Feb. 24, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Hakeem Jeffries, the newly-minted leader of Democrats in the U.S. House, announced a $1 million grant to the local organization Black Veterans for Social Justice (BVSJ).
Feb. 24, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Foreign film lovers can head to the Brooklyn Academy of Music starting on Feb. 24 for the Kino Polska film series, which will feature over a dozen Polish films created over the last two years.
Feb. 24, 2023 By Kylie Capuano
Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated the return of the “Brooklyn is Africa” art exhibit at Borough Hall, which opened on Feb. 29 as a way of honoring the rich history of Black Brooklynites throughout Kings County.
Feb. 24, 2023 By Jada Camille
Sea-faring Brooklynites will soon have a new transit option for their morning commute to Manhattan, as the city’s Economic Development Corporation is launching an express southern Brooklyn ferry route along the waterfront from Bay Ridge to Wall Street.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Jada Camille
As the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine approaches, a group of Brighton Beach volunteers continue serving as the first stop for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war zone in need of relief aid.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Nestled on what could be mistaken for just an ordinary, unassuming street corner in Downtown Brooklyn, stands a brick building responsible for helping an unknown number of enslaved people in their journey to freedom.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell
A knife-wielding criminal stabbed a man multiple times inside a Flatbush apartment building early Thursday morning.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 13-year-old charged with murder is facing life behind bars for his alleged role in the killing of 17-year-old Nyheem Wright in an after-school assault, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The organizers of the famous Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade bestowed the 2023 parade honorees with their white, orange and green sashes on Saturday at the annual Dinner Dance on Feb. 18.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Red Hooks bookworms are fuming over plans to close the local library branch for two years.