Mar. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The speed limit in a 0.18 square mile slice of Dumbo will drop to 20 mph as the nabe becomes Brooklyn’s first “Regional Slow Zone,” city officials announced Wednesday. The slowdown — a result of the passage of Sammy’s Law last year — is meant to increase traffic…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A heartfelt musical composition will be played every hour among the cherry trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to mark the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece — titled “loved.” — offers participants a moment to reflect and remember loved ones and community members lost during…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Adam Daly Coney Island’s iconic Luna Park will reopen its gates to thrill-seekers on Saturday, March 29, marking the start of its 2025 summer season. The season will kick off, as usual, with a ceremonial christening of the historic Cyclone roller coaster using a bottle of egg cream. In celebration…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The Bay Ridge Center marked the first anniversary of its new location last week, capping nearly a decade of planning to expand services for Brooklyn’s older adults. Founded in 1976, the organization has long served Brooklynites aged 60 and older. Its relocation from the basement of the…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Early Sunday morning, staff at Tribeca Pediatrics in Bay Ridge were shocked to find swastika graffiti defacing the clinic’s front door and walkway. In a powerful show of unity, the hate symbol was quickly erased and replaced with a red heart, symbolizing love over hate. The graffiti was…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil For “Summer House” star Carl Radke, Soft Bar & Cafe is more than just a “sober bar” — it’s an invitation to come as you are. Radke, who helped friends and co-stars Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula get their alcohol brand Loverboy off the ground in 2018,…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Adam Daly At just 16 years old, Jelani Anglin found himself thrust into the justice system over a minor infraction, unsure of his rights, and facing an institution that offered little support for young Black men like him. That experience never left him. Years later, it became the driving force…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Adam Daly Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old East New York man in connection with the attempted rape of a 51-year-old woman at Shirley Chisholm State Park in Sept. 2023, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Amadou Kane, 22, was arraigned Mar. 17 before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Michael Kitsis…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil More than 600 fizz-aficionados flocked to Industry City on Sunday for SeltzerFest 2025. The sold-out event, which celebrated seltzer culture, featured the return of the Golden Siphon to New York City, with The Brooklyn Farmacy of Carroll Gardens taking home the top prize in the National Egg…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The streets of Park Slope came alive with the sounds of bagpipes and cheers on Sunday as the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade celebrated its milestone 50th anniversary. Marchers in kilts, uniformed services, and Irish dance troupes made their way from Bartel-Pritchard Square, honoring the borough’s deep-rooted Irish…