Feb. 20, 2025 By Adam Daly Coney Island is set to undergo a sweeping transformation under new city plans to bring 1,500 mixed-income homes to the People’s Playground, alongside substantial investments in the iconic Riegelmann Boardwalk, utilities, and other community amenities. The Abe Stark Sports Center will also undergo a $42 million renovation, including…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Adam Daly New York Cares distributed over 500 warm winter coats to Sunset Park residents in need on Sunday, Feb. 16, as part of its 36th Annual Coat Drive. The event, held in partnership with the Chinese-American Planning Council, took place during a Lunar New Year celebration at Our Lady…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A three-alarm fire consumed a Bushwick church on Wednesday morning. The fire started at the more than century-old Iglesia Pentecostal Arca Cristiana at 1155 Halsey Street at around 10:30 a.m., and firefighters moved in “aggressively,” said FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods. But with the…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price A Coney Island community health clinic is set to reopen in a new, permanent location in what NYC Health+Hospitals called a “significant milestone” for providing healthcare to the community. Hospital leaders, doctors, and elected officials including U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries gathered on Surf Avenue on…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Robert Pearl and Robert Pozarycki Flag-waving pro-Palestine and pro-Israel demonstrators clashed in Borough Park Tuesday night during a demonstration outside a real estate expo. The pro-Palestine activists, led by the Pal-Awda group, gathered near several synagogues, shouting inflammatory slogans such as “Settlers, go back home!” and “Zionists, go to hell!” …
Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen If the sidewalk shed around the Brooklyn Supreme Courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn were human, it might not be in Brooklyn anymore, but off at college, studying prelaw or engineering. That’s because it’s now 18 years old, having been erected around the 360 Adams St. courthouse in 2007. It’s…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Lauren Rapp “Because, Solidarity,” a one-night only storytelling show at Gallery Particulier, has taken on new urgency since the start of the second Trump administration. The latest event in Gallery Particulier’s Collective Tales storytelling series, “Because, Solidarity,” will feature community organizers and everyday New Yorkers sharing stories about collective action…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A federal funding freeze and a swift reversal recently left organizations scrambling. Now, Brooklyn nonprofits are bracing for a year of uncertain investment under the Trump administration. Late last month, the Office of Management and Budget announced a freeze on all federal grants and loan payments. The office…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki As Mayor Eric Adams fights for his political life, some of his most ardent supporters preached their continued faith in him on Monday during a rally at an Ocean Hill church. Numerous community and clergy leaders came together on Feb. 17 at Rehoboth Cathedral to…
Feb. 18, 2025 Paul Frangipane & Adam Daly Brooklynites showed their groovy kind of love for Phil Collins on Saturday by packing a Greenpoint bar to celebrate the annual tribute to the legendary British drummer and singer. Screens at Berry Park displayed a compilation of Collins’ performances, appearances, and career highlights as a DJ…