Aug. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The proposed Coney Island casino would likely clog local roads with heavy traffic and overwhelm public parking, according to documents submitted to the state. An Environmental Impact Statement included with The Coney’s casino license application shows that the casino, if approved, is expected to bring thousands of cars…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Police are investigating a mid-afternoon shooting in Bushwick that left a 27-year-old man in critical condition on Thursday. Officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to the incident, located at Broadway and Kossuth Place, at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 7. Upon their arrival, police found the victim suffering…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie has big plans in Brooklyn this weekend. The group are headed to Brooklyn Paramount for a three-night run — Aug. 8, 10, and 12 — celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark album “Plans.” The limited engagement will feature the…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Dozens of New Yorkers rallied on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall this week to support a new bill that would ease the city’s strict short-term rental regulations. The legislation aims to roll back key provisions of Local Law 18, which hosts say has devastated their incomes and…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Color, culture and Carnival spirit will take over Crown Heights this Saturday as the Brooklyn Children’s Museum hosts its annual “Celebrate the Caribbean” festival — a family event honoring the borough’s vibrant Caribbean communities. “At Brooklyn Children’s Museum, all of our programming reflects the diversity of the communities…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Adam Daly Police are searching for four men they suspect are responsible for a three-week-long necklace-snatching spree that targeted six people across neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx. The victims, ranging in age from 16 to 78, were attacked between July 9 and Aug. 2 in a series of robberies…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Rain didn’t stop the Real Housewives from bringing star power — and a serious message — to Coney Island on Aug. 7, as Dolores Catania and her celebrity squad took the field against Maimonides Health workers for the annual “Battle 4 Brooklyn” charity softball game. The friendly match…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Crime rose very slightly in Brooklyn last month, according to the latest police statistics, driven by an increase in theft. The rate of major felonies rose .2% year-over-year in the 28-day period from July 7 to Aug. 3, data show. That .2% increase comprised just five more crimes,…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Elton, an endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was the star of the show on Coney Island Beach on Aug. 6, as he was released into the Atlantic Ocean after a monthslong rehabilitation. The turtle, who experts estimate was between 3 and 5 years old, was stranded on a…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann & Lloyd Mitchell Community members across Brooklyn had a chance to meet their local police officers during National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign on Aug. 5. Celebrated on the first Tuesday of August each year since 1985, the event — formally dubbed National Night Out Against Crime…