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Hateful attacker slugs 14-year-old boy on NYC subway train: cops
The 14-year-old victim was on a Manhattan-bound No. 4 train approaching the Atlantic Avenue station with his mother and brother at 7:15 a.m. Monday when a stranger sat down next...
Man, 32, busted in Brooklyn subway shoving
David Rivera was arrested and charged with assault, menacing, criminal trespass and harassment in connection to the Saturday morning attack.
Man who kicked woman down NYC subway escalator arrested
Bradley Hill was arrested and charged with assault and attempted assault following an incident where he allegedly kicked a woman in the chest down a subway escalator in Brooklyn.
Homeless man arrested in connection to Brooklyn subway shove
The homeless man suspected of shoving an unsuspecting stranger onto Brooklyn subway tracks over the weekend was arrested early Tuesday, cops said. Michael Medlock, 33, was picked up outside his...
MTA's new hand sanitizing stations just as unreliable as NYC's subways
The MTA installed hand sanitizer dispensers at some subway stations across the Big Apple on Monday as the city inches closer to a reopening date -- but so far, they're...
Asian man spat on in latest coronavirus hate crime in Brooklyn
A brute spat on an Asian man in a Brooklyn subway station in the latest coronavirus-inspired hate crime, police sources said Wednesday. The 26-year-old victim was on the Atlantic Avenue...
Subway station ceiling collapses on platform in Brooklyn
Chunks of a rotted subway station ceiling collapsed on a train platform in Brooklyn -- snarling train service during the Friday morning rush. A section of plaster between two and...
Downtown Brooklyn serving up a whole new scene
Downtown is coming up. Once a wasteland of questionable delis, White Castles and musty slice shops, Downtown Brooklyn is in the midst of a transformation that is bringing loads of...
Brooklyn merchants plead with council to limit movie shoots
Starstruck they’re not. Merchants who ply their trade on Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to stop film crews from hogging parking spots and blocking deliveries. The head of...
Atlantic Avenue's new bistro makes a French connection
Many Brooklyn restaurants are defined more by their nabes than by their menus. Then there’s charming little French Louie, which belongs less to neighboring Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill or downtown...
Atlantic Avenue first city road to go to 25 mph
Brooklyn’s treacherous Atlantic Avenue will be the first of 25 major city roads to have its speed limit reduced from 30 mph to 25 mph, officials announced Wednesday. As part...