Jun. 20, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Stuyvesant Heights man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 62-year-old woman as she walked to work in 2021.
Brooklyn man gets 17 years to life for knifepoint sexual assault
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Woman who threw acid in stranger’s face inside Brooklyn subway station jailed for 12 years
Jun. 20, 2024 By Adam Daly
A 34-year-old woman will spend 12 years behind bars for carrying out a random acid attack inside a Prospect Lefferts Garden subway station in 2022, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday.
Bed-Stuy honors jazz drummer Max Roach with street co-naming
Jun. 20, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
Bedford Stuyvesant celebrated Juneteenth with a street co-naming ceremony on the corner of Greene and Marcy avenues for Max Roach, one of the most influential jazz drummers and composers of all time.
Temporary library to open in Red Hook while local branch closed for renovations
Jun. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
An interim library is set to open in Red Hook next month, in the midst of a two-year closure of the neighborhood’s local branch.
National Grid Shares energy efficiency tips to help beat the Summertime heat
Jun. 19, 2024 By Anthony Medina A heat wave has swept over New York City neighborhoods ahead of the first day of summer, with residents limiting their outdoor activities and searching for cool places to rest. National Grid, the electricity, natural gas, and energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people throughout New York…
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A slice of the Big Apple: Students from Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan face off in friendly culinary competition
Jun. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Kids got their cook on in a recent culinary competition, which pitted students from schools across Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan against each other for a friendly bout that showcased their skills and creativity.
New bill seeks to preserve community spaces after closure, sale of Park Church Co-Op
Jun. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Assembly Member Emily Gallagher has introduced a new bill that would tighten the rules around the sale of religious properties in New York State after Greenpointers said goodbye to both a church and the community programs it hosted.
Affordable housing lottery opens in East New York with units starting at $750 per month
Jun. 19, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery for an East New York building with units starting at $750 per month is open for applications, with a total of 19 units available. The building sits beside another almost identical development whose affordable housing lottery kicked off days earlier. Both are designed by Nikolai Katz and…
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Age ain’t nothing but a number: Pacemakers dance crew reclaims the definition of ‘old’
Jun. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly
1939, 1957 and 1964 are just some of the years that adorn the back of the Pacemakers’ jerseys as they descend onto the field at Maimonides Park in Coney Island to perform for a crowd already on their feet.
Float on! A behind-the-scenes look at Mermaid Parade float-building, costume-making and more
Jun. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Over more than four decades, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade — the marquee summer event in Coney Island, a haven for artistic and off-beat New Yorkers — has become known for its extravagant, glittering aesthetic.