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An 80-year-old man who was chatting with a friend on a Brooklyn street Thursday morning was mercilessly slashed across the face by a menace with a lengthy rap sheet, cops and sources said. The octogenarian and his pal were talking at Knickerbocker Avenue and Troutman Street in Bushwick around 6:30 a.m. when 56-year-old Israel Rivera allegedly approached the pair. "I'm going to cut you," he hissed before he knifed the older man across the face. The unidentified victim was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he was treated for the lacerations on his face.

I knew that my child was safe, but this is my other child,

a little overdue for a refresh.

According to police sources, residents at 270 Jay St. in Downtown Brooklyn called the police around 1 p.m. on Nov. 13 after they reported smelling a foul odor emanating from the third floor. Upon arrival, authorities said, officers from the 84th Precinct entered a unit inside the building, where they found an 80-year-old woman and her 52-year-old son dead. Their identities are being withheld pending proper family notification.

Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of a three-alarm fire that broke out in Crown Heights on Wednesday evening.

BROOKLYN, NY - A 41-year-old building superintendent was killed during a dispute with a man accused of stealing packages out of a Brooklyn building. The incident happened at a building on Ocean Avenue in Ditmas Park around 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The building superintendent was taken to Kings County Hospital Center in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead. The man suffered multiple blows to the head, police said.

A Brooklyn couple is demanding a neighbor be held accountable for an attack by his pit bulls that left their French bulldog badly injured. Diane and Derrick Bradley are trying to pamper their 3-year-old French bulldog, Calypso, as the pup is still in pain following a vicious attack in the lobby of their Coney Island building Sunday morning. The couple can be seen on video desperately trying to rescue the small dog from the grip of two pit bulls.

"a thoughtful approach to historic preservation that saves a deteriorating landmarked building."

Within 10 minutes, a wall of water shattered its double glass doors, flooded the 2,000-square-foot studio, and left owner Valeen Bhat standing in knee-deep water, watching her nearly 20-year-old business go under literally. I knew that my child was safe, but this is my other child, Bhat told Brooklyn Paper. The water came so fast that we couldn't stop it. The glass doorframe broke from the pressure.

At least two years behind schedule, the borough jail rising on Atlantic Avenue will stand 15 stories and contain 1,040 beds. The steel structure for the new borough jail has climbed to eight stories. Originally slated to open in 2027 and behind schedule, 275 Atlantic Avenue will stand 15 stories and contain 1,040 beds. The frame has sprouted up since May, when two shafts - possibly elevators or chases for mechanicals - but nothing else stood above ground.

Assembly Member Jaime Williams, State Sen. Roxanne Persaud, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Marty Maher and Community Board 18 District Manager Sue Ann Partnow each took the podium to speak about the courage, selflessness and enduring spirit of America's veterans. This year's honorees included Maher, Rudolph A Bryant, Anthony Caputo, Rudolph D. Late and Bernard Santangelo - each recognized for their service and continued dedication to the community.

Police in Brooklyn released surveillance images of a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Crown Heights on Saturday, and are asking for the public's help in identifying him. The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 1 in front of an apartment building on Eastern Parkway, within the 71st Precinct. Police said the suspect approached the victim, Tyson Harps of the Bronx, and fired multiple shots, striking him in the body. Harps was pronounced dead at the scene.

A stranger told a 12-year-old girl "I'm going to violate you," and raped her in a heinous attack in the stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing building Thursday, cops and sources said. The predator approached the preteen around 5:45 p.m. in the stairwell of the Cooper Houses building on Morgan Avenue near Jackson Street in Williamsburg, according to authorities and sources.

While New York City's "Vision Zero" initiative has made cycling safer through expanded bike lanes, improved intersection designs, and enhanced traffic enforcement, accidents still occur. With over 762,000 regular cyclists navigating Brooklyn's streets, understanding your rights and knowing what to do after an accident is crucial. The Reality of Brooklyn's Bike Scene Brooklyn boasts some of NYC's busiest bike routes, with the Williamsburg Bridge area seeing over 7,000 daily cyclists. But with this volume comes risk-there were about eight accidents per mile of available cycling paths in 2025. Common Accident Scenarios Most-but not all-bicycle accidents stem from driver negligence: Intersection collisions due to drivers failing to spot cyclists "Dooring" incidents when parked cars open doors without checking Right hook and left cross collisions from failure to yield Side-swipe accidents from distracted driving Rear-end collisions Hazardous road conditions like potholes and debris

"At our new Brooklyn store, shoppers will find that every decision we make - from product selection to layout - is about offering the best quality at the lowest possible prices of any national grocer," Chris Daniels, regional vice president for ALDI, said in a statement. "As shoppers look for better ways to stretch their dollar, ALDI is providing Brooklyn with easier access to quality groceries at affordable prices."

The vintage Independent Subway System cars were built for the first subway company operated by the City of New York. Modern for their time, the R1/9s complemented the IND's Depression-era Art Deco aesthetic. With rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, these are the very cars that inspired Billy Strayhorn's song, "Take the A Train."

"The forest has three layers," she said. "It has the herbaceous, the ground layer, the midstory and then the canopy trees, and to see all three layers being damaged was really difficult."

Emily Roebling's husband was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, but when he fell ill soon after construction began, Emily spent over a decade working as his liaison, supervising the site, and ensuring that the structure was built to his specifications. Emily Roebling was the first person to cross the Brooklyn Bridge after its completion in 1883. This wasn't by chance, however.

I got my license at the end of 2022, and the process has been grueling, but we definitely pulled through, Van Roten told Brooklyn Paper. There was pushback because of the stigma still around cannabis. But at the end of the day, it was such a welcoming opening from the community. Opening a dispensary wasn't really just a business move; it was personal, Van Roten said. This neighborhood has its own rhythm and soul, and we wanted to build something that truly belongs here.

Just over a month after a devastating five-alarm fire at the historic Red Hook warehouse it called home, Lanoba, a Danish mid-century modern vintage furniture store, has reopened in a temporary space. Lanoba had just moved from New Jersey to Red Hook in May, opening an 8,000-square-foot space at 481 Van Brunt Street, in the iconic Beard and Robinson Stores on the piers on the waterfront.

Odyssey Head, 27, is also now charged with a fourth slashing. He was caught shoplifting a pair of shoes from the Flatbush Burlington Coat Factory on Tilden Ave. at about 12:50 p.m. on Sept. 14, police say. A store worker made him give the shoes back, and Head angrily slashed an 80-year-old customer in the back of his head as he stormed out of the store, according to cops.