Brooklyn News

Brooklyn, N.Y. - Ben Flanner has made his way from Brookfield to Brooklyn, where he has become a successful farmer.

Chocolate-brown paint intended for use on the Brooklyn Bridge is set to go on sale, allowing fans and tourists alike to buy a slice of history.

A topless portrait of "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur sold for nearly $2 million at New York auction house Christie's on Wednesday night.

Bassist Mark Stoermer, singer Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci of The Killers.

Sure, why not. Well, "why" is also a pretty valid question, but regardless, this is happening.

Thank god for Marty Markowitz, possibly the only lovable politician left in New York.

New York State Assemblyman Vito Lopez has announced his resignation Friday morning - a major development after months of speculation and accusations into sexually harassing his own staff members.

A new report by two state senators accuses city day care centers of being unsafe, unregulated and filled with numerous health code violations.

Life for many New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Sandy has still not returned to normal, and that is apparent at one public housing development on Coney Island, where residents say they want their playground and community center back.

Joe's Pub at The Public will make its debut in Brooklyn as a co-presenter at the second annual Great GoogaMooga Festival in Prospect Park.

As mentioned , Bear in Heaven are playing short film showcase Tropfest which happens in Prospect Park's "Nethermead" on June 22 .

A smuggling ring that made a fortune selling more than a million cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York may have funneled some of the illicit proceeds to terrorist groups, authorities said Thursday.

From left: Gregory O'Connell, chief financial officer at the O'Connell Organization, Two Trees' Caroline Pardo and Brooklyn Rock Seven months after Hurricane Sandy, many tenants along Brooklyn's waterfront are still unable to pay rent or operate their businesses.

A pedestrian struck by a motorist on April 1 in Bay Ridge died from her injuries.

"Lets drive to Las Vegas and get married before we change our minds." This line, from "The Great Lover", by poet Charles Bukowski, dubbed by Time in 1986, "a laureate of American low life", kind of summarizes perfectly what comes to mind when one thinks about Las Vegas.

Hi!!! Where have you been?? Just kidding! I know I am the one who has been missing in action.

All those cartoon clips are pretty accurate, it seems. Mail carriers across the country have to fend against aggressive dogs, and Buffalo's no exception to the stereotypical image.

Daryl Katz's dream of a downtown arena, enabled hugely by Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel, took a giant pace toward realization on Wednesday when City Council voted 10-3 to approve the funding deal for the $480 facilty that had deadlocked stakeholders for the better part of five years.

Jennifer Perillo respects the toil that goes into the creation of a cookbook-especially now.

Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery celebrates 175 years with an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.