Brownstoner takes on Brooklyn history in Nabe Names, a series of briefs on the origins and surprising stories of neighborhood nomenclature. West of Canarsie and east of Midwood is Flatlands, a ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted restrictions on several Brooklyn neighborhoods on Friday after COVID-19 cases plummeted in several former hotspots. Borough Park, Flatlands, and parts of Marine Park and ...

FLATLANDS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Brooklyn early Monday. According to the NYPD, 22-year-old Elijah Benjamin was found shot to death outside a building on ...

FLATLANDS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A woman was fatally struck by an MTA bus she had just been riding on in Brooklyn Thursday morning. It happened at Flatbush and Flatlands avenues in the Flatlands section ...

In early June of 1636, Jacob Van Corlaer acquired a large expanse of land from the Canarsie chiefs Penhawitz and Kakaspettino. The land was “bought” for 8 fathoms of duffle cloth, some wampum, 12 ...

This week, the most popular real estate listings on Brownstoner include a wood frame in Windsor Terrace, a row house in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and a semi-detached house in East Flatbush. Popular ...

A deadly crash left a devastating scene overnight in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn. Police sources say the vehicle involved had been reported stolen. The crash happened shortly before 1:45 a.m.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that a 20-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for ...

Flatlanders are rejoicing after the city filed applications to demolish a notorious Avenue L home packed to the roof with junk, an eyesore that neighbors said plagued the neighborhood for more than a ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A five-car crash in Brooklyn sent several people to the hospital late Friday. The crash happened around 8 p.m. Friday, CBS 2 reported. The vehicles collided near the ...

FLATLANDS, Brooklyn — Police on Thursday said they were still investigating after an 18-year-old Brooklyn boy was fatally shot in the head in late February. According to the NYPD, on the evening of ...