For decades, residents of a neighborhood that straddles the border of Brooklyn and Queens have dealt with the unique effects of living in a basin: swampy flooding, bumpy streets, overgrown lots strewn ...

Residents of East New York, which has long been buffeted by white flight, high poverty and high crime rates, say things could ...

In East New York, Brooklyn, signs of pride and progress are unmistakable. Rev. David Brawley of St. Paul Community Baptist Church believes the neighborhood has been able to turn around because ...

In a low-lying neighborhood at the Brooklyn-Queens border, residents say chronic flooding and neglect are facts of life. But now, the city says it's time to transform the area. "There's no sidewalks.