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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…

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…

10th annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl invites bookworms on a literary journey

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Apr. 10, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann The 10th annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl returns April 19-26, inviting bookworms on a literary journey through as many as 26 independent bookstores across the borough. Inspired by similar bookstore-led events in cities like Seattle and Washington, D.C., the crawl celebrates Brooklyn’s literary spirit and cultural diversity. Participants can…

Life and death in Green-Wood Cemetery: Rewilding project revives native flora and fauna

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Apr. 9, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Just as the city is reawakening after months of winter, so are the delicate sprouts of native grasses and wildflowers in the micro-urban grasslands of Green-Wood Cemetery.  Visitors may notice a stark difference between grave plots along Green-Wood’s peaceful paths. Some public lots are almost entirely obscured by…

Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park opens April 13 with traditional ‘Blessing of the Rides’

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Apr. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen For 70 years, the holiness of Palm Sunday has extended well beyond church walls in Brooklyn. That’s because the day marks the “Blessing of the Rides” and the official season opening of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in Coney Island. The tradition continues this coming Sunday, April 13. …