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East New York has a reputation for violence — with good reason. The 75th precinct has a violent crime rate that’s 84% higher than New York City as a whole and 279% higher than the rest of the country, ...

EAST NEW YORK — THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and City Councilmember Sandy Nurse have announced major progress on the revitalization of the East New York Industrial Business Zone and Broadway ...

An affordable housing lottery has launched for a 100 percent affordable nine-story development on the corner of Pitkin Avenue ...

DOWNTOWN — Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that a Brooklyn man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of three people during two ...

Kente Cones in East New York blends cultural ice cream, African ingredients and community storytelling for a unique dessert ...

Residents and local leaders gathered to celebrate the activist's 100th birthday, honoring her decades of community service, ...

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the attacker who raped a 60-year-old woman in Brooklyn Wednesday morning. At about 6 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call for a woman ...

Alecia Reid is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated reporter for CBS News New York. She is a sustainability and social justice advocate; passionate about giving a voice to people who may not otherwise be ...