Emma Barash met Mitchell Schwartz when she brought a sensitive issue to his attention while they worked at New York City Hall.

Food retailer D. Coluccio & Sons has recalled the Colussi Cantuccini Chocolate Drops chocolate chip cookies. The announcement ...

State Sen. Stephen Chan was sworn in to represent southern Brooklyn's 17th Senate District, becoming the first Asian-American ...

Mayya Gil, 95, immigrated from Ukraine in 1992. Officials say she died after being hit by a driver outside her Brooklyn home.

Mayya Gil had been walking across Cropsey Avenue in front of her apartment in Bensonhurst near 24th Avenue around 12:40 p.m.

An Asian immigrant, Ling Ye, is seeking to topple Democratic Socialist Brooklyn Councilwoman Alexa Avilés in the June 24 ...

Here's how to kick off Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake, a zodiac character that exemplifies resourcefulness, adaptability and resilience.

Mayya Gil, a 95-year-old New York City resident who was originally from Ukraine, was killed after she was struck by a truck ...

A 95-year-old woman, who survived some of history's most catastrophic events, died last week after she was hit by a vehicle ...

Mayya Gil, a 95-year-old New Yorker who survived the Nazi invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster, and the COVID-19 ...

As retailers close and buildings are adapted or demolished, these Brownstoner tales reveal the history of Downtown Brooklyn's ...

Rounding out Lunar New Year Parades in Brooklyn is the second annual Brooklyn Lantern Festival Parade. Come by and check out ...