Mar. 17, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A local nonprofit is helping to green-up Brooklyn by distributing hundreds of trees throughout the borough.
Nonprofit to give away free trees to Brooklynites
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Barclays Center to hosts job fair for New Yorkers coming out of criminal justice system
Mar. 17, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Barclays Center will be hosting a job fair put on by the Reform Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to probation, parole, and sentencing reform nationwide, on Mar. 20.
State agency says National Grid’s proposed gas vaporizers ‘not needed,’ final DEC decision looms
Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The state’s Public Service Commission has denied National Grid’s petition to build two new liquified natural gas vaporizers in Greenpoint, ruling that the fossil fuel project is unnecessary.
Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize gives $100K to five Brooklyn nonprofits
Mar. 16, 2023 By Aidan Graham
The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the winners of their annual Spark Prize, and has donated $100,000 each to five Brooklyn-based nonprofits to aid in their extraordinary work advancing important causes affecting millions of borough residents.
DA moves to vacate wrongful murder conviction after true killer confessed guilt
Mar. 16, 2023 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will move to vacate the conviction of a man who pleaded guilty to a 1990 murder he did not commit after the true killer confessed, he announced on Thursday.
Early morning fire leaves three injured in East New York
Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Three people are injured after an all-hands fire in East New York early this morning.
Bushwick Historic Preservation Association to get boost from Historic Districts Council
Mar. 16, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Preservation efforts in Bushwick will get a helping hand from the Historic Districts Council, as the neighborhood has been awarded a spot on HDC’s annual Six to Celebrate list.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce launches new initiative for budding BIPOC-owned businesses
Mar. 15, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has announced a new initiative to support local women of color as they launch and grow small businesses.
Beloved Ukrainian diner Veselka to open new location in Williamsburg
Mar. 15, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Veselka, the beloved East Village Ukrainian diner, plans to bring its authentic pierogies and borscht to Brooklyn — maybe even before the year is out.
MTA bus driver suspended after driving over 81-year-old’s foot in Marine Park
Mar. 15, 2023 By Adam Daly
An MTA bus driver is facing disciplinary action after driving over an elderly woman’s foot in Marine Park on Monday night.