A man drowned in a boating accident in Gravesend Bay yesterday afternoon. Officials believe that 73-year-old Florijan Kasumovic's leg got stuck in the railing of his recreational fishing boat around 1 p.m., and he died after being dragged underwater, the Daily News reports. The NYPD harbor unit towed the 21-foot-boat to a Sanitation pier in Gravesend to investigate. Kasumovic was boating alone. more ›

Disagreements over building a waste transfer station along the waterfront of Gravesend Bay in Brooklyn raised the possibility of dredging up more than just your standard pollution because possibly hundreds of tons of high explosives may be lurking underneath! more ›