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An 83-year-old who allegedly slashed two people with a machete — leaving a 5-inch gash in one man’s neck — during an argument at a raucous party in Williamsburg was walking around the place “like a samurai,” cops and one of the victims said. “There was no altercation, no disagreement. I was actually watching a YouTube video on an iPad with my buddy, and all of a sudden I feel something hit me in the back of my head. And then a girl came out of the bathroom, and he hit her too,” Brian Espinal, 35, told The Post, adding he knew the elderly suspect from...

This week in Brooklyn, New York, several incidents occurred that raised concerns about safety in the area. These incidents included a fatal shooting during a parking dispute, the arrest of a rabbi for catfishing women on dating apps, the tragic death of a 1-year-old girl ruled as a homicide, a shooting in Coney Island, a robbery involving a pistol-whipping, and a fatal shooting in Crown Heights.

A Brooklyn library received a bomb threat Saturday shortly before it was to host a group of drag queens reading books to kids — causing the event being moved to a nearby coffee shop. A staffer at the Cortelyou branch of Brooklyn Public Library at 1305 Cortelyou Road confirmed it received the bomb threat right before the nonprofit Drag Story Hour NYC was set to begin its 11 a.m. reading, adding that “for the time being we are OK” before hanging up on a reporter. NYPD later confirmed that an email threat was sent to the branch from an unknown source...

Two men whisked a young girl bound by duct into their car in the Bronx Friday night — sparking a manhunt for the suspects of the “possible abduction,” police said. The scary scene played out near East 169th Street and Clay Avenue in Morrisania just before 8:30 p.m., the NYPD said. The victim — who has not been named — is between 8 and 10 years old. She was last seen wearing a pink floral dress. One of the men, believed to be about 30 years old, has facial hair and the other was seen in a black hat and red shirt, cops said. They are driving a white Kia Niro with a Colorado license plate.

Parents, worship leaders, and gang intelligence officers gathered Saturday at the Refuge Church of God in Bed-Stuy to help identify warning signs that children might be affiliated with a gang.

NEW YORK -- A car got stuck in a sinkhole in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Friday.CBS New York's Dan Rice reports someone called 911 around 3:45 p.m. to report a sinkhole on Dekalb Avenue near Kent Avenue.The view from Chopper 2 showed the right side of a silver sedan stuck in that sinkhole.According to the Department of Environmental Protection, a water leak from a home on Dekalb caused the roadway to collapse.Crews shut off water to the home.The DEP says the pipe will need to be repaired and roadway restoration is underway.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s promised probe of alleged anti-Semitism and other misconduct in his office has so far gone nowhere, The Post has learned. Gonzalez announced to his staff in an Aug. 2 memo titled “Embracing Diversity” that he had asked the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ Equity and Inclusion Office to investigate disturbing allegations of bias, bullying, and retaliation reported about his top aide, Maritza Ming.  “When these independent reviews are complete, I will take any action warranted by the findings,” Gonzalez declared. But according to documents obtained this week, DCAS immediately rejected the request, saying it does not investigate “already...

The NYPD ousted over a half dozen cops with cushy public information jobs — a “massacre” to bring in pals of the new boss to the office, according to police sources and documents. Eight officers in the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard’s unit were called into a room one by one on Sept. 12 and told to find new jobs at the NYPD, police sources said. Sheppard got the new post in August and replaced Julian Phillips, who held the title for a year. “What made this massacre even worse is about a week before Sheppard held a meeting with the...

A tragic incident occurred at a Bronx daycare center when a one-year-old boy, Nicholas Dominici, died due to a fentanyl overdose. Senior law enforcement officials, including the police commissioner and the district attorney, attended the site, determined to take action for justice.

Last year, there were at least 128 victims in NYC, including at least 44 in the Bronx and 35 in Brooklyn.

A combative 6-year-old Bronx girl seen fighting with her family was mistaken for a kidnapping victim by neighbors, who called police and sparked a massive manhunt, the NYPD said Saturday. Cops were called to the corner of E. 169th St. and Clay Ave. in Morrisania about 8:30 p.m. Friday after neighbors saw two men forcing the adolescent into the back of a car, police said. According to initial ...

Tropical Storm Ophelia is causing serious problems in the Tri-State Area. The harsh weather conditions are impacting locals and their businesses. Reports from CBS News highlight that New York City is struggling. It's colder than usual with temperatures below 60 degrees, accompanied by rain and wind reaching 36 mph. This has severely disrupted outdoor activities and made travel difficult.

In this article, we explore four delightful Puerto Rican restaurants located in Brooklyn. Have you had the pleasure of dining at any of these establishments? If yes, we would love to hear about your experiences. Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around Brooklyn.

Dozens of apartments in a ritzy Upper East Side high-rise were without working stoves for nearly two months — after a resident’s bid to get their TV hung on the wall went haywire. The tenant of a two-bedroom, 17th-floor apartment at 245 East 58th St. — where such pads fetch $8,000 or more a month — hired a worker through the odd job web site Task Rabbit to complete the project in February. The worker didn’t identify himself to building management when he came to the do the job but went upstairs as a visitor — then allegedly drilled a hole...

Xuanzhi Liu never had a Canadian driver's license. But that's not what she told the DVM. Police say that Liu, who lives in Brooklyn, filled out New York State DMV Form MV-44 on February 18, 2021 -- more than 2 1/2 years ago -- and handed it in to the Department of Motor Vehicles on Hempstead Turnpike in Bethpage. On the form, it asks: Did you ever have a driver license that is valid or that expired within the last 2 years issued by a Canadian Province?" Cops say Liu, age 45, falsely checked the YES box.

It happened in Park Slope near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Union Street around 7:30 p.m. Friday.

An NYPD sergeant who shot and killed a mentally-ill woman holding a baseball bat in her Bronx apartment in 2016 will be forced to resign instead of being fired, the Daily News has learned. NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado had recommended that Sgt. Hugh Barry be terminated, but Commissioner Edward Caban modified that decision and will force Barry to resign, according to a ...

A “madman” on Staten Island allegedly stabbed two elderly neighbors — killing one — and a third victim in what appears to be an unprovoked fit of rage on Friday, according to locals and police sources.The unthinkable violence that left an 81-year-old man dead and his 78-year-old friend critically injured unfolded on Sunnyside Terrace – a quiet, tree-lined block – around 4:40 p.m., according to cops and neighbors. A 51-year-old man also suffered minor injuries in the triple stabbing, the NYPD said. The alleged attacker was arrested at the scene. “His face was like a madman,” Neighbor Kelly Doyle, 41, said of...

The East Village has gone south.  Residents and retailers in the liberal Manhattan bastion are fed up with its ever-growing population of unhinged vagrants, random street crime — and the city’s laissez-faire attitude toward both. The Ninth Precinct, which spans from East 14th Street to Houston Street, has seen an 17% spike in felony assault, an 7% jump in rape, and a 7% increase in grand larceny auto so far this year when compared 2022’s year-to-date numbers, police data shows. Total major crimes in the historically eccentric neighborhood so far in 2023 may have eased from their pandemic peak a...