Brooklyn

Brooklyn

A bloodthirsty Brooklyn murderer who hacked up his former roommate and drug dealer, then stored the man's body parts in his fridge, will spend the rest of his life behind bars - and a new court filing offered a harrowing blow-by-blow description of the horrific crime. Nicholas McGee, 48, turned his Flatbush apartment into a grotesque scene that would give a grindhouse B-movie director pause when he killed 39-year-old Kawsheen Gelzer in a seedy dispute over sex, drugs and disrespect in March 2022.

The idea of a magnificent bridge to cross the East River and join Brooklyn and Manhattan was proposed by engineer John Roebling in 1852, but it took until 1869, after the Civil War, for everything to line up and work to start. Completing the bridge took more than a decade thanks to a host of setbacks and problems. It wasn't completed until 1883 and on opening day, May 24, people were finally able to walk or ride from Brooklyn to Manhattan and back.

I am proud of the Prison Reform Omnibus bill that passed at the end of session. New York's prisons have been plagued by a systemic pattern of violence toward incarcerated individuals, with little accountability or oversight. Within the last year, correction officers murdered two incarcerated men. The civil rights of incarcerated New Yorkers are routinely violated. The situation in our state's prisons is an emergency. This bill is a crucial step toward ending this violence.

You have the snacks, the drinks and your comfy spot on the couch. But then you turn on the TV and excitement shifts to irritation. Where's the *bleeping* game? Everyone's had that moment. The endless channel surfing. The constant app switching. The login-password juggling. And suddenly, you've missed the start of the game - or worse, the play of the day.

In October, the average rent in Brooklyn reached $4,340 a month, a leap of 8.5% year over year. The median rent in Brooklyn climbed to $3,850, a 6.9% increase over the same period last year. Perhaps most tellingly, the price per square foot grew 6.7% in the year period to $61.51, according to the October rental market report prepared by appraiser Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel for Douglas Elliman.

While NYSNA nurses are fighting for safe staffing, reverse staff and service cuts that harm patient care, stronger safety and workplace violence protections, guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence in patient care, and fair wages and benefits to recruit and retain enough nurses for quality care, the total compensation for Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian CEOs, including salaries, benefits, and perks, increased by over 54% from 2020 to 2023 according to 990 tax filings

It was reported to the NYPD that at 3:03 p.m. on Nov. 7, two unknown men followed a 74-year-old male and approached him from behind in front of 4701 Church Ave. One of the suspects then forcefully brought the victim to the ground, and the duo proceeded to drag the victim on the sidewalk. The suspects took $100 in cash from the victim before fleeing the scene on foot to parts unknown.

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.

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