In a sharply worded rebuke of a fellow lawmaker, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) called on Al Franken to resign after another woman came forward to charge the Minnesota senator of forcibly kissing her. … Full Article
We've got nothing against laundromats.But if you own a house, wouldn't you rather have the property next door be a handsome new condo building?The red-brick rowhouse at 87 Nevins St. has had it both ways. … Full Article
There's a monumental building that looks kinda like a Neo-Classical temple and has the New York Times' name inscribed on a doorsill — on Third Avenue in Boerum Hill, of all places. … Full Article
Business was quite brisk Monday evening at Brooklyn’s latest Apple store, which cuts a dramatic triangular wedge into the sky at 123 Flatbush Ave. in Fort Greene, within the BAM Cultural District. The store opened on Saturday. … Full Article
It’s been about a year since L Train commuters last heard from the MTA and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) about the coming 15-month service shutdown, scheduled to commence in April 2019. … Full Article
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree may be receiving all of the attention lately, but across the river in Downtown Brooklyn, there’s an equally impressive tree. … Full Article
A Brooklyn man is trying his hand at a second self-defense argument after his first Brooklyn Supreme Court trial that pinned him with the shooting death of an innocent nurse was overturned. … Full Article
A 33-year-old man from Brooklyn, who was previously convicted on charges stemming from a triple homicide in Fort Greene was sentenced to 90 years to life in prison on Monday, even as he refused to be seen in the Brooklyn Supreme courtroom. … Full Article
Spectators screaming "Kill the Deal!" "Laurie lied!" and "The city is not for sale!" were led from the City Council chambers on Thursday after disrupting the full Council vote on the Bedford-Union Armory redevelopment proposal and shaking the key Councilmember backing the plan, Laurie Cumbo. … Full Article
St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights unveiled a one-of-a-kind graffiti wall mural in its gymnasium on Thursday, becoming the first college in the nation to commission a graffiti artwork. … Full Article