Sep. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille
A cyclist has been hospitalized after colliding with a truck in an East New York intersection.
Cyclist hospitalized after colliding with work truck in East New York
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Sweet 16: Bushwick Film Festival will milestone birthday with dozens of indie films Oct. 25-29
Sep. 27, 2023 By Augostina Mallous The Bushwick Film Festival is preparing for a milestone birthday celebration this month by embracing themes of personal growth and a new passage into life’s next chapter. From Oct. 25 – Oct. 29, the festival will celebrate its “Sweet 16” with red carpets, live screenings, movie industry conferences, screenplay competitions, award ceremonies and more. The festival, developed in 2007, is a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work to a diverse and global audience, both in New York City and internationally. As a Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program, the festival belongs to…
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Clerk shot during attempted robbery at Williamsburg smoke shop: NYPD
Sep. 27, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 26-year-old store clerk was shot in the hand on Sunday during an attempted robbery at a Williamsburg smoke shop.
PHOTOS: Transformed Domino Sugar Refinery prepares to open as office space
Sep. 27, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Almost six years and a global pandemic after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the unexpected design for Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Refinery, construction is wrapping on the iconic building and the office portion was expected to be finished on Sept. 27, according to developer Two Trees.
Bay Ridge prepares for milestone 50th anniversary of Third Avenue Festival
Sep. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille The Third Avenue Festival, the fan-favorite street celebration in Bay Ridge, will celebrate 50 years in the neighborhood on Oct. 1. with its traditional massive 25-block bash full of music, games, and vendors. The yearly event hosted by Merchants of Third Avenue, a civic organization dedicated to boosting…
Affordable housing lottery opens for East New York units starting at $730 per month
Sep. 26, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has opened for 22 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments in an almost finished development on the corner of Warwick Street and Pitkin Avenue in East New York.
Cops seek serial Amazon burglars in Bushwick: NYPD
Sep. 26, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Cops are asking New Yorkers for help finding suspects who spent the summer stealing from Bushwick residents.
St. Andrew’s Playground in Bed-Stuy to receive first total renovation in 20 years
Sep. 26, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
St. Andrew’s Playground in Bed-Stuy is about to receive its first complete renovation in 20 years thanks to the New York City Strategy for Equity and Economic Development Fund and the city’s Community Parks Initiative.
United Nations General Assembly comes to Brownsville as Belgian mayor explores alternatives to traditional policing
Sep. 25, 2023 By Jada Camille & Paul Frangipane Alternatives to traditional policing and law enforcement in Brownsville drew international attention last week when Alexander Vandersmissen, mayor of the Belgian city of Mechelen, visited Assembly Member Latrice Walker and violence interrupters from the Brownsville Safety Alliance to discuss their unorthodox, community-based crime prevention tactics. Vandersmissen, who…
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Cops seek bag-snatchers targeting cyclists in Williamsburg
Sep. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly
Police are looking for two men who allegedly snatched the bags of two female bicyclists — on separate occasions — in Williamsburg earlier this month.