Homeless Woman Found Dead on Subway Platform in Long Island City

Jul. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Local progressive groups and unions spent two days rallying outside U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ Bay Ridge office, urging the Republican pol to reject President Donald Trump’s controversial “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Jul. 2, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith

Bed-Stuy locals and preservationists braved the sweltering heat Wednesday to applaud the unveiling of the markers for the borough’s latest landmarked area, the Willoughby-Hart Historic District.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Robert Pearl

On Sunday, June 22, the sun bore down over the granite tablets of Holocaust Memorial Park in Sheepshead Bay as community members, survivors and public officials gathered for the 40th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering, commemorating 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Robert Pearl

It was the end of an era last week as the aroma of sausage and sentiment filled the air outside Bari Pork Store for one final time.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

The City Council on June 30 passed three pieces of legislation aimed at protecting immigrants in the face of federal policies that have left many fearful and anxious.

Jul. 1, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on July 1 moved to vacate the 1988 first-degree manslaughter conviction of 55-year-old Brian Kendall after a the Conviction Review Unit found that the charges against him did not hold up, and that he is “likely innocent.”

Jul. 1, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

After a week of uncertainty, George Sarantopoulos has eked out a narrow victory in the Republican primary in Council District 47, per unofficial ranked-choice voting totals.

Jul. 1, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

Brooklyn has claimed the top spot as the best large U.S. city for biking — and it’s no accident. According to this year’s PeopleForBikes national city ratings, the borough’s safe, connected and low-stress bike network sets it apart.

Jul. 1, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Federal employees working in a Downtown Brooklyn office building are dealing with “disgraceful” office conditions and mistreatment, union members and elected officials said at a June 30 rally. 

Jul. 1, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

The Fourth of July (and the three-day holiday weekend) is almost here, and you don’t have to go far to celebrate. Brooklyn is home to all kinds of Independence Day festivities, from fireworks to the infamous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and more. Here are some of the best ways to celebrate the Fourth in Kings County!