Jan. 24, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
When Isrrael Martinez and David Almagro met working behind the bar at a late-night spot in Astoria in 2018, they formed an instant friendship sparked by their shared Latino heritage and love of hospitality.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
Tenants of a Crown Heights apartment who got their building owner ousted from management are fighting to take control of their dwelling, and on Tuesday rallied against the former slumlord’s lack of repairs — and slow action from the city since his removal.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Brooklyn Museum will host “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm,” an exhibit displaying hundreds of photographs from the legendary musician’s archives documenting the rise of the Beatles.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
Cops on Monday arrested the alleged gunman responsible for the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man outside a Crown Heights bodega last March.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
84TH PRECINCT
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Jan. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
After a surge in COVID-19 cases around the holidays in Brooklyn, and across the Big Apple, the illness is beginning to trend downward thanks to the help of some committed first responders — including one healthcare professional who has been getting up close and personal with patients since the onset of the pandemic.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man they believe assaulted a senior straphanger before stealing his wallet at the Atlantic Avenue subway station on Sunday.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
Newly-elected City Council Member Susan Zhuang was sworn in as Brooklyn’s first Chinese-American representative at a local inauguration ceremony on Sunday, doubling down on her commitment to focus on quality of life issues for constituents in District 43, New York City’s first Asian-majority district.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
62ND PRECINCT
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Jan. 23, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has launched for 139 apartments in one tower of a new two-towered development on Coney Island’s Surf Avenue. The almost block-long development overlooks the ocean and has the city’s largest geothermal heating and cooling system, according to the project’s architect, as well as an outdoor pool. The tallest of the two towers reaches 26 stories and is located at 1515 Surf Ave. The smaller 16-story building at 2925 West 16th Street holds all the apartments included in the lottery, Department of Buildings permits show. Together, the development, dubbed 1515 Surf, has…
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