Sep. 6, 2024 By Jada Camille Young tennis players from Brooklyn stepped into the spotlight at the U.S. Open this month, serving as ball kids for one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The talented youths spent weeks preparing for the contest, training to be the most attentive, fittest, and quickest ball…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A local man accused of groping and harassing at least four women in Park Slope this summer was arrested on Thursday, more than two months after the first incident was reported. Cops cuffed 23-year-old William Nuesi, a Park Slope resident himself, on the afternoon of Sept. 5, according…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Natalie Dahan For the past 18 years, the Garment District Alliance has provided artists with the opportunity to showcase their work in unique locations through free, public installations. As a nonprofit, the group aims to highlight the vibrancy and creativity of the community while continuously supporting the quality of life…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper On Thursday, Sept. 19, Schneps Media will continue its 30-year celebration of Power Women with the Power Women of Brooklyn event at El Caribe. The evening will gather remarkable women from diverse industries for a premier networking experience. Produced by Schneps Media, publishers of the Bay News, Brooklyn…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for parents. After nine weeks of summer fun, nearly 1 million public school students returned to the classroom Thursday for the start of the new school year. At M.S. 51 and P.S. 321 in Park Slope, students were excited…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Wednesday will mark 23 years since the horrific terrorist attacks devasted New York City and forever changed the world. Several local organizations across Queens are hosting memorial events on September 11, 2024, to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. They will honor the…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon New York City opened 24 new public schools on Thursday, the first day students returned to the classroom for the new academic year — almost half of them in Brooklyn. The schools, which accommodate grades K through 12, are located across the city. The new buildings come outfitted…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses A Crown Heights man was shot and killed in a Bed-Stuy subway station late on Wednesday night, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the victim — 47-year-old Freddie Weston of Sterling Place — was killed next to a MetroCard vending machine at the Rockaway Avenue train station…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn’s school bus fleet was one short on the first day of school after a fire broke out on board an empty bus in Canarsie. The squat yellow bus was parked in a driveway beside a private residence on the 1400 block of East 93rd…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end of August brought some good news to Brooklyn: while there were occasional spikes in gun violence, this summer was the safest on-record in terms of gun violence and gun-related deaths. Shootings in June, July and August were down 74% compared to 2020, per the Brooklyn District…