Brooklyn

Authorities are investigating a deadly stabbing aboard a subway in Brooklyn. According to police, officers responding to a call about an assault on a southbound N train at Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday found a 54-year-old man stabbed in the back. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police say they’re...

Romney Smith reports.

Sarah Wallace reporting on new evidence in a controversial 1986 murder conviction. 

The coach of a Brooklyn youth travel baseball team sexually abused multiple teenage boys who played for him, repeatedly insisting the players expose themselves and at times even refusing to stop difficult training exercises until they did so, according to the district attorney.

Federal investigators launched an “interagency operation” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarcerated.

City crews paved over the beloved Bed-Stuy Aquarium, the makeshift pond that used to be home to dozens of goldfish, upsetting neighbors and leaving some remembering the community site. It happened late Thursday near Tompkins Avenue and Hancock Street.  “Everyone is grieving, it gave a community a sense of place we can go, belonging,” Kossivi Alokovi said.  While Alf Erlandson told News 4, “It’s disappointing.” The handful of fish who...

The Bed-Stuy Aquarium, the divisive sidewalk puddle full of goldfish near a leaky hydrant that has alternately been destroyed — and resurrected as a neighborhood icon — is no more, forever this time. The city paved it over. The makeshift animal home at the corner of Tompkins Avenue and Hancock Street found virality online over the summer. Some lauded the…

The New York Liberty has taken over New York City after winning the WNBA championship title in a five-game series against the Minnesota Lynx, where thousands of fans gathered along the Canyon of Heroes for the ticker-tape parade to celebrate the team’s first-ever title. While the attention was centered on the players, some fans noted a mascot resembling a...

NBC New York presents coverage of the New York Liberty championship ticker-tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Oct. 24, 2024.

There were dramatic developments in a decades-old Brooklyn murder case, just as a hearing on new evidence was about to begin. The defense has repeatedly accused prosecutors of withholding critical information in the case involving Lorenzo Glaspie, accusations the prosecutor’s office denies. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports;.

The New York Liberty will be hosting a championship celebration for fans at Barclays Center on Thursday. The details were just announced by the team for the Thursday night event. The championship celebration will take place after the team’s parade and city hall ceremony earlier that day. The celebration will be held at Barclays Center on Thursday from 7 to…

The cast of “Anora” share fun behind the scenes moments from filming and what it meant to be in Brooklyn and Manhattan for production. News 4’s Brian Price reports.

The New York Liberty secured their first WNBA title in franchise history, defeating the Minnesota Lynx in overtime of Game 5.

The man was riding a scooter when he collided with the MTA bus in East Flatbush. News 4’s Ida Siegal reports.

One person was killed and three others were hurt after a fire swept through an apartment building in Brighton Beach. Investigators said the fire was sparked by an unregulated lithium ion battery. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

One person died and three people were hurt when a fire erupted in a Brooklyn apartment building early Wednesday, authorities say. Firefighters responded to Brighton 3 Street, between Brighton Beach Avenue and Brightwater Court, after getting a call about the blaze shortly before 4 a.m. The fire started on the second floor. It was under control within an hour. Neighbors…

Romney Smith reports.

Two men have been arrested on manslaughter charges in the beating death of a homeless man who was accosted while sleeping in a supermarket parking lot in Brooklyn.

A man walking a Brooklyn crosswalk early Thursday morning was mowed down by a high-speed driver caught on video blowing a red light and sending the man flying to his death. Police said the driver is still being sought after running down Felix Mendez, a 49-year-old Brooklyn man trying to walk the crosswalk around 3 a.m. at the intersection of…

Police are looking for a the driver behind a deadly hit-and-run in Brooklyn. News 4 New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.