DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The memory of Izetta Johnson, a dedicated employee of the New York State Unified Court System for some 35 years, was honored on the afternoon of Feb. 27 at the Supreme ...

JAKARTA — Ramadan begins with a prayer: Indonesian Muslims pray an evening prayer called ‘tarawih’ to mark the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in ...

WASHINGTON, DC — THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people — and as many as half — of its workforce of 60,000, AP reported Thursday. Roughly 72.5 ...

SUNSET PARK — KARL “LITTLE D” JORDAN, convicted of murdering Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, was stabbed during a fight Saturday at Sunset Park’s Metropolitan Detention Center, reports NBC News.

CITYWIDE — IT’S NOT TOO LATE for teens and young adults to apply for the 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program, the city said in a release Friday. The deadline has been extended to Friday ...

WINDSOR TERRACE — THE CITY COUNCIL approved on Thursday the controversial rezoning of a site known as Arrow Linen on Prospect Avenue in South Slope/Windsor Terrace, which will allow 250 new ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) on Wednesday reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors Reps. Silvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Yvette ...

DYKER HEIGHTS — AN ABANDONED HOUSE on 67th Street in Dyker Heights has been recommended for demolition by the Department of Buildings, following the death of a 40-year-old woman in a fire at the ...

A Tajik national who had been living in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, was charged on Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal Court with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — SWEEPING LAYOFFS AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM inspired hundreds to rally outside a benefit dinner at the institution on Feb. 25. The Museum cut 47 employees after Brooklyn Museum ...

WALLABOUT — Brooklyn’s Community Board 2’s Land Use Committee is holding a public hearing on Wednesday, March 5, for a zoning map amendment for 47 Hall St. near the Brooklyn Navy Yard ...