Prosecutors say the former detective tried to help the Bonanno crime family take down rival gambling spots in exchange for a monthly check.

The alleged subterfuge allows Samantha McElhaney John, who heads PS 327 in Brownsville, to avoid paying more than $5,000 in non-resident tuition to the city.

The end of the All-Star break also marked the return of the G League, with the Long Island Nets picking up two wins in two games over the last week. First, the

Gail Mincy was at the West Indian Day parade with her son on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn during the 2024 parade when her son was shot.

The last few weeks have been crazy for the Brooklyn Nets, with the biggest twist being that they’re in a race for a spot in the Play-In Tournament, sitting only

Long Island and the rest of the New York City area had been devoid of the popular supermarket chain until Oct. 2019, when a 74,000-square-foot Wegmans opened in Brooklyn. That was followed by an 87,500-square-foot store at Astor Place in Manhattan in Oct. 2023.

- Mild stretch of temperatures in the 40s and 50s for next week. - Clouds will mix with sunshine throughout the week. - A few rain shower chances Tuesday afternoon and evening, and Thursday ...

Brown has been a standout for Brooklyn's G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. He's averaging 16.4 points on 56.5 percent from the field to go with 5.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals. Going forward, it's likely that Brown continues to see some reps at the G League level.

The Nets added former five-star recruit Kendall Brown on a two-way contract ahead of a stretch run to close the season.

BROOKLYN (Feb. 25, 2025) – The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Kendall Brown to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

By Philippa TracyThe protagonist in Colm Toibin’s earlier novel Brooklyn, Eilis Lacey, returns in Long Island as she navigates her post-war move from small-town Ireland to New York. In the first, she finds a job in a department store,