May. 21, 2024 By Megan McGibney
When the doors opened for eight of Brooklyn’s school districts last September, parents and teachers walked into three new literacy curricula that the Department of Education unveiled in May 2023.
May. 21, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved a sleek six-story apartment building, which nods to the neighboring historic architecture, for a long-vacant site on Park Slope’s Seventh Avenue at a meeting on Tuesday.
May. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld & Brooklyn Paper staff
Convicted fraudster Lamor Whitehead, better known as the “Bling Bishop” of Brooklyn, was ordered to jail on Monday for violating the terms of his pre-sentencing bond.
May. 21, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Worlds have collided at the historic Park Slope Ale House, where owners Dante Alston, Alisa Doga and Andy Zehnal hope to bring a bit of what made their last business special to their new Sixth Avenue eatery.
May. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Nearly 30,000 people crossed the finish line at the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon in Coney Island on Saturday morning afternoon after pounding the Kings County pavement for 13.1 miles.
May. 20, 2024 Sponsored by Uncommon Schools
For seventh grader J’Kari Sanders, playing the saxophone helps calm him down after math class at Uncommon Schools’ Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School in Brooklyn.
May. 20, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
Thousands flocked to Park Slope’s annual Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair, spanning 18 blocks from Sterling Place to 12th Street on May 19.
May. 20, 2024 By Jada Camille
Women’s basketball season is underway, and so far Brooklyn’s home team has been bringing in nothing but wins, including a dub during a home opener they played in front of a sellout crowd at Barclays Center on May 18.
May. 20, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
The streets of Bay Ridge were awash with the colors of the Norwegian flag on Sunday as the community celebrated the annual Norwegian Day Parade.
May. 20, 2024 By Robb Pozarycki, Lloyd Mitchell & Brooklyn Paper staff
Two Brooklyn lawmakers took to social media to express concern after police were caught on camera roughly arresting demonstrators at a pro-Palestine march on Saturday.