#brooklyn

#brooklyn

This year, more than 300 sites are participating in the action-packed weekend, which will take place from Friday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 19. Experiences run the gamut from kayak trips of New York's waterways to behind-the-scenes municipal operations to historic house tours. Due to space or security concerns, some sites require advance tickets, while others are open for drop-in visits. (Ticketing for sites that require them opens on Friday, Oct. 3 at noon . Act fast, they go quickly!)

New York, NY - Two lucky New York Lottery players are holding $50,000 winning Powerball tickets after Wednesday night's drawing, officials announced Thursday. The tickets, both third-prize winners from the September 24 drawing, were sold in Brooklyn and Manhattan. One came from Flat Gas & Mart, located at 7702 Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn. The other was purchased at Bono's Deli, 35 East 28th Street in Manhattan.

A person who became engulfed in flames died Tuesday night in Brooklyn, the FDNY said.

Brooklyn, NY - A quiet Sunday night turned into a life-changing moment for one lucky New Yorker who scored a top-prize TAKE 5 ticket worth over $31,000 after purchasing it from a local neighborhood store in Sunset Park. The New York Lottery confirmed that one top-prize winning ticket for the TAKE 5 Evening drawing held on Sunday was sold at Fresh Green Farm, a grocery store located at 6002 5th Avenue in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, NY - An 89-year-old woman was discovered with fatal head injuries inside her Brooklyn residence late Sunday night, police said. Authorities responded to a 911 call around 10:27 p.m. at 3015 West 29th Street in the 60th Precinct. Officers were informed that the victim, identified as Nina Kravtsov, had sustained head trauma. Emergency personnel rushed her to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead.

This is a heartbreaking and almost unbelievable tragedy,

Brooklyn is one of the most vibrant boroughs in New York City, known for its cultural mash-up of food, art, music, and nightlife. Visitors from around the world are drawn to its energy-from the brownstone-lined streets of Park Slope to the buzzing scene in Williamsburg. Now, with New York's evolving cannabis laws, Brooklyn has also become a prime destination for cannabis tourism.

Brooklyn has long been a destination for creativity, culture, and trendsetting energy. From music to food, style to nightlife, the borough sets the pace for much of New York City. Now, with the state's legal cannabis market maturing, Brooklyn is quickly becoming one of the top places for consumers to explore premium weed products. Whether you're visiting for a weekend or you're a local looking to try something new, hash is one of the best ways to elevate your experience.

A 15-year-old driver too young to legally be driving lost control of a car in Brooklyn and struck an elderly man standing on the sidewalk Sunday morning, cops said. The teenager was driving a 2020 Honda Accord north on Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York when he jumped the curb and hit the 71-year-old victim standing next to a utility pole near Hegeman Aves, cops said.

"I was a sub, so I was working at different schools. So I started walking home from different schools and I started mapping it out,"

BROOKLYN, NY - A dead body was found floating in Newtown Creek on Thursday, police said. The body was found near Apollo Street in Brooklyn around 12:17 p.m., the FDNY said. The man is believed to be in his 30s, sources told PIX11 News. He was found unresponsive by emergency personnel.

"When we set up Public Service... it feels like you're just activating something that's here under the surface all the time."

Surveillance video showed the black Honda Civic jump the curb and slam into the side of a building, splitting the car into two pieces and scattering debris across the roadway. It plowed through garbage bags set on the sidewalk and narrowly missed a U.S. Postal Service mailbox. The impact left the intersection littered with trash among the wreckage. "This is crazy -- crazy and other words that you can't put on camera," one resident said after waking up to the damage.