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Di Fara Pizza launches frozen line, bringing Brooklyn icon to grocery stores

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Apr. 14, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Di Fara Pizza, hailed by food critics as one of the best in New York City, is coming to grocery store freezers — bringing its famed slices to pizza lovers beyond the five boroughs. The Brooklyn institution has partnered with BossBites to launch a frozen line that delivers…

Get lit in Brooklyn: Your guide to 4/20 celebrations across the borough

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Apr. 14, 2025 By Emily Davenport Brooklyn is going big for the “high holy day” with a weeklong lineup of cannabis-friendly events leading up to — and lighting up — 4/20. From flower-themed workshops and free coffee pop-ups to DJ sets, nail art bars, and all-day block party vibes, the borough is rolling out…

Pins, plans and progress: BP Reynoso talks 2025 at State of the Borough Address

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Apr. 14, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Thursday delivered his third State of the Borough address, highlighting his administration’s accomplishments in 2024 and outlining his vision for the city’s most populous borough in the year ahead. Addressing fellow policymakers, community leaders and Brooklynites who gathered at the Boys and…

Man killed in early-morning Bushwick shooting

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Adam Daly Detectives in are searching for the suspect who fatally shot a 38-year-old man early Friday on a Bushwick street. Police said the gunfire erupted at about 1:19 a.m., April 11, near the corner of Pilling Street and Broadway. Responding to a 911 call about the incident, officers from…

Meet the makers: ‘Spirited Women’ celebrates female trailblazers of the cocktail world

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil For Sammi Katz and Olivia McGiff, bringing “Spirited Women” to life was a true labor of love. Building on the success of their 2023 book, “Cocktails in Color: A Spirited Guide to the Art and Joy of Drinkmaking,” the duo recently released “Spirited Women: Makers, Shakers, and…

TD Bank celebrates new Brighton Beach branch with weekend-long grand opening

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil TD Bank opened its doors to the Brighton Beach community last weekend with a festive celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the bank’s new location at 722 Brighton Beach Avenue. The weekend-long grand opening shindig included performances by local dance groups, face painting, raffles and appearances by neighborhood…

Trump tariffs could push Brooklyn’s small businesses ‘over the edge’ despite pause

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Apr. 10, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn businesses and consumers are bracing for higher prices after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from about 60 U.S. trade partners, only to abruptly revise the policy hours later. The original tariffs, ranging from 11% to 104%, took effect at midnight Wednesday. By that afternoon,…

Spring into action: Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest now accepting entries for 2025

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Apr. 10, 2025 By Susan De Vries Spring is in the air, which means it is time to get your garden gear ready, rally your neighbors, and enter the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. The plant-filled competition aims to bring communities together to make Brooklyn a cleaner and greener place. The contest considers…

Brooklyn Conservative Party hosts spirited annual brunch at Bay Ridge Manor

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Apr. 10, 2025 By Robert Pearl A packed room of civic leaders, elected officials, and community activists gathered at Bay Ridge Manor on Sunday, April 6, for the Kings County Conservative Party’s Annual Brunch and the prestigious presentation of the Ronald Reagan Americanism Award to honoree Rick Martino, Grand Knight of the Knights of…

Driver charged with manslaughter, homicide in Brooklyn school bus hit-and-run

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Apr. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Brooklyn man was indicted Wednesday for an East New York hit-and-run that left his passenger dead and another driver injured. Tyree Epps was charged on April 9 with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault, speeding, driving without a license, disobeying stop signs, and leaving the scene…