Brooklyn News

Over the last two decades, few artists have amassed such a quietly considered or influential cult following as Daniel Johnston.

US authorities are suing a fish processor based in Brooklyn, New York, for manufacturing ready-to-eat fish products under insanitary conditions, with inadequate safety procedures.

The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the home stadium of the Brooklyn Nets, is a much-discussed venue for a variety of reasons: Bruce Ratner and Jay-Z , for two.

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Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:00 p.m., featuring music from Bob Kerr and readings from Edmund Berrigan, Jessica Fiorini, Joanna Fuhrman, and the in from Pittsburgh, Lauren Russell.

A pedestrian and a cyclist are dead after a series of crashes in Brooklyn and the Bronx in which motorists also injured five other people.

Italian Bred Off-Broadway. With this 80 minute one-woman show, Candice slips in and out of characters as she cooks up a full meal of growing up Italian on Staten Island.

Gwyneth Paltrow has created city guides for London, Los Angeles and New York City as an extension of her lifestyle website, goop.

The actress exchanged vows with musician Ben Jorgensen in a romantic ceremony at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a year and a half after they became engaged.

Kanye West used his appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend as a platform to promote two new, socially-charged songs.

Parading: Zalika Cuffy Scott, Uniq Jeanette Peter, Aliyah Parris, Burundi Johnson Chung, and Jeanine Johnson are part of the Brooklyn Jumbies, who performed as the Colors of Mexico at the West Indian American Junior Carnival, in 2010.

Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who represents New York City, said he will resign June 20 amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for a City Council seat.

Another major step in Brooklyn's recovery from Hurricane Sandy comes on Monday, when the Canarsie Pier will reopen for the first time in almost seven months to local fishermen and community members wanting to spend time by the sea.

Age Range: Summer camp: 5-9 years Dates: Summer Camp: July 1st-August 22nd, offered in weekly sessions Cost: Summer Camp $220-$250 per session.

May 18, 2013 - BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Yellow Peril at LightSpace: BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS 2013 May 31 - June 2, 2013 Johnny Adimando directions1.html Yellow Peril Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition at LightSpace Studios as part of Bushwick Open Studios , a three day arts and culture festival from May 31 - June 2, 2013, celebrating the ... (more)

The State Department of the United States recently released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 , posing as the world judge of human rights again.

A Brooklyn bar is hosting a contest to find the smallest endowment in New York - giving men used to coming up short a chance to rise to the occasion.

During my time as a supervisor of a field team assigned to Brooklyn and Staten Island, we arrested hundreds of individuals engaged in the drug trade.

News of sparkling condos, public plazas and big-name chains like Shake Shack seems to arrive daily in the area near the Nevins St.

The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign rather than possibly be expelled from the Legislature amid sexual harassment allegations.