Brooklyn Paper News Headlines Archive for February 5, 2024

Leader of migrant crime ring

AMNY

Alleged NYC migrant crime ring stole victims’ phones in drive-by thefts, then accessed their bank accounts, cops say

people with red fans for lunar new year

Southern Brooklyn prepares to welcome the Year of the Dragon with Lunar New Year celebration

By Kirstyn Brendlen

An NYPD vehicle at the scene of a crime.

AMNY

NYC crime rates drop in January, but hate crimes continue rising

atlantic avenue midblock crossings

New mid-block crossings on Atlantic Avenue aim to slow cars, increase pedestrian safety on ‘Boulevard of Death’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Firefighters rescued three civilians trapped in heavy clutter during a house fire at 654 East 79 St. in Brooklyn.

AMNY

FDNY rescues three who were trapped in Brooklyn fire

sheep being captured in brooklyn

On the lam! Sheep that escaped Sunset Park slaughterhouse settles in New Jersey sanctuary

By Adam Daly

Fr. Rev. Cannon George L. Bonner delivers homily at the funeral service last month for Vincentian-born community worker Joseph Alexander "Alex" Hinds.

Caribbean Life

Belizean Episcopal rector: What would Jesus do in the Israeli-Hamas War?

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Arts & Entertainment

Soulful celebrations: How to commemorate Black History Month in Brooklyn

By Shara Levine & Brooklyn Paper

bruce springsteen mom

‘It all started on 75th Street’: Tributes paid to Bruce Springsteen’s Brooklyn-born mother following her death

By Adam Daly

firefighters on scene of Gowanus Houses fire in Boerum Hill

Fatal Boerum Hill fire claims one life and leaves three others, including toddler, in critical condition

By Lloyd Mitchell & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

More from Around New York

Don Lemon attends the premiere of the fourth season of the "The Morning Show" in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2025.

Federal agents arrest Don Lemon in connection with St. Paul church protest

Jamaican-born entrepreneur Jermaine Parker.

Jamaican Jermaine Parker opens state-of-the-art recording studio in the Bronx

Dancers dressed in red holding a traditional lion for the Lunar New Year Lion Dance.

New York Family

34 Family-Friendly Events to Celebrate Lunar New Year in NYC

NYPD Police car

NYCLU sues NYPD over racial profiling in traffic stops