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Police shoot man who allegedly violently attacked children inside Bensonhurst home

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Apr. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police officers shot and seriously injured a Bensonhurst man who allegedly attacked several children related to him with a meat cleaver and a knife during an apparent mental health crisis on Sunday. NYPD brass called the incident “horrific,” stating that it unfolded at 10:15 a.m. on April 6…

LIMEHOF launches all-star summer band camp for high school musicians

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Apr. 4, 2025 By Christy Hinko This summer, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame will host its first-ever All-Star Summer Band Camp, offering high school students a unique opportunity to learn, perform and explore the region’s rich musical heritage. The week-long camp, which runs from July 28 through Aug. 1, is designed…

New Perinatal Mental Health program aims to combat Brooklyn’s high maternal death rate

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Apr. 4, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson joined forces at Brooklyn Borough Hall on April 3 to announce a milestone development in the Beep’s quest to address the borough’s maternal mortality crisis. Reynoso’s office partnered with Brooklyn College to develop the Advanced Certificate in…

Red Hook residents demand transit upgrades amid Brooklyn Marine Terminal revamp

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Apr. 4, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon With the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) about to undergo a massive transformation, transit advocates and community groups are urging the city not to forget about addressing the area’s transportation needs. The Riders Alliance, a local transit advocacy group, penned a letter on Wednesday to leadership at the NYC Economic Development Corporation…

In ‘Tower Show,’ artists turn an old Gowanus water tank into something beautiful

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Apr. 4, 2025 By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen How much can a water tower mean to a neighborhood? Quite a bit, according to the artists of Gowanus. Last weekend, Arts Gowanus opened its fourth annual “Tower Show,” featuring nearly 200 individual works of art all depicting the same object: the old water tower…

Making waves: Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge raises $60,000 for local nonprofits

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Apr. 4, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz The Coney Island Polar Bear Club announced this week that its annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge raised more than $60,000, benefiting seven local Coney Island non-profits. The event, hosted in collaboration with the Alliance for Coney Island, drew over 6,000 participants. The Polar Bear Club, the…

Op-ed | Why Andrew Cuomo is the right leader for a better NYC

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to make an announcement at One World Trade Center Tower in New York

Apr. 4, 2025 By Brooklyn Democratic Party Leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn The latest mayoral poll shows Andrew Cuomo surging ahead, especially with minority voters—pulling 47% of Black voters and 45% of Hispanic voters. While some are surprised by Cuomo’s rising popularity, as the leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, I’m not.  That’s because we…

Want to get rid of a gun? Brooklyn DA offering up to $500 at Bed-Stuy buyback

Anyone who turns in operable guns and assault rifles will receive a $500 bank card.

Apr. 4, 2025 By Adam Daly The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is hosting a gun buyback event this weekend in Bedford-Stuyvesant, offering up to $500 for operable firearms as part of ongoing efforts to reduce gun violence. The event, held in partnership with the NYPD, is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m.…

‘Moonstruck’ house in Brooklyn Heights for sale for $14M

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Susan De Vries After selling for $12.5 million in 2022, the Brooklyn Heights dwelling perhaps best known as the “Moonstruck” house is back on the market. The most recent buyer of 19 Cranberry St. was an LLC, with the New York Post reporting at the time that comedian Amy Schumer and…

As Brooklynites struggle with food insecurity, Met Council distributes kosher food for Passover

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Ahead of Passover, which begins at sundown on April 12, the Met Council’s Borough Park hub distributed thousands of pounds of groceries to food-insecure community members so they can celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery with dignity. According to the UJA Federation of New…