The Latest Breaking News from Brooklyn

Sam Bankman-Fried's special treatment at a notorious Brooklyn jail: Lawyers say it's complicated

The trial of the decade is highlighting the injustices of the penal system.

Fortune · Sep 18, 2023

Brooklyn for all budgets: 10 places to stay in New York’s coolest borough

New York City can be costly, but these hotels mean you can still afford to visit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

‘El Chapo’ son extradited to Chicago to face drug conspiracy charges

El Chapo also faced federal drug charges in Chicago, but was ultimately was prosecuted in federal court in Brooklyn. Now his son will likely be arraigned at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago’s Loop.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2023

‘They’re sentient beings’: a new way of raising fish – and vegetables – in New York

Yemi Amu, founder of New York City’s first outdoor aquaponics farm, combines growing fish and growing plants without soil, and teaches residents its benefits

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2023

Brooklyn artist Will St. John: ‘If you go to art school, you’re paying for connections’

Will St. John has adapted a centuries-old style of painting to depict the modern-day stars of New York. Isobel Van Dyke meets him on the eve of his debut London show

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023

A new website reports on the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

A new website, Shtetl.org, aims to provide an inside view and a critical look at the insular world of ultra-Orthodox Jews.

WEKU · Sep 6, 2023

Man charged with murder in horror NYC hammer attack

Liyong Ye, 47, faces murder charges in the senseless slaying of a Brooklyn mother on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

‘I can show them the heavens’: meet New York’s traffic-halting astronomer

Joe Delfausse, 82, drew a crowd in the middle of a Brooklyn street by sharing his telescope

The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023

‘It was freaking bananas!’: rap luminaries on the defining moments from 50 years of hip-hop

From Brooklyn block parties to globe-trotting glory, some of the biggest names in hip-hop share their personal highlights from five decades of rap, rebellion and raising the roof

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

Why jailed FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is unlikely to have access to Adderall

NEW YORK: Life at Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center has proved challenging for disgraced former crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

The Times of India · Aug 24, 2023