Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The state’s Public Service Commission has denied National Grid’s petition to build two new liquified natural gas vaporizers in Greenpoint, ruling that the fossil fuel project is unnecessary.
Mar. 16, 2023 By Aidan Graham
The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the winners of their annual Spark Prize, and has donated $100,000 each to five Brooklyn-based nonprofits to aid in their extraordinary work advancing important causes affecting millions of borough residents.
Mar. 16, 2023 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will move to vacate the conviction of a man who pleaded guilty to a 1990 murder he did not commit after the true killer confessed, he announced on Thursday.
Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Three people are injured after an all-hands fire in East New York early this morning.
Mar. 16, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Preservation efforts in Bushwick will get a helping hand from the Historic Districts Council, as the neighborhood has been awarded a spot on HDC’s annual Six to Celebrate list.
Mar. 15, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has announced a new initiative to support local women of color as they launch and grow small businesses.
Mar. 15, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Veselka, the beloved East Village Ukrainian diner, plans to bring its authentic pierogies and borscht to Brooklyn — maybe even before the year is out.
Mar. 15, 2023 By Adam Daly
An MTA bus driver is facing disciplinary action after driving over an elderly woman’s foot in Marine Park on Monday night.
Mar. 15, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell & Kirstyn Brendlen
A 25-year-old man was shot on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus in Crown Heights late on Tuesday night.
Mar. 15, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A delay in construction of a new Brooklyn jail is causing justice reform advocates and formerly incarcerated leaders to doubt Mayor Eric Adams’ commitment to closing Rikers Island by the agreed-upon August 2027 deadline.