Jun. 4, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Thousands of Brooklynites descended upon Bay Ridge on Sunday, June 2 for a milestone installment of the Fun on Fifth Festival.
A ‘testament’ to Bay Ridge: Thousands flock to nabe for Fun on Fifth Festival
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Brooklynites searching for disabled Brooklyn man missing for 10 days
Jun. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Law enforcement and loved ones ares searching for a South Brooklyn man who has been missing for 10 days.
‘Dumbo Drop’ delights: Toy elephants take flight over Brooklyn for school fundraiser
Jun. 4, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
Hundreds flocked to the annual “Dumbo Drop” on Washington Street between Front and Water streets on Friday to cheer on thousands of flying toy elephants parachuting from the buildings lining Brooklyn’s most picturesque street.
Miss Subways 2024 winner takes the A train to victory
Jun. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Paul Frangipane
The A train got an A-plus on May 31, as Queerly Femmetastic, representing the triboro subway route, was crowned the winner of the annual Miss Subways pageant.
‘A safe community for everyone’: GayRidge hosts annual Bay Ridge Pride event
Jun. 3, 2024 By Jada Camille
GayRidge, South Brooklyn’s premiere queer-celebration group, took over Owl’s Head Park this weekend for their vibrant Pride event.
Anger, relief and denial: Brooklynites react to Trump’s hush-money conviction
Jun. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly & Kirstyn Brendlen
A Manhattan jury’s decision to convict former president Donald Trump in his hush-money case sent shockwaves through the U.S. on May 30 — but for the embattled pol’s longtime supporters in southern Brooklyn, not much has changed.
Brooklynites express frustration as G train summer shutdown looms
Jun. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
G train commuters are preparing for a tough summer as the MTA prepares to shut down the Crosstown Line in three phases starting at the end of this month.
‘Creatures of the Canal’ surface at first annual Gowanus Art Parade
Jun. 3, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The Gowanus Canal is a mysterious and oft-misunderstood waterway. Its waters are heavily polluted and its bed covered in a thick coating of old industrial sludge called “Black Mayonnaise.”
Affordable housing lottery opens at new ‘design-forward’ Bed-Stuy building
May. 31, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has launched for 70 apartments in a large and shiny 11-story development under construction on Myrtle Avenue between Lewis and Broadway in Bed-Stuy. Dubbed The MC, the Hill West-designed, 233-unit mixed-use building at 1100 Myrtle Ave. goes all the way through the block to Vernon…
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New York becomes first state to offer Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates
May. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Lloyd Mitchell Gov. Kathy Hochul, along with state officials and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, announced Thursday that low-income New Yorkers are now eligible to receive rebates for energy efficiency upgrades through a federal program called the Home Electrification and… Read more »