Mar. 17, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A Brooklyn podcaster was sentenced to 45 months in prison for stealing $2 million from real estate and cryptocurrency investors while using a fictitious business named after a “Seinfeld” joke. Thomas John Sfraga, also known as “T.J. Stone,” was sentenced Friday in federal court in Brooklyn. He was…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Nundiah Danielle Edwards jokingly calls herself the “accidental CEO.” Edwards is the founder of two unique Brooklyn spaces — The New Body Project, the borough’s only women-exclusive boot camp studio, and Atrium82, a micro-wedding venue in Park Slope. The New Body Project has carved out a niche in…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. joined local Jewish leaders to celebrate the holiday of Purim with a unique food crawl. In partnership with Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY), Richards led a hamantaschen crawl through Queens to commemorate the holiday…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A deeply affordable, fully subsidized apartment building has opened on a former Woodhull Hospital parking lot in Bed-Stuy, offering housing for low-income seniors and others, as well as patients of the NYC Health + Hospitals system who are experiencing homelessness. It is the second of a two-building complex…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man accused of punching a pregnant woman in the face while she rode a J train in Jamaica last month was arraigned Saturday in Queens Criminal Court. Christopher Benitez, 33, of Throop Ave. in Williamsburg, was charged with assault and harassment for the unprovoked attack on…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Adam Daly City Council Member Susan Zhuang introduced legislation Wednesday that would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to inspect buildings within 10 days of a 311 complaint related to rats, mice or other pests. The bill, Intro 1217, aims to improve transparency and accountability in the…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Mark Treyger and Vijah Ramjattan On March 14, the Jewish holiday of Purim and the Hindu festival of Holi will converge in a kaleidoscope of joy and revelry. As two of New York’s most vibrant communities prepare to celebrate on the same day, we’re reminded that our city’s greatest strength…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Melissa Lachman In recent decades, K-12 math education has evolved significantly, shifting from rote memorization to fostering conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills. Achievement First (AF), a network of public charter schools, exemplifies this transformation through its innovative approaches to math instruction. In 2019, Alicia Lynch, Senior Director of K-8 Math,…
Mar. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry The habitual criminal from Brooklyn who was busted on Friday, March 7, for slugging a pregnant woman in the face while she rode a J train in Jamaica last month was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Saturday. Christopher Benitez, 33, of Throop Avenue in Williamsburg, was criminally…
Mar. 13, 2025 By Lauren Rapp UrbanGlass Gallery in Downtown Brooklyn invites visitors to become part of its latest neon art installation, “At a Time Like This,” which explores human connection and the passage of time. The room-sized piece, “Your Magic is Real” needs at least two people to illuminate the display. Two pedestals…