Dec. 29, 2023 By Adam Daly
88TH PRECINCT
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
88th Precinct: Tool thieves at large
Author: schnepsrestagent
Locals push to save shuttered Coney Island Brewery taproom, but owners say closure is final
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.
Buses, businesses, and bagels: Brooklyn Paper’s top stories of 2023
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.
32BJ building workers and Realty Advisory Board reach tentative contract agreement, narrowly avoid strike
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.
Green-Wood Cemetery launches search for next artist-in-residence
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.
Brooklyn legislators look to reinforce e-bike battery safety after multiple deadly fires
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.
The year in books: Brooklyn Public Library unveils its most-borrowed books of 2023
Dec. 27, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
There are a lot of ways to take stock of the year as New Year’s Eve draws near and, naturally, the librarians and staff at the Brooklyn Public Library are reflecting on the books Brooklynites borrowed the most over the past 12 months — and assembling a list of their own favorites.
Op-Ed: Give back to your fellow New Yorker by making a blood donation this holiday season
Dec. 26, 2023 By Yadira Navarro, Director of Community and Stakeholder Relations for New York Blood Center The holiday season is undoubtedly one of the most special times of the year in New York City. People from all over the world come to see the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, walk along the window displays…
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Ice, ice, baby! Thousands expected to plunge into the New Year at annual Coney Island swim
Dec. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
Talk about a cold opening to 2024.
Comedian Nimesh Patel prepares for biggest show yet at MSG, credits Brooklyn clubs for his rise to fame
Dec. 26, 2023 By Jada Camille
Comedian and former SNL sketch writer Nimesh Patel is bringing his latest stand-up special, “Fast and Loose,” to Madison Square Garden on Dec. 30.