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New York to Legalize Medical Aid in Dying in 2026

New York to Legalize Medical Aid in Dying in 2026

Beginning next year, terminally ill New Yorkers with a life expectancy of less than six months will have access to medical aid in dying.
Brooklyn Pastor Pleads Guilty For Stealing Church, Daycare Funds

Brooklyn Pastor Pleads Guilty For Stealing Church, Daycare Funds

Paul Mitchell, the lead pastor of Changing Lives Christian Center in East New York and the president of a Brooklyn day care, pleaded guilty for tax evasion and using funds from both organizations to pay for clothing, jewelry, luxury accessories and life insurance.
Brooklyn Gets New a Center to Help Trauma Survivors Heal

Brooklyn Gets New a Center to Help Trauma Survivors Heal

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, City Council Members and the Center for Community Alternatives celebrated the opening of the newest Trauma Recovery Center at 25 Chapel St. in Downtown Brooklyn.
Greenpoint Waterfront Development Brings More Affordable Housing to Brooklyn

Greenpoint Waterfront Development Brings More Affordable Housing to Brooklyn

Monitor Point, a mixed-use development at 40 and 56 Quay St., will now have 40% of all homes — approximately 460 apartments — as permanently affordable units.
Festive Holiday Recipe: Gingered Cranberry-Pear Cobbler

Festive Holiday Recipe: Gingered Cranberry-Pear Cobbler

Cranberries are not just for Thanksgiving!
Good Day, Brooklyn!

Good Day, Brooklyn!

East New York Man Found Dead in Apartment Ruled a Homicide

East New York Man Found Dead in Apartment Ruled a Homicide

The man has been identified as 51-year-old Justin Tetro, who lived at 21 Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York, according to police.
Driver Sought After Hitting 2 Police Officers, Taking Off in Gravesend

Driver Sought After Hitting 2 Police Officers, Taking Off in Gravesend

Surveillance video obtained showed two officers exiting their police car and approaching the other car, when that driver reversed and appeared to hit the officers.
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison for Stabbing And Leaving Former Girlfriend on The Side of a Highway

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison for Stabbing And Leaving Former Girlfriend on The Side of a Highway

An East Flatbush man was sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction for kidnapping and repeatedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend in April 2023, leaving her for dead on the side of a Long Island parkway.
UPS Accused of Shortchanging Seasonal Workers in Lawsuit

UPS Accused of Shortchanging Seasonal Workers in Lawsuit

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against United Parcel Service, alleging the company underpaid thousands of seasonal holiday workers through systematic off-the-clock work, inaccurate timekeeping and wage theft.