The perpetually congested streets of Brooklyn, with all manner of vehicles clogging the streets, pose a hazard to all pedestrians - leaving the elderly and young especially vulnerable to accidents.
Police have arrested a Brooklyn man in a hit-and-run car accident that left a 9-year-old girl critically injured.
Ads promoting Islam are to be placed on New York subway cars in September, but a U.S. congressman finds people sponsoring the messages unacceptable.