Sep. 9, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 15-year-old boy was stabbed outside a Prospect Heights high school on Monday, just three days into the new school year. Details of the incident were still unclear as of 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, but police said they received a report of an incident near Eastern Parkway…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Arthur de Gaeta On Sept. 4, for the first time in 169 years, Visitation Academy in Bay Ridge was quiet on the first day of classes. The school permanently closed its doors last summer, with the monastery soon to follow. Generations of alumni attended a Thanksgiving service…
Sep. 9, 2024 Gabriele Holtermann September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and on Saturday, ovarian cancer survivors, their families, and loved ones of those who have lost their battle to the “silent killer” embarked on the 16th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L. Walk and Run celebration. The event, organized by the nonprofit T.E.A.L. — formally known…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille Prepare to flood the streets of Brooklyn for the 49th annual Annual Atlantic Antic Festival later this month. Hosted by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation, the festival will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29, rain or shine, along 1.5 miles of Atlantic Avenue, covering Boerum Hill, Cobble…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly Two Brooklyn contractors have been indicted for allegedly defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program of more than $1 million and using the funds to purchase luxury items, including homes and a BMW, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Nurus Safa, 65, and his son, Maidal Safa, 34…
Sep. 8, 2024 By Adam Daly The annual Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival returns at the end of the month to celebrate local artistic talent. The free festival will take place Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, at The Plaza at 300 Ashland. The lineup includes DJs, dance performances, and vocalists from some of…
Sep. 7, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki, Adam Daly & Ben Brachfeld The Cyclone is spinning again in Coney Island. Luna Park, which operates the iconic Brooklyn rollercoaster, reopened the ride on Saturday Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. after being closed for the last two weeks for maintenance. The Cyclone abruptly closed on Aug. 22…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Two days before the first day of classes at Bay Ridge Prep, school leaders and local politicians cut the ribbon on the school’s brand-new building on Shore Road. The private K-12 school bought a plot of land overlooking Shore Road Park three years ago in a bid to…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Jada Camille Young tennis players from Brooklyn stepped into the spotlight at the U.S. Open this month, serving as ball kids for one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The talented youths spent weeks preparing for the contest, training to be the most attentive, fittest, and quickest ball…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A local man accused of groping and harassing at least four women in Park Slope this summer was arrested on Thursday, more than two months after the first incident was reported. Cops cuffed 23-year-old William Nuesi, a Park Slope resident himself, on the afternoon of Sept. 5, according…