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

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

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

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

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

Lunar New Year celebrations are in full swing throughout New York City this weekend. Traditional lion and dragon dancers will fill the streets of Queens on Saturday and Brooklyn ...

New York, Billy, as he was known to his family, was #7 of 11 children born to Joseph and Mary Cox. Billy grew up in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn and then later moved with his family to Bensonhurst ...

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

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 York City resident who was originally from Ukraine, was killed after she was struck by a truck ...