Mar. 23, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 60-year-old Flatlands woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Bensonhurst late Wednesday, according to police.
60-year-old woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Bensonhurst
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Seven months after Bushwick fire, tenants tally to oust ‘negligent’ landlord, get back home
Mar. 23, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
On August 12, 2022, Mercedes Toribio woke up early to feed her elderly mother and was hit by the smell of smoke in her Bushwick apartment. She immediately got her mother out of bed and onto the street and called 911. She then frantically alerted her neighbors to get them out of the building, she said.
Ramadan begins on Atlantic Avenue with first-ever lights display
Mar. 23, 2023 By Jada Camille
Local elected officials and business leaders gathered on Atlantic Avenue on Wednesday to celebrate the illumination of the thoroughfare’s first-ever Ramadan holiday lights display.
The day the pie survived: Miss American Pie won’t say ‘bye-bye’ to Park Slope
Mar. 22, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Beloved pie shop Miss American Pie has customers fighting to keep the business open as it fights pandemic-induced financial issues.
‘Step boldly into the light’: Female Maimonides leaders share their secrets to success
Mar. 22, 2023 By Adam Daly
Seek out the right mentors, be open minded and to take some risks — these are just some of the wise words of advice from female healthcare leaders who have risen to new heights at Maimonides Medical Center, the largest hospital in Brooklyn.
Op-ed: New Ferry Service should link Brooklyn and Staten Island
Mar. 22, 2023 By Daniel Loud & Justin Wood The maiden voyage of the new Bay Ridge express ferry to Wall Street is a welcome addition to NYC Ferry service. Bay Ridge residents can now get to lower Manhattan in just 20 minutes, and can easily transfer to the subway and many other ferries traveling…
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Former leader of neo-Nazi group arrested for making death threats against Brooklyn-based journalist
Mar. 22, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A former leader of a far-right extremist group has been arrested on federal charges in California after allegedly making violet threats against a Brooklyn-based journalist.
Flatbush business incubator offers courses on entrepreneurship to BIPOC shop owners
Mar. 21, 2023 By Jada Camille
A local organization is helping minority-owned businesses with a 12 week course, which teaches the ins-and-outs of entrepreneurship.
Museum of Failure opens at Industry City to great success
Mar. 21, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The Museum of Failure, an exhibit displaying the globe’s most notable failed projects and innovations, opened to the public at Industry City on March 17.
Bay Ridge to get new high school amid overcrowding
Mar. 21, 2023 By Megan McGibney
In an effort to deal with overcrowding in nearby schools, Bay Ridge is finally getting its first high school in nearly 100 years.