Jan. 1, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
With 2023 on the way out, we take our annual look back at the Brooklyn buildings and neighborhoods considered significant enough to merit designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission during the year.
Dec. 29, 2023 By Adam Daly
The countdown to 2024 is underway, and if you are looking for somewhere that is not Times Square to ring in the New Year, Brooklyn has something for everyone — whether you’re a night owl or an early bird.
Dec. 29, 2023 By Jada Camille
62ND PRECINCT
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Dec. 29, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
For more than a year, the Freelancers Hub in Industry City has given New York City’s many freelance workers a place to work, network, and access resources – and on Dec. 20, it debuted the PhotoHub, a new space for photographers.
Dec. 29, 2023 By Adam Daly
88TH PRECINCT
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
Dec. 29, 2023 By Adam Daly
Coney Islanders have been making a last-ditch effort to save the beloved Coney Island Brewery taproom, which shuttered last month, but the owners of the brewery say the closure is final.
Dec. 28, 2023 By Brooklyn Paper
It’s the end of another big, busy year in Brooklyn! This year, Kings County – like the rest of the city — saw protests against and support for the thousands of asylum-seekers who now call New York City Home; cutthroat elections; labor struggles; tragedy; and more.
Dec. 28, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
At about 1 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations and 32BJ SEIU union members — who represent 17,000 of New York City’s commercial building cleaners — reached a tentative contract agreement ahead of the current contract’s Dec. 31 expiration date.
Dec. 27, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn’s largest burial ground, is officially on the hunt for its newest in-house artist, with applications for the 2024-2025 Artist-in-Residence Program open through Jan. 31, 2024.
Dec. 27, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
In November, a fire caused by a lithium-ion e-bike battery in Crown Heights killed three people and injured 14. Lithium-ion batteries were also to blame for a Bushwick blaze that injured five people in October, and for an inferno that destroyed a Sunset Park storage facility just a few days later.