Mar. 23, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith

On August 12, 2022, Mercedes Toribio woke up early to feed her elderly mother and was hit by the smell of smoke in her Bushwick apartment. She immediately got her mother out of bed and onto the street and called 911. She then frantically alerted her neighbors to get them out of the building, she said.

Mar. 23, 2023 By Jada Camille

Local elected officials and business leaders gathered on Atlantic Avenue on Wednesday to celebrate the illumination of the thoroughfare’s first-ever Ramadan holiday lights display.

Mar. 22, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer

Beloved pie shop Miss American Pie has customers fighting to keep the business open as it fights pandemic-induced financial issues.

Mar. 22, 2023 By Adam Daly

Seek out the right mentors, be open minded and to take some risks — these are just some of the wise words of advice from female healthcare leaders who have risen to new heights at Maimonides Medical Center, the largest hospital in Brooklyn.

Mar. 22, 2023 By Daniel Loud & Justin Wood

The maiden voyage of the new Bay Ridge express ferry to Wall Street is a welcome addition to NYC Ferry service. Bay Ridge residents  can now get to lower Manhattan in just 20 minutes, and can easily transfer to the subway and many other ferries traveling up the East River to Midtown, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

Mar. 22, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen

A former leader of a far-right extremist group has been arrested on federal charges in California after allegedly making violet threats against a Brooklyn-based journalist.

Mar. 21, 2023 By Jada Camille

A local organization is helping minority-owned businesses with a 12 week course, which teaches the ins-and-outs of entrepreneurship.

Mar. 21, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer

The Museum of Failure, an exhibit displaying the globe’s most notable failed projects and innovations, opened to the public at Industry City on March 17.

Mar. 21, 2023 By Megan McGibney

In an effort to deal with overcrowding in nearby schools, Bay Ridge is finally getting its first high school in nearly 100 years. 

Mar. 21, 2023 By Adam Daly

A family who were unlawfully evicted from their Sunset Park apartment nine years ago are to receive $275,000 after a settlement was reached with their former landlord during a trial in January. 

Mar. 20, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen

A gunman shot and killed a man outside a Crown Heights bodega on Monday afternoon.