100 Drug Enforcement Administration agents and other federal officials filled a large ceremonial courtroom.

A subway rider was bitten and stabbed while riding the train in Brooklyn, according to police. The victim, a 58-year-old man, was riding a Manhattan-bound L train when he was attacked around 3 p.m. near the Graham Avenue station in Williamsburg, police said.

Melissa Colorado reports for NBC New York from the Myrtle Avenue station in Brooklyn.  

Renting in New York City is tough, with so many factors to consider: Price, neighborhood, and of course, proximity to a subway. For one Brooklyn man, he’s not just living a block away from a subway station. He’s living feet from it.

One of the men convicted in the 2002 murder of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay in New York City was stabbed at a Brooklyn lockup, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The Harlem Globetrotters will mark their 100th birthday in 2026, and the team is launching a world tour ahead of the momentous anniversary, starting at Madison Square Garden. But before kicking off the tour, the team took some time to share their skills wisdom with kids in Brooklyn. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.

The man who admitted to stabbing a Brooklyn community advocate to death on a city sidewalk in front of his girlfriend may spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the district attorney’s office.

More than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel battled a multi-alarm fire that broke out inside a historic Brooklyn church Wednesday morning. The fire broke out in the Pentecostal church Arca Cristiana located at Halsey Street, between Central and Wilson avenues, just after 10:30 a.m. in Bushwick, according to the FDNY. The fire apparently started on the first floor, according to…

Crews battle multi-alarm church fire in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

It turns out decorating during the winter season isn’t limited to Christmas. A Brooklyn man gets into the holiday spirit all year round, with extravagant decorations at his Bay Ridge home. NBC New York’s Ida SIegal reports.

Police are searching for a man who they said posed as an ICE agent as he attacked and tried to rape a 51-year-old woman in Brooklyn Heights Tuesday morning. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Cops say he allegedly tried to rape a woman in a Brooklyn Heights lobby in the middle of the morning.

Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a man they say impersonated an Immigrations, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officer and robbed and tried to rape a woman in the lobby of a Brooklyn Heights building in the middle of the morning this week. According to the NYPD, the 51-year-old woman was in a lobby near Montague and Henry...

Authorities are investigating the attempted theft of more than $1.5 million in jewelry from a Macy’s in downtown Brooklyn. According to police, someone got into the department store on Fulton Street after 10 p.m. Monday, not long after it closed, shoved jewelry into suitcases and tried to run off. A store employee confronted the burglar, and the burglar dropped the…