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Brooklyn apartment fire kills Navy vet, FDNY warns against blocking hydrants

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Feb. 12, 2025 By Adam Daly A man killed in an early morning apartment fire in Bay Ridge on Sunday has been identified as Gregory Fernandez, a 37-year-old Navy veteran and father of one. The fatal blaze broke out on the third floor of 510 80th St. shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 9,…

Richmond Hill, Queens community hold unity rally amidst growing rhetoric from the Trump administration

Candidate for NY City Council District 28, Janeet Singh, left, is pictured with a resident, District Leader Albert Baldeo, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, Bibi Alli, and others, who pleaded with President Trump for compassion, and to make a pathway to legal status, for law-abiding immigrants, who are business owners, and parents of professional children, during a demonstration in Richmond Hill, Queens.

Feb. 12, 2025 By Tangerine Clarke Scores of immigrants last Saturday, chanting, who built Richmond Hill, who is going to protect Richmond Hill, and who will keep us safe, demonstrated against the Trump Administration’s rhetoric that is driving fear in nationals.  “Please Show Some Compassion, Mr. President,” “We are All Immigrants,” “Together we are Home,” […]

Kuwait Airways joins international lineup at JFK Terminal 6 in 2026

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Feb. 11, 2025 By Athena Dawson Kuwait Airways is landing at JFK Terminal 6 (T6). The airline is the newest and 12th international carrier to choose the new JFK T6 for operations starting in 2026. Kuwait Airways joins Air Canada, Aer Lingus, ANA, Australian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Condor, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Norse Atlantic…

Family and friends mourn Jonathan Campos, Brooklyn-born pilot killed in D.C. plane crash

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Feb. 11, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell A southern Brooklyn-born American Airlines pilot who died in a plane crash near Washington, D.C., was remembered at his funeral on Tuesday as a devoted family man and skilled aviator. Jonathan Campos, 34, was piloting the American Airlines flight that collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter over the…

New York legislators propose bills to protect students from rising harassment and antisemitism on college campuses

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Feb. 11, 2025 By Czarinna Andres In response to rising rates of antisemitism and discrimination on college campuses, a group of New York state legislators introduced a new package of bills on Monday aimed at protecting students from harassment and bias. The legislation, which targets colleges and universities across the state, was announced by…

Bowl’d over: Lock Yard’s annual Chili Cookoff spices up Super Bowl Sunday

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Feb. 11, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Before the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs faced off on the gridiron, southern Brooklyn’s own fierce competition was already underway at the annual Chili Cookoff at Lock Yard. The Feb. 9 event — a yearly tradition for the Fifth Avenue watering hole — brought together more…

Queens Book Fair celebrates Black History at 7th educational initiative, honors two for exceptional contributions

Honorees Elizabeth Mitchell, principal 27Q064 Queens; Tangerine Clarke, Caribbean Life contributor; Dr. Veronica Wiltshire, moderator; and Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, founder of the Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival, Inc., after plaques were presented on behalf of the organization., during a Black History presentation, at the Queens Library Richmond Hill Branch, on Feb. 8.

Feb. 11, 2025 By Tangerine Clarke Black History on Feb. 8 received exceptional recognition and contributions from youths, thanks to the Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival Inc. founder, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, an educator and uplifting leader, who celebrated the initiative’s seventh installment in the auditorium of the Richmond Hill Queens library. The enlightening program, […]

21 Brooklyn neighborhoods among NYC’s most expensive in 2024: report

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Brooklyn neighborhoods account for nearly half of the top 50 most expensive places to live in New York City, with one North Brooklyn nabe ranking in the top 10, according to PropertyShark’s 2024 report. Twenty-one Brooklyn neighborhoods landed among the city’s priciest, with median sales prices of at…