New York just got hit by one hell of a storm, depositing thousands of hail pellets (some reportedly as big as quarters) all over the city, leaving an inch or so of slush on the ground. Want to see pictures?

A man was stabbed to death outside the bar where he worked in Brooklyn early Thursday morning during a fight that apparently stemmed from disagreement over the two participants' dogs. Another bartender was stabbed in the neck.

There are a lot of things one expects to see on the community bulletin board inside the Park Slope Food Coop: Ads for babysitters, ads for book groups, announcements of boycotts, announcements of counter-boycotts. Not usually on the list, however, is a handmade sign shouting "I hired a hooker and she stole my dog!!!! Waahhhh!!!"

Remember that tornado in Brooklyn two weeks ago? It caused a good amount of damage to the borough's trees and power lines, but there was an even greater casualty: the Gowanus Canal. Here's post-tornado video of Brooklyn's biggest toilet, overflowing.

Jonathan Lethem, the author of such Brooklyn-centric novels as Motherless Brooklyn and Fortress of Solitude, is leaving Brooklyn for California.

Today at Gawker.TV, Bored to Death mocks the decline of New York City's print industry, Dexter returns, Barack Obama beats Cleveland Brown at basketball, the premiere of Sister Wives, and Lisa Simpson ventures into Springfield's version of hipster Brooklyn.

After a rousing week at theater camp, Lisa finds inspiration from her counselors—played by the Flight of the Conchords' Bret and Jemaine—and runs away to live the life of an artist in Springfield's very own version of Brooklyn.

Behold, the cheapest studio apartment in the increasingly coveted Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn: An 8' x 10' rubber playhouse with a pink door and Minnie Mouse decor. Seriously, someone is trying to rent this place for $500/month.

Brooklyn's new baby baboons have been named: Azizi and Jabari (Egyptian for "brave" and "precious") are the newest residents of the Prospect Park Zoo. Expect those names to start showing up on Park Slope strollers any day now. (Previously)

A city program to introduce possums to Brooklyn as rat killers has apparently backfired and now, according to the Post, "some Brooklynites have become terrified to go into their yards at night." Tornadoes, Madonna, and now rabies? Brooklyn is cursed.

Where were you when that tornado just crept up and attacked Brooklyn for no good reason? Hopefully somewhere safe, 'cause that sucker did some damage! Watch video with brotastic remarks like "Dude, it's f*cking funneling!" inside.

A tornado touched down this evening, causing widespread reports of destruction on Twitter. (And, reportedly, some destruction in Brooklyn.) Scary! Let's survey the damage.

One intrepid reader found Madonna at S Fifth St. and Marcy Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn today shooting scenes for her upcoming movie W.E.. He even filmed a video of her! Our Stalker game has officially been stepped up.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer apparently got all worked up this morning at his Brooklyn polling station, after he showed up too early and waited for the voting machine to load. Don't these ignorant machines know who Chuck Schumer is?

Brooklyn might be seeing the return of street trolleys! The city is studying the possibility of running a mile-long streetcar line between the transportation-starved neighborhood of Red Hook and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Next, can we have the Dodgers back? [pic]

[A costumed woman marches in Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade today. Photo via AP.]

Earlier this week, Michael and Carmen Ojeda were stopped by a uniformed official while rushing their asthmatic daughter Briana to the hospital. Briana died, and the city resisted the Ojedas' claim that a cop had stopped them—until now.

On Sunday, Phillip Tisson scored the winning goal for St. Lucia's soccer team in its game against St. Kitts-Nevis in the Digicell Caribbean Cup tournament being held in Brooklyn. Hours later, he was shot dead.

Oh my god! The Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn has two baby baboons, and they are so cute. They also don't have names, and the zoo is holding a contest to name them. Do you want to watch them play?

Meet Danny and Annie, two Brooklynites married for 27 years and in love the entire time. Here's the story of their relationship, from first date to death, captured in a poignant animation by StoryCorps.