May. 30, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell
A fire devastated a Bushwick apartment building on Memorial Day, sending dozens of firefighters scrambling to quash the blaze.
Memorial Day blaze devastates Bushwick apartment building
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Interfaith Medical Center gets $3M in federal funding to renovate aging emergency department
May. 29, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The dilapidated Interfaith Medical Center in Crown Heights is getting a big boost, as members of New York’s congressional delegation announced an influx of $3 million in federal funding to the battered hospital.
Bed-Stuy org to host ‘community conversation’ series on gentrification, activism
May. 26, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A local non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting artists is hosting a three-day “community conversation” in Bedford-Stuyvesant to highlight the important issues facing the community — gentrification, preservation, activism and more.
Brooklynites celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May. 26, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklynites celebrated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a joyous musical celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday.
Brooklyn man held on federal charges over series of rapes and robberies
May. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
Federal prosecutors charged a Brooklyn man for an alleged sexual attack on Wednesday, saying the horrific incident was one part of a “dangerous criminal pattern” of rape and robbery perpetrated by the suspect — some of which occurred while he was out on bail.
Police looking for Sunset Park creep after sexual assault
May. 26, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Police are looking for the creep who sexually assaulted a woman in Sunset Park on May 21.
Brooklynites to host events all Memorial Day weekend
May. 26, 2023 By Jada Camille
Memorial Day Weekend kicks off on Friday, and Brooklyn is jam-packed with some great parades, festivals and barbecues to mark the occasion.
Park Slope Barnes & Noble employees file for union election
May. 25, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Employees at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Park Slope are looking to unionize, making them the second New York City branch of the book emporium to organize, they announced Thursday.
Op-ed: A College Degree is Still Key; 50K CUNY Grads are About to Prove It
May. 25, 2023 By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
For the 50,000 students earning CUNY degrees this year, commencement ceremonies at our 25 colleges and schools are recognition of academic achievement and the perseverance that brought them to the finish line.
Puerto Rican musical ‘Bomba and the Coquí’ to open Piper Theatre’s summer season in Park Slope
May. 24, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Brooklynites will experience Puerto Rico in all its colors this summer at the theater.