Aug. 6, 2025 By Sienna Conaghan The New York Liberty is ready to keep the ball rolling by hosting The Brooklyn Dribble for a second straight year. The 2024 WNBA champions are passionate about helping local youth succeed through basketball, and The Brooklyn Dribble — a community event where participants dribble a basketball along…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Olivia Seaman The Bay Ridge building that once housed the Century 21 department store has finally been sold after years of uncertainty and shifting plans. The $47.5 million property at the corner of 86th Street has been jointly acquired by MBC Real Estate and Osiris Ventures. According to Commercial Observer,…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen 88TH PRECINCT Fort Greene–Clinton Hill Burglar busts into Fort Greene bar A sophisticated burglar broke into Dick and Jane’s on July 26. Police said the thief allegedly cut the wires on the Adelphi Street establishment’s outdoor security camera at around 3:37 a.m., then broke the front window and…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen 84TH PRECINCT Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Man arrested for alleged Brooklyn Heights robbery A man was arrested on July 15 for allegedly robbing and attacking a young woman in Brooklyn Heights. Police said the victim was walking near the corner of Pierrepont Street and Monroe place at 6:30 p.m.…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Jada Camille A Crown Heights man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and stabbing her new partner, prosecutors said. Clifton Turner was found guilty by a jury of multiple charges, including first-degree burglary and second-degree assault, according to Brooklyn…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Ryan Nieskens The smell of hot dogs, the crack of a bat, and the unmistakable thump of the “Seinfeld” theme song echoing through the stadium could only mean one thing: Seinfeld Night was back at Maimonides Park. The Brooklyn Cyclones hosted their 10th annual Seinfeld Night on Saturday, transforming their…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Hundreds of protesters gathered at Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope on Aug. 3 to for the “Families Stand Up for Gaza” rally calling for for an immediate opening of humanitarian corridors, a U.S. arms embargo on Israel, and an end to American military aid — part of…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Every time the National Weather Service forecasts heavy rain for New York City, residents and businesses in Gowanus brace themselves. The neighborhood sits in a flood zone, and torrential rainstorms often turn streets into rivers, flooding homes, businesses and subways — especially near the Gowanus Canal. The canal…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The Clark Street subway station reopened on Tuesday, days after the Hotel St. George marquee crashed down in front of a station entrance. The Brooklyn Heights station, home to the 2 and 3 trains, welcomed riders back at around 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 5. Trains are making stops…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A Midwood resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing a violent crash in Gravesend that left two police officers and a civilian passenger seriously injured. Prosecutors cited high speed and alcohol impairment as contributing factors in the early morning collision, which occurred June 15. The defendant, 24-year-old…