After nearly 60 years, a Bensonhurst staple is saying goodbye.SAS Italian Records, 7113 18th Ave., will be permanently closing its doors.

BOROUGHWIDE — Con Edison will energize new 138-kV transmission lines in Brooklyn this month, part of a $505 million Reliable Clean City program to enhance electric reliability, POWER reported ...

DUMBO — SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY) suggested that DOGE-led Coast Guard budget cuts may have contributed to the Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtemoc’s deadly collision with the Brooklyn Bridge ...

SUNSET PARK — HOTEL BPM BROOKLYN, a music-inspired boutique hotel in Industry City, is set to reopen in late fall 2025 after a multi-million-dollar renovation, according to the Hotel Management ...

DUMBO — Crowds in Brooklyn Bridge Park and in DUMBO watched in shock as the stately ARM Cuauhtémoc, a three-masted Mexican Navy training ship on a goodwill visit to New York City, slammed stern ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: "Hope I can get them into a camp ..." A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend ...

"We’ve been part of this neighborhood for more than 50 years and now this one guy is trying to destroy my entire business." ...

STATEWIDE — LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE The Metropolitan Transportation Authority to notify the public about bed bug infestations discovered on its trains and buses has passed the NY State ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/CONEY ISLAND — A MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON A TRAIN AT KINGS HIGHWAY has disrupted B and Q service between DeKalb Avenue and Coney Island/Stillwell Ave., the MTA reported early ...

CITYWIDE — WINDSHELD STICKERS SHOULD BE REVIVED FOR ON VEHICLES whose drivers ignore the city’s alternate side parking rules, says City Councilmember Gale Brewer, who is also a past Manhattan ...

KENSINGTON — Smoke from two manholes on Dahill Road triggered a carbon monoxide scare for Kensington residents, prompting firefighters to evacuate a nearby building just after midnight on ...

VATICAN — ‘There’s no doubt that God helps me win’: Italy’s Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting on May 14, 2025. Sinner’s ...