Mar. 13, 2023 By Avi Greenstein Each of the hundreds of people who pass through the offices of the Boro Park Jewish Community Council, which I’m privileged to head, has a story. Many of them are struggling with affording the necessities of life seeking help with things like rent or mortgage payments, food and medical…
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‘All about inclusion and diversity’: BRIC TV launches new season spotlighting borough artists
Mar. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
The search for the borough’s most unique artists is on, as BRIC TV is launching a new season of Brooklyn Made — a series highlighting the most creative would-be-Picassos in Kings County.
Man fatally shot in Sheepshead Bay, cops searching for killer
Mar. 13, 2023 By Aidan Graham & Lloyd Mitchell
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who fatally shot a 29-year-old man in Sheepshead Bay on Sunday night.
East Flatbush mass shooting leaves one dead, three injured: NYPD
Mar. 12, 2023 By Aidan Graham, Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki
Detectives are still looking for the suspect behind an East Flatbush mass shooting on Saturday afternoon that left one man dead and three others injured.
Cops search for 2 brutes in Flatlands assault
Mar. 11, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Police are searching for two men in connection with a violent assault in Flatlands on Jan. 22.
Brooklyn educator sentenced to 15 years for child pornography and extortion after FBI bust
Mar. 10, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Brooklyn high school paraprofessional was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child.
Op-ed: Albany Can Support Small Businesses Like Mine by Expanding the Film Tax Credit
Mar. 10, 2023 By Catherine Vera-Milligan I always wanted to be a small business owner. As a lifelong Brooklynite, I know how important it is to have a community rich in mom-and-pop stores. My dream came true when my partner and I opened The Coffee Shop in Greenpoint, where I could serve my fellow neighbors…
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31 sensors installed along Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway for new study of usage
Mar. 10, 2023 By Kylie Capuano
Local urban planners are installing a suite of sensors across the edges of Kings County to help improve the 26-mile landscaped path known as the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
91-year-old man dead after crashing E-bike on Belt Parkway
Mar. 10, 2023 By Aidan Graham
A 91-year-old man is dead after crashing an E-bike on the Belt Parkway on March 7, according to police.
Queens man indicted in fatal Williamsburg hit-and-run
Mar. 9, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A Queens man was indicted for second-degree manslaughter, second-degree reckless endangerment, and other related charges after a fatal hit-and-run last fall.