Nov. 2, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Tastes of Brooklyn is bringing their event to Carroll Gardens once more to highlight the many small businesses in the neighborhood and celebrate its distinct and diverse culinary wonders — and all for a good cause.
Nov. 1, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has opened for the sale of 11 two- and three-family houses in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights. The lottery is specifically for first-time home buyers with households of between two and seven people earning between $104,500 and $227,630 a year.
Nov. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
Things in Brooklyn’s most-watched City Council race have taken an awkward turn.
Nov. 1, 2023 By Rob Solano As a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, I’ve personally witnessed the sweeping changes that have transformed our borough and indeed the entirety of New York City. I’ve watched neighborhoods lose their sense of community as rents soar, family-owned restaurants become chain establishments, and neighbors no longer know each other’s names. In this shifting landscape, the cultural heritage and character of our streets and blocks have vanished alongside the longtime tenants who once called these areas home. That’s why housing advocates like myself are elated to see New York City implement Local Law 18, known as…
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Nov. 1, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The NYPD is hunting for a suspect following a double shooting on Tuesday night.
Nov. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
A Coney Island history organization celebrated the peninsula’s 200th anniversary and honored the area’s oldest surviving relic, the original toll house sign, on Oct. 28.
Oct. 31, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Hundreds of dogs in costumes celebrated Halloween in Fort Greene’s highly competitive costume contest, the Great PUPkin, on Oct. 28.
Oct. 31, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Prospect Park is bigger and more unexplored than many realize. For 28 years, the Fallkill Trail, which led to a man-made waterfall was closed to the public by a metal gate. Some visitors managed to get around it or over it, but for most, the area remained off-limits — until now.
Oct. 31, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Police are searching for two men who allegedly shot a 35-year-old man in Brownsville on Monday night, according to the NYPD.
Oct. 30, 2023 By Adam Daly
Thousands of New Yorkers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in support of Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East as Israel continues to expand its ground operations in the Gaza Strip.