Living safely in Brooklyn Heights requires the same basic awareness appropriate for any urban neighborhood. Residents should secure their homes, particularly windows and doors, and consider building security features when choosing housing. Being alert to surroundings while walking, especially after dark, makes sense anywhere in New York City.

Nearly 6,000 serious sex offenders live in NYC — where a legal loophole allows convicted predators to live frighteningly close to schools and children’s playgrounds, The Post has learned. Paul Brown, a level 3 sex offender — the most serious ...

A 24-year-old man reported to police that he was choked and sexually assaulted last week in a Brooklyn park known as a meeting spot for men, according to law enforcement sources. The victim told investigators the suspect forced him to perform a sex act in the park near 9971 Shore Rd.

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 14-year-old girl was stabbed following a dispute with another teen on a subway platform in Brooklyn, police say. It happened on an elevated platform of the 3 train near the stairs on Sutter Avenue and Rutland Rd. in ...