Feb. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Adam Daly
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Flatbush Buddhist temple on Sunday afternoon.
Buddhist monks robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn temple: NYPD
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Op-ed | We want economic revitalization on Coney Island, but not a casino
Feb. 12, 2024 Coney Islanders Against A Casino
This op-ed was written by Edwin Cosme, Mathylde Frontus, Angela Kravtchenko, Linda Harrison, Yelena Makhnin, Yvonne Mayo, Orlando Mendez, Astrudge McLean, Sharaya Means, Michael Quinn, Ronald Stewart, Erica Turner, Ann Valdez and Sophia Williams
Supper Bowl: Local chef wins big in Lock Yard’s Chili Cookoff
Feb. 12, 2024 Kirstyn Brendlen & Arthur de Gaeta
The biggest Sunday in football started as it has for the past seven years in southern Brooklyn — with the annual Chili Cookoff at Lock Yard gastropub in Bay Ridge, where nearly two-dozen chefs arrived on Feb. 11 ready to compete.
Sunset Park ushers in Year of the Dragon at annual Lunar New Year parade
Feb. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Hundreds of revelers ushered in the Year of the Dragon at Sunset Park’s annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 11.
Red Hook Houses gets $1.3M FEMA grant for Sandy-related repairs
Feb. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
More than 13 years after Hurricane Sandy, Red Hook Houses East has received more than $1.3 million in federal funding for permanent storm-related repairs.
Governor announces 18 Gowanus housing developments with 5,300 units at Nevins Street groundbreaking
Feb. 9, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
As New York City faces the worst housing crisis in over 50 years, Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday announced that 18 new housing developments in Gowanus will move forward under the Gowanus Neighborhood Mixed Income Housing Development Program.
History in the making: The Brooklyn Museum to mark bicentennial milestone with spectacular year-long celebration
Feb. 9, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro
The Brooklyn Museum turns 200 this fall — and organizers are preparing for a larger-than-life celebration set to last an entire year.
Presidents Day Sales: Discounted Appliances, TVs, Mattresses — and Tips on Buying Wisely
Feb. 9, 2024 By Stephanie Waddle
You ever wonder about the origin of Presidents Day sales? Why so many discounts on appliances and mattresses? And what do they all have to do with presidents?
Prospect Park Alliance announces first-ever artist in residence, Adama Delphine Fawundu
Feb. 9, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Prospect Park Alliance, a non-profit organization that partners with the city to run the borough’s second largest green space, has announced its first ever artist in residence, Adama Delphine Fawundu.
The grape escape: Thirsty burglar steals box of wine from back of Brooklyn delivery truck
Feb. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille
Cops are still looking for the thirsty pilferer who made off with a box of wine from the back of a delivery truck in southern Brooklyn late last month.