A pair of robberies at a department store top this week’s police blotter.

It seems that robbers have been staking out the Macy’s shoe department, with two robberies in two … Read more

Park Slope straphangers will soon be muttering the F-word over their shoddy subway line -- again.

That’s because the beleaguered F line will be completely shut down in … Read more

Call the sheriff! Some low down varmints are rustling cattle in Brooklyn’s Wild West.

A life-size Fiberglass cow -- left behind after the 2000 CowParade art project -- … Read more

He’s dumping the Coney Island freaks for college students.

Now that developer Joe Sitt has handed the keys to Coney Island’s future over to the Bloomberg administration, his new goal … Read more

Falling crime statistics are practically ubiquitous in Brooklyn, but if you’ve ever suspected that the plummeting figures delivered monthly at your local police community council meeting are just a little … Read more

New York on Less: a look at how the recession is affecting couples in marriage and divorce. Read more

Label: Jumelle Deal: 60% to 80% off labels like Alexander Wang, APC, Isabel Marant and Karen Walker Read more

You don’t need to talk to the owners of the shuttered Beatrice Inn or the shuttered Ballroom at the Jane Hotel to find out how strong the People have gotten … Read more

Park Slope new development the Vermeil, which has made a pretty serious attempt to blend in with its surroundings at at 7th Avenue and Sterling Place, is almost sold out. … Read more

Looking for a place to ship your packages worldwide while also checking out a film screening, play video games, or listen in on an acclaimed DJ series?Sandbox (257 Grand Street) … Read more

Responding to a reader inquiry about the condition of the trees being held near the foot of Pier 3 for eventual transplantation to Pier 6, we requested information from the … Read more

Falling crime statistics are practically ubiquitous in Brooklyn, but if you’ve ever suspected that the plummeting figures delivered monthly at your local police community council meeting are just a little … Read more

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As the architects prepare to plead with the Landmarks Preservation Commission for approval to finish exterior renovation work at Pier A, … Read more

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The city is backing out of plans to purchase the historic Wyckoff-Bennett House in Brooklyn even though the 18th-century Dutch farmhouse—located on East 22nd Street near Avenue P—is one … Read more

Are you a connoisseur of buffalo wings? Well if so, you are in for a treat this weekend with The Best Wings in Brooklyn competition cook-off co-sponsored by Brooklyn Based … Read more

This four-story job on Baltic near 5th Avenue is looking pretty much complete from the outside. DOB records don’t appear to specify whether it’s meant to be a single-family or … Read more

At first we weren’t sure what Brooklyn Decker was talking about when we heard her say this about the shot that became her Sports Illustrated cover, which came out today:

“It’s … Read more

The latest news from our old Williamsburg obsession 80 Metropolitan: the building is now more than 50 percent sold, according to a press release from the developers. 80 Met, once … Read more

The best of Brooklyn strutted its stuff during the annual extravaganza put on by Borough President Marty Markowitz during his State of the Borough address. Read more

The best of Brooklyn strutted its stuff during the annual extravaganza put on by Borough President Marty Markowitz during his State of the Borough address.This year, the newly renovated Park … Read more

Hotel Chatter calls our attention to a mystery hotel from Hersha Hospitality going up at the corner of 48th Street and Lexington Avenue. The known deets: it might be called … Read more

For the past couple weeks workers have been renovating the ground-floor space in one of the old apartment buildings on 4th Avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets, and according to … Read more

An elderly Carroll Gardens woman recently fell for the old "you’re grandson’s in trouble" con, but this one had a clever Canadian twist. A man identifying himself as "Constable Karl … Read more

Verde is opening at 216 Smith Street. Shall it be Latin food or green fare? Read more

Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.

The 22-year-old wife of tennis star Andy Roddick said being chosen for the front is “the news of a … Read more

1) West Village: Just goes to show karaoke bars cannot survive without the booze. Mere months after opening as an unintentionally dry spin off of Sing Sing in the East … Read more

A little over a year ago, the Greenpoint Business Association was formed and Gina from local Zaya’s Appliances gave me all the deets on a holiday promotion they were running … Read more

If you want a great house in a prime location but need a little extra rental income to pull it off, this new listing at 449 6th Street just might … Read more

Photo at left via Curbed tipster; at right via Curbed Photo Pool/Ro.E.H. It’s hard to miss this pair of new buildings that are helping to define the new Greenpoint skyline. … Read more

Don your PJs for this Valentine’s Day party at The Bell House. Comedian Sara Schaefer will be on hand with bedtime stories as you imbibe free Lillet cocktails and Smuttynose … Read more