In one Brooklyn neighborhood, the worsening mental health crisis sparks growing alarm but few answers

NEW YORK — Random attacks. Record homelessness numbers. A shortfall in services. The outward signs of a deepening mental health crisis are growing in New York City. But few places have to live with it as closely as East New York. The Brooklyn neighborhood, which leads the city in most serious categories of crime, faces high numbers of mental heath emergencies. The rate of adult psychiatric hospitalization in East New York is more than double the citywide rate, according to data from the Department of Health. The response — from the community, local officials and advocates — underscores how tho...