The SWIFT Act changes Social Security benefit rules by addressing older benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements.

THIS THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, THE DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN IS PREMIERING A SPECIAL PROGRAM ON IMMIGRANTS and their contributions the borough.

The holidays have arrived at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) as it started its annual Lightscape show on Nov. 21.

The Bay Ridge Center, 15 Bay Ridge Ave., held its second annual Holiday Treasures Fair on Nov. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FOUR MEN HAVE NOW PLEADED guilty in Brooklyn federal court to conspiring to steal funds from a nonprofit operating homeless shelters.

Jacob Narvaez allegedly slapped a 19-year-old woman’s rear end on Heyward Street around 9:25 p.m., then allegedly assaulted two more women.

A 38-year-old man was stabbed in the arm during a fight outside the Newkirk Avenue subway station near Nostrand Avenue.

A 38-year-old man was stabbed in the arm during a fight outside the Newkirk Avenue subway station near Nostrand Avenue.

LOCAL RESIDENTS SAY Cadman Plaza Park has been dangerously dark for weeks, with the park’s usual lights failing to turn on.

New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb must think he “nailed” his most recent coaching hire. He knows Brooklyn basketball fanatics will be the first to hold him accountable if he didn’t.

Notable people born on this day include cartoonist and creator of "Peanuts" Charles M. Schulz and singer and actress Rita Ora.

Ely S. Parker, denied NY Bar admission in 1849 for being Native American, was posthumously recognized for his legal legacy.