Aug. 8, 2024 By Emily Davenport
A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly blowing up a Verizon van in an act of road rage in Crown Heights.
Brooklyn man cuffed for blowing up Verizon van in Crown Heights road rage attack
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BP Reynoso launches $50,000 fund to support community baby showers for new parents
Aug. 8, 2024 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has announced the creation of a $50,000 community baby shower fund boost local support for new parents and parents-to-be.
Green thumb glory: Lincoln Place in Crown Heights blooms as Brooklyn’s Greenest Block for third time
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Beverley Hall has her own “little peaceful oasis” on Lincoln Place, in between Nostrand and New York avenues. Filled with blooming marigolds, hydrangeas, ferns, and more, hers is one of the many green spaces along the block that helped elevate it to the No. 1 spot in the Greenest…
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Arts Gowanus’ Pride-themed public art exhibition repeatedly vandalized in Park Slope
Aug. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
On Aug. 7, Arts Gowanus program director Emily Chiavelli headed to the Old Stone House to replace part of the organization’s Pride: All Day, Every Day exhibit.
Brooklyn Cyclones make magic with fans on Harry Potter Night
Aug. 7, 2024 By Annie MacKeigan
The Brooklyn Cyclones didn’t hit the pitch on brooms, but rather with gloves and bats during their July 28 Harry Potter Night game against the Rome Emperors.
Rain or shine: National Night Out Against Crime thrives in some Brooklyn nabes, despite weather
Aug. 7, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Despite dark skies and heavy rain, the spirit of National Night Out Against Crime was alive and well in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday.
The Greenpoint Film Festival is back and bigger than ever Aug. 7-11
Aug. 7, 2024 By Natalie Dahan
Back for its 13th year, the Greenpoint Film Festival begins on Aug. 7 for a full week of film screenings, celebrations, and events.
Ex-Brooklyn corrections officer sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for smuggling contraband into federal prison
Aug. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A former federal corrections officer will spend two and a half years in prison for smuggling illegal contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park.
Independent journalist arrested for allegedly vandalizing home of Brooklyn Museum board member
Aug. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses & Brooklyn Paper staff
The second suspect behind an antisemitic graffiti spree that targeted the homes of Jewish members of the Brooklyn Museum’s board of directors, who is also an credentialed member of the New York City media, turned himself into police on Tuesday.
Clearing the air: 1,500 new trees at Green-Wood Cemetery will filter greenhouse gases, fight climate change
Aug. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A tree grows in Green-Wood Cemetery — or, it will soon.