Mar. 21, 2025 By Regina Martinez “This is not a labor cost issue.” Those words, written by Sony lawyer Matthew Kelley in an email to Alamo Drafthouse’s bargaining committee, have been on the minds of filmmakers Tyler Trautman and Sebastian Diaz as they document the ongoing strike at the dine-in cinema. “Unless our employees…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A 10-story hotel, one of a handful of buildings in Brooklyn and beyond to use geothermal heating and cooling, is progressing in Bushwick, with opening slated for the summer, according to the developers. After years of fits and starts, there is now a full grey concrete building, with…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Adam Daly Winston Nguyen, a former “Jeopardy!” champion and private school math teacher in Brooklyn Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for soliciting sexually explicit images from teenagers. Nguyen, 38, of Harlem, pleaded guilty earlier this month to posing as a teenage boy on Snapchat and…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen More than a dozen people were injured and nine hospitalized after a large fire at NYCHA’s Brownsville Houses on Wednesday night. Firefighters responded to reports of a fire on the fourth and fifth floors at 268 Osborn St. just after 7 p.m. on March 20, according to the…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz Brooklyn-based fashion brand West X East is stitching its way to success. Founded by Tania Kottoor, a first-generation Indian American, West X East is a “tech-forward fashion brand that elevates cultural fashion” by creating customizable South Asian-inspired outfits. As a child, Kottoor spent hours in the corner of…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A fire in a large Bay Ridge apartment building left at least two people injured on Wednesday morning. The blaze broke out on the third floor of a seven-story building on 3rd Avenue near 99th Street around 11 a.m., per the FDNY. When firefighters arrived…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The speed limit in a 0.18 square mile slice of Dumbo will drop to 20 mph as the nabe becomes Brooklyn’s first “Regional Slow Zone,” city officials announced Wednesday. The slowdown — a result of the passage of Sammy’s Law last year — is meant to increase traffic…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A heartfelt musical composition will be played every hour among the cherry trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to mark the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece — titled “loved.” — offers participants a moment to reflect and remember loved ones and community members lost during…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Adam Daly Coney Island’s iconic Luna Park will reopen its gates to thrill-seekers on Saturday, March 29, marking the start of its 2025 summer season. The season will kick off, as usual, with a ceremonial christening of the historic Cyclone roller coaster using a bottle of egg cream. In celebration…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The Bay Ridge Center marked the first anniversary of its new location last week, capping nearly a decade of planning to expand services for Brooklyn’s older adults. Founded in 1976, the organization has long served Brooklynites aged 60 and older. Its relocation from the basement of the…