Jan. 16, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
This summer, the MTA will implement a phased partial shutdown of the G train to upgrade the outdated signals along the Crosstown Line.
MTA confirms partial summer closure for G train signal modernization
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Brooklyn public school faces backlash over controversial Middle East map excluding Israel
Jan. 16, 2024 By Barbara Russo
A Brooklyn public school is under fire after one of its teachers displayed a map showing Middle East geography that left out Israel, angering parents and other New Yorkers across the city, according to reports.
Teenager mugged by two crooks while waiting for L train in Ridgewood: NYPD
Jan. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A 17-year-old L train rider was beaten and robbed inside the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station last week and police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are searching for the two perpetrators. The incident occurred during the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 8, as the teen was standing on the northbound…
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‘Look at where we are now’: BAM honors Martin Luther King Jr. at annual tribute event
Jan. 16, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted its annual tribute to legendary civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, on what would have been his 95th birthday.
Boy beaten with belts and robbed of sneakers in Brooklyn: NYPD
Jan. 16, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police are looking for a trio who allegedly attacked a 13-year-old boy with belts before stealing his sneakers in Sunset Park last week.
Brooklyn’s row house royalty showcased on new deck of cards
Jan. 16, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith If you’ve ever dreamt of placing a bet to claim a Federal wood frame in Brooklyn Heights or an Italianate brownstone in Carroll Gardens, now is your chance. Dumbo-based architecture firm The Brooklyn Studio (formerly CWB Architects) has released a deck of cards featuring iconic row houses from across the city as a way to raise funds for the Historic Districts Council. The set’s 15 watercolor illustrations of the iconic houses from across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx were done by Brooklyn artist Diane Hu, and include ten Brooklyn properties. The Jack of Spades boasts a neo-Tudor…
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Williamsburg residents move to clean up the nabe with new Northside BID
Jan. 16, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Over the past few decades, Williamsburg has become one of New York City’s most desirable — and most expensive — neighborhoods. Filled with new apartment buildings, trendy restaurants and businesses, and young professionals as well as longtime residents and families, the nabe is well-known even outside of the city….
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PHOTOS: Williamsburg bundles up for belated Three Kings Day parade
Jan. 15, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The holiday season officially came to an end in northern Brooklyn on Sunday as the annual Three Kings Day Parade – delayed a week by bad weather — made its way through Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy.
Bay Ridge pols call for help with traffic build-up caused by Verrazzano Bridge closures
Jan. 15, 2024 By Jada Camille
They’re calling for a back-up back-up!
Brownsville Culinary Center in need of major funding to stay afloat
Jan. 15, 2024 By Jada Camille
Leaders from the Brownsville Community Culinary Center say the neighborhood-focused non-profit is in need of major financial support to keep their doors open.