The retired seamstress had made a trip to the bank and the pharmacy before heading to her niece's apartment in Crown Heights on Thursday night.

Published by New York Daily News on August 16, 2008.

In addition to Senator Montgomery, the gathering was attended by the Assembly members William F. Boyland Jr., Karim Camera, Hakeem Jeffries and N. Nick Perry. Also there were Jesse Hamilton, a Democratic district leader from Crown Heights, and the Rev. Clinton M. Miller, the pastor of the Brown Memorial Baptist Church.

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

The affected zip codes are 10301, 10304, and 10310 on Staten Island. In Brooklyn, zip codes 11234 and 11236 will get sprayed.

Published by WNBC on August 13, 2008.

The robberies occur in three neighborhoods -- Bedford-Stuvyesant, Crown Heights and Bushwick.

Published by WNBC on August 13, 2008.

First-time participant Lisa Henderson of Crown Heights was having trouble with her swing, so Dave Campanaro pitched to her from in front of the protective screen a few feet in front of the mound.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 12, 2008.

Also, due to ongoing signal problems on the express track at the 23rd Street Station, Crown Heights-bound 4 trains and Bowling Green-bound 5 trains are running with delays.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 12, 2008.

Other bold-faced names included in the collection of black-and-white and color photography by Brownsville native Laylah Amatullah Barrayn are Ladybug Mecca, Randy Weston, Mos Def and DJ Spooky — pictured with other musicians, educators and painters.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

He is often quoted in stories about Yankel Rosenbaum, the Jewish scholar who was killed in the Crown Heights rioting in 1991. (Mr. Abraham is a friend of the Rosenbaum family.)

Published by New York Times on August 8, 2008.

Frazier, riding his bicycle along Pacific Street in Crown Heights, saw his intended target, Franklin Gillespie, 17. But before Frazier could shoot, Kelly said, Gillespie's friend, Luis Gonzalez, 18, pulled out his own gun and fired.

Published by amNY.com on August 7, 2008.

A 9-year-old boy was killed in crossfire on Monday night, prompting anger in Crown Heights.

Published by New York Times on August 7, 2008.

Of the 15 ZIP codes with the most foreclosures, nine are in Queens and three are in Brooklyn, basically following a crescent-shaped corridor running roughly along the neighborhoods of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Ocean Hill and Flatbush. The last three of the top 15 are in Staten Island.

Published by The New York Observer on August 7, 2008.

"People in other parts of the city don't have specific privileges," said Michael Dansbury of Crown Heights. "Why here as opposed to elsewhere? Why here as opposed to Harlem?"

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 7, 2008.

The fatal shooting of a nine-year-old boy in Crown Heights has left the neighborhood in a mood of frustration.

Published by New York Times on August 6, 2008.

Dozens of neighbors, family and friends, gathered in the Crown Heights section to hold a vigil for a little boy wounded by gunfire.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 6, 2008.

A 9-year-old Brooklyn boy riding his bicycle in the street was critically injured by a stray bullet from a nearby gun battle last night. Sham-Shawann Kelly was playing outside his building on Pacific Street in Crown Heights at 9:10 p.m., when two men nearby began fighting.

Published by New York Post on August 5, 2008.

Police said a 9-year-old boy was gunned down while standing in the doorway of an apartment building on Pacific Street in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.

Published by WNBC on August 5, 2008.

The search for Flanders, a construction worker from Crown Heights, was called off Sunday. He was one of seven people who drowned or were feared drowned since Friday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 29, 2008.

Trager has seen a number of notable cases, including the case against Lemrick Nelson, who was convicted of violating the civil rights of a Hasidic student who was killed during the Crown Heights riots in 1991. He later imposed the maximum sentence.

Published by The New York Observer on July 29, 2008.

Corey Jemine, 29, of Crown Heights, recently quit his job as a baker after four years with the Cake Man. He said he never got a bonus.

Published by New York Daily News on July 29, 2008.

Rev. Wright survived the crash but is still in critical condition in the hospital, and could not make it to his wife and grandson's funeral. The gathering was so packed that the crowd spilled onto the sidewalk outside the church in Crown Heights.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 28, 2008.

On Saturday, the search ended for another city swimmer, Devon Flanders, a 22-year-old dad from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, who disappeared Friday off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on July 28, 2008.

Officers executing a "no knock" search warrant at Elizabeth Maxwell's Brownsville apartment at 5 a.m. July 3 threw her to the ground and held her at gunpoint as they took her son, Kenneth Maxwell, 51, into custody, she said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 26, 2008.

Gov. Paterson has also shown commitment to reducing New York's carbon footprint. As GlobeSt.com reported earlier this week, the affordable condos being built on Atlantic Avenue in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn, will meet stringent LEED green-building standards, providing healthy, sustainable and energy-efficient homes.

Published by GlobeSt on July 23, 2008.

The road menace is accused of striking Nacirema on Saturday as she dashed across Rockaway Ave. in Brownsville, then speeding off. Witnesses said he stopped briefly to curse at the bleeding child.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The No. 4, which runs from Woodlawn in the Bronx to Crown Heights and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, reached its destination on time in only 70.1 percent of its runs in May, the new figures show. That was nearly a 12 percent decline from the same month the previous year.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

According to police, Jerry Coleman, 41, was behind the wheel of a tan Nissan Maxima on Saturday night when the car struck the young girl, who was crossing Rockaway Avenue at Glenmore Avenue. The victim was rushed to Brookdale Hospital, where she is listed in critical condition.

Published by New York Sun on July 22, 2008.

Jerry Coleman, 41, packed his belongings into a friend's van Sunday, and instructed the pal to drop him off at the intersection of Glenmore and Rockaway avenues in Brownsville, scene of Saturday's hit-and-run, cops said.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

Police say a car struck the girl Saturday evening as she crossed Rockaway Avenue at Glenmore Avenue in Brooklyn. They say the vehicle then drove off.

Published by amNY.com on July 21, 2008.

Nacirema Brown Police have arrested a 41-year-old Brookyn man who they suspect in a hit-and-run accident that has left a 9-year-old girl fighting for her life. Cops said Nacirema Brown was struck by a tan Nissan Maxima when she dashed onto Rockaway Ave. near Glenmore Ave. in Brownsville.

Published by New York Daily News on July 21, 2008.

Police said she was crossing the street at Rockaway and Glenmore avenues in Brownsville at about 9 p.m. on Saturday when a tan Nissan Maxima hit her and then sped from the scene, leaving the wounded girl behind.

Published by New York Sun on July 21, 2008.

HR&A examined the Habitat-NYC's Ocean Hill-Brownsville project, which comprises 41 units of affordable condos. About 10,000 volunteers will help construct these homes, spending money in the community and helping revitalize it, according to a prepared statement.

Published by GlobeSt on July 21, 2008.

Police say a car struck the girl Saturday evening as she crossed Rockaway Avenue at Glenmore Avenue in Brooklyn. They say the operator of the vehicle berated the girl as she laid motionless in the street then got back in the vehicle and drove off.

Published by WNBC on July 21, 2008.

A 9-year-old Brooklyn girl was fighting for her life Sunday night after she was mowed down by a cruel driver who cursed at the broken child before driving off, police and witnesses said. Cops said Nacirema Brown was struck by a tan Nissan Maxima when she dashed onto Rockaway Ave. near Glenmore Ave. in Brownsville.

Published by New York Daily News on July 21, 2008.

Nacirema Brown was hit at 8:47 p.m. Saturday as she was crossing west on Glenmore Avenue at Rockaway Avenue, authorities said.

Published by New York Post on July 21, 2008.

Police caught up to the driver in a hit-and-run incident that occurred over the weekend in Brooklyn. As of Monday morning, Nacirema Brown, a 9-year-old Brooklyn native, is clinging to life after being mowed down around 8:45 p.m. in the Brownsville section of the borough.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 21, 2008.

Nacirema Brown was run over Saturday night at around 8:45 p.m. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

Little Nacirema Brown was hit at 8:47 p.m. Saturday as she was crossing west on Glenmore Avenue at Rockaway Avenue, authorities said.

Published by New York Post on July 20, 2008.

Then A few blocks away on Rockaway near Glenmore Avenue police say a man driving a tan Maxima mowed her down and left her near death in the street.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 20, 2008.

At one of the churches, the Helping Hands Ministries in Brownsville, a line of people waited to enter the building.

Published by New York Times on July 20, 2008.

Cops said Nacirema, was running across Rockaway Ave. near Glenmore Ave. in Brownsville when she was struck at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 20, 2008.

The young girl was crossing Rockaway Avenue at Glenmore Avenue when she was struck by a tan Nissan Maxima.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

Brown was crossing Rockaway Avenue westbound at Glenmore Avenue when she was struck by a tan Nissan Maxima traveling northbound on Rockaway Avenue.

Published by WNBC on July 20, 2008.

The alleged driver was caught a few hours later. The latest victim: a 9-year-old girl that was struck Saturday night in Brownsville.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 20, 2008.

On Sunday, July 26, from 11 am to 1 pm, Crown Heights resident A.J. Bull, the chef de cuisine at Brasserie 8 1/2 in Manhattan, will host a class called “Cooking with Mushrooms,” where cooks of any skill level can learn how to make fantastic fungi dishes.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 17, 2008.

The participating churches are: Helping Hands Ministries, 326 Junius St.; First Baptist Church of Brownsville, 357 Chester St.; Grace Baptist Church, 181 New Jersey Ave.; First AME Zion Church, 54 MacDonough St.; Southern Baptist Church, 798 Stanley St.; and Brown Memorial Baptist Church, 484 Washington Ave.

Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

The participating churches are: Helping Hands Ministries, 326 Junius St.; First Baptist Church of Brownsville, 357 Chester St.; Grace Baptist Church, 181 New Jersey Ave.; First AME Zion Church, 54 MacDonough St.; Southern Baptist Church, 798 Stanley St.; and Brown Memorial Baptist Church, 484 Washington Ave.

Published by New York Post on July 17, 2008.

Persona Non Grata is rappers Ill-O and Ivo Dinero, both 19, and Heedi Blacc, 18, all of Brownsville, Brooklyn. They are part of a wave of hip hop in which Web-savvy teens with an ear for catchy music can create and control their own fame.

Published by New York Daily News on July 16, 2008.

The victim, identified by relatives as Mustafa Oumaria, was shot four times outside his Albany Ave. apartment in Crown Heights about 10 p.m., witnesses said. He died en route to the hospital, cops said. The lone gunman fled.

Published by New York Daily News on July 16, 2008.

This figure ranks the "44" behind only the 75th Precinct, covering East New York, Brooklyn (349 complaints), and the 73rd Precinct, covering Ocean Hill/Brownsville, Brooklyn (280 complaints), according to recently-departed CCRB spokesman Andrew Case.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 14, 2008.

Judges have threatened a work slowdown to protest their salaries, which have been frozen for the last decade. Frustration among legislators regarding their own pay has boiled over to the point of prompting one lawmaker, Eric Adams, a Democrat who represents Park Slope and Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to bellow "Show me the money" on the Senate floor. But the governor's office is one place in Albany where complaints about salary are rarely audible.

Published by New York Sun on July 14, 2008.