Jan. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen An unidentified arsonist has allegedly set three fires outside a Bed-Stuy condo building in the past month, according to police. The man kindled his first fire just outside 100 Ralph Ave. just before 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2024, per the NYPD, and fled the scene on foot.…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens actor Adrien Brody won his first-ever Golden Globe on Sunday night, beating off stiff competition to win the highly coveted Best Actor in a Drama Film award at the 82nd annual film and television awards. Brody, 51, a native of Woodhaven, was nominated for his performance in…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A rare affordable housing lottery has opened for the sale of 46 one- and two-bedroom co-op apartments in four new Bed-Stuy buildings, giving households of one to five people with incomes between $83,126 and $218,010 a year the chance to become first-time homeowners. The lottery for the four-building…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze in East Flatbush on Sunday night, displacing 14 people and two dogs. Units from the FDNY’s 15th Division arrived just after 6:45 p.m. to find fire on the second floor of a two-story private dwelling near Schenectady Avenue and Avenue N. Firefighters discovered…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Christy Hinko Line dancing, a vibrant and inclusive form of social dancing, continues to captivate enthusiasts across generations and genres. Rooted in American folk traditions, it gained widespread prominence during the country music boom of the 1970s and has since evolved to include a diverse array of musical styles. On…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Congestion pricing will come into effect at midnight on Sunday after a federal judge greenlighted the toll following an 11th-hour hearing on Friday evening. The toll, which will charge motorists who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, has provoked significant debate and several lawsuits. Federal Judge Leo Gordon…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The co-creator of the infamous Bed-Stuy Aquarium was sentenced to prison for attempted murder on Friday. Bed-Stuy resident Hajj Lovick, 48, was convicted after trial last month for shooting a man in the leg outside a Bed-Stuy bar in the summer of 2023. On Jan. 3, he was…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The last month of 2024 was relatively peaceful in Brooklyn, according to the latest NYPD statistics, as reports of major felonies dropped by nearly one-quarter year-over-year. Between Dec. 2-29, 2024, the NYPD recorded 1,817 “major felonies” — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway New York City has taken a major step toward modernizing its waste management system with the launch of its first fully operational commercial waste zone in Central Queens, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced Thursday, Jan. 2. The program, mandated by Local Law 199 of 2019, aims to…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith The latest affordable housing lottery to open for a new development made possible by the Gowanus rezoning is for the still under-construction 499 President Street Apartments. The nine-story development, which wraps around the Royal Palms Shuffleboard building between Nevins and Union streets, comprises 350 apartments in total. Included…