All five victims were taken to nearby hospitals and are expected to survive. Police said two knives were recovered at the scene.

Police investigate multiple stabbings near Bushwick Puerto Rican Day Parade

Investigators say it happened around 5:38 p.m. at the intersection of Knickerbocker Avenue and Grove Street. 

Suspect in custody after man slashed near Puerto Rican Day parade route in Bushwick

Among this year’s highlights was the appearance of NBA player Jose Alvarado, a Brooklyn native who proudly represented his Puerto Rican heritage while riding on a parade float and greeting cheering crowds.

Brooklyn’s Puerto Rican Day Parade returns with pride, heightened security

At Brooklyn Bridge Park, preparations are already underway for a FIFA watch party that is expected to bring in large crowds. It is one of more than a dozen viewing events planned citywide, alongside Knicks watch parties and celebrations tied to the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Bushwick on Sunday.

NYC ramps up security for FIFA World Cup, Knicks watch parties as crowds grow in Brooklyn

Con Ed tells News 12 that heat was “almost certainly the cause” of the multiple manhole fires that erupted Thursday evening, taking out power and closing stores.

Power restored after manhole fires knock out blocks of Fulton Street

As beachgoers packed the shoreline this week, NYC Parks told News 12 there are already more guards on duty than this point in the season last summer, when crews performed more than 220 water rescues.

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