Sep. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
In the midst of a heady campaign season, southern Brooklyn council members say they are being unfairly and anonymously hit with 311 complaints — but not for the reasons they may have thought.
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With the cost of diapers and formula on the rise, Downtown Brooklyn church launches aid program for young families
Sep. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
In response to high costs of living and overlapping crises in New York City, a Downtown Brooklyn church is lending a hand to expecting parents and young families.
Driver injured after truck overturns near Grand Army Plaza: FDNY
Sep. 12, 2023 By Adam Daly
Brooklyn’s morning commute was disrupted on Tuesday when a cement truck overturned near Grand Army Plaza, leaving the driver with minor injuries.
66-year-old woman dead after she and 2-year-old grandchild hit by truck in Bath Beach: NYPD
Sep. 12, 2023 By Jada Camille
A 66-year-old woman has died after a driver struck her and her 2-year-old grandchild at the intersection of Bath Avenue and 25th Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
Firefighters quickly extinguish blaze in East New York home
Sep. 12, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters quickly snubbed out a bedroom fire in a private house at 937 Blake Ave. in East New York on Tuesday morning. Units arrived on the scene to find fire venting out of a second floor window just after 11:45 a.m. Some 65 firefighters used one hose-line to…
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PHOTOS: Brooklynites mark 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Sep. 12, 2023 By Adam Daly & Jada Camille
Twenty-two years on from the devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Brooklynites came together to mark the solemn anniversary and to honor the lives of those lost on the day and afterwards.
New York ranks fourth among states in credit card debt increase: report
Sep. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to a report put together by WalletHub, New York has experienced the fourth-highest increase in credit card debt among all states in the second quarter of 2023. This conclusion was reached based upon data recently released by the Federal Reserve, as well as data from TransUnion and the United States Census Bureau. The average credit card debt in the state of New York increased by $2,821,527,680 in the second quarter of 2023, ranking as the fourth-highest in the nation. Only California ($5,412,310,336), Texas ($3,944,711,993) and Florida ($3,087,038,580) experienced a larger increase. The total…
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Monsignor Paul Jervis, ‘pioneer’ for Brooklyn’s Black Catholic community, dies at 69
Sep. 11, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens is mourning the loss of Monsignor Paul W. Jervis, a beloved figure known as a “champion for racial harmony,” who died on Sept. 5 at the age of 69.
Uber driver put in chokehold and robbed in Bushwick: NYPD
Sep. 11, 2023 By Adam Daly
Cops are seeking to identify a man who allegedly put a cab driver in a chokehold and stole his car keys during a drop-off in Bushwick on Aug. 14.
The Poet’s Playground! Coney Island Poetry Map charts literary course through nabe
Sep. 11, 2023 By Jada Camille
Labor Day has passed, Brooklyn’s beach tourists have left, and as locals settle in to enjoy some peace and quiet once again, a Coney Island-based writing organization is highlighting local writers with a public poetry exhibit displayed all around the neighborhood.