A Kings County Supreme Court justice dismissed a Brooklyn man’s 2012 conviction for raping a then 32-year-old mentally disabled woman on Thursday, after a review conducted by District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office discovered the defendant also suffered severe mental handicaps. Comments (3)

Flatbush: Brooklyn’s top prosecutor has indicted an East Flatbush man for allegedly forcing a minor into prostitution. Comment

Flatbush: A Brooklyn politician recently held his 12th annual Prom Dress Giveaway, helping over 300 girls prepare for the big dance. Comments (1)

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens: Cops are hunting the knife-wielding wacko who slashed a 53-year-old woman amid a bloody purse snatching in Prospect Lefferts Gardens earlier this month. Comment

Bedford-Stuyvesant: Police cuffed a Long Island man accused of selling an 80-year-old Bedford-Stuyvesant woman’s $1 million brownstone home — without her knowledge. Comments (5)

Op-Ed: With more than 520 miles of coastline, New York City sits on the frontlines of climate change. Comment

Event: This graveyard might be the most lively spot in Brooklyn! Comments (2)

Canarsie: Brooklyn’s top prosecutor has indicted four scammers for allegedly selling a Canarsie home which they did not own. Comment

Event: Sheepshead Bay’s biggest party of the year drew about 20,000 people to Emmons Avenue for the 28th annual BayFest on May 19, according to the event organizer, who called the event a smashing success. Comments (1)

Clinton Hill: Police are investigating a swastika that some bigot drew on a Grand Avenue Jewish Community Center on May 22. Comments (37)

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Event: The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association honored three outstanding women at its 101st annual awards dinner on May 15 at the Liberty Warehouse in Red Hook. Comment

Three women were arrested Tuesday for allegedly forging documents that allowed affordable-housing applicants to bypass a decades-long waiting list for a Coney Island cooperative in exchange for a whopping $874,000 in bribes. Comments (18)

Fort Greene: Police found a man’s body floating in the water off the Navy Yard on May 19. Comments (1)

Downtown: Call it a doctored note! Comments (1)

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Music: This musician has gone pro! Comment

Photo Galleries: Call it raising the bar. Comment

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens: The owner of a Prospect Lefferts Gardens vegan ice cream parlor may not get booted from his Flatbush Avenue storefront of 34-years, after more than 1,400 fans of the eatery’s non-dairy delicacies signed a petition demanding the restaurant be allowed to stay. Comments (9)

Bedford-Stuyvesant: Two gunmen face life behind bars after a jury found them guilty of murder for slaying two young mothers amid a failed Bedford-Stuyvesant assassination attempt in 2017. Comments (5)

Brooklyn Heights: When they were last in front of the LPC in March, the developers who are planning to bring a 20-story structure to Brooklyn Heights were told they needed to fix a few details... Click to give the full story a read on our sister site, Brownstoner! Read more…

Marine Park: Take a hike! Comments (3)

Park Slope: Fitness fanatics the world over gathered in Prospect Park for the 39th-annual Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday, where the runners pushed themselves to the very limit of human endurance — to snag one of Nathan’s Famous hot dogs! Comments (27)

Event: Spare some green for Fort Greene! Comment