Author: Alyson Martin (Alyson Martin)

Here’s a NY1 video of Brooklyn fans cheering for their teams at a recent match at Cafe Isabella in Dyker Heights. The game ended up being a 1-1 draw, but fans still seemed happy. “That’s exactly why I came, watching at home not quite the same. I wanted to scream,” one fan told NY1.

They might be a quiet bunch, but they’re feisty in their own ways. Librarians organized a 24-hour read-in on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library on Grand Army Plaza this weekend to show their disapproval of  budget cuts. The city is planning to close 40 library branches by the end of June. People read...

Isa Johnson, 29, has been arrested for his part in a Coney Island shootout last week that killed a mother of seven and injured three others. Victoria Rogucki, 36, was shot in the head after she tried to break up an argument between her 16 year-old daughter and her older boyfriend, when her two sons...

Two entrepreneurs are opening a DIY winery at a former art gallery on N. Eighth Street in Williamsburg this fall, allowing anyone who wants to get in on the process to do so. You can even smash grapes. Brian Leventhal and John Stires, who are creating the space, want to make wine making accessible to...

Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn borough president, has said Mother Teresa will get a special honor on what would have been her 100th birthday. On Aug. 26, the borough building lit with blue and white lights in her memory. Mother Teresa died in 1997.  To read more, please read Markowitz’ statement.

The Brooklyn Eagle has put together a short list of bars, pubs and restaurants that will be showing World Cup games. Check it out here.

Saed Hashmi, 30, a former Brooklyn student who pleaded guilty in April to a charge of conspiring to provide material support to Al Qaeda in Afghanistan will now serve 15 years in prison. He was sentenced Wednesday. Hashmi was born in Pakistan and grew up in New York. Hashmi was arrested in 2006 at Heathrow...

An argument between a 16 year-old girl and a man turned dangerous in Coney Island Wednesday night when the girl’s two brothers escalated the argument. Several gun shots rang shortly after at about 9 p.m. at the Coney Island Houses, a complex near West 35th Street and Surf Avenue. The mother of the brothers, Victoria...

The identity of a Brooklyn resident who won $64,000,000 in a sole winning Mega Millions ticket will be announced tomorrow, according to a New York State Lottery press release. Yolanda Vega and announcer Ralph Buckley will present a check tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the New York Lottery Customer Service Center on Beaver Street. The...

A new program called “Work of Art” on the Bravo television network will bring together 14 artists to face off and use creativity to compete. The winner will get $100,000 (not bad for an artist) and a personal show at the Brooklyn Museum, according to The Daily News. Initial reviews have been both favorable and...