WeekendPrep

Jan. 31, 2025 By Adam Daly

Jonathan Campos, a 34-year-old Coney Island high school graduate, was identified as one of the 67 victims killed in the devastating midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

Jan. 31, 2025 By Megan McGibney

After 24 years as a special education teacher, Abraham Freud was struggling to do his job. 

Jan. 31, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A trio of Republican council members are contesting the recent election of Council Member David Carr as the Republican Caucus Minority Leader.

Jan. 31, 2025 By Adam Daly

A group of researchers from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have started a year-long project to create a virtual “twin” of Downtown Brooklyn that could help emergency responders more effectively handle accidents and traffic jams.

Jan. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Almost 15 years after Newtown Creek was named a federal Superfund site, the government is taking a step toward cleaning it up — or, at least part of it. 

Jan. 30, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith

A major redevelopment project, set to transform a 10-building commercial site near the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a mixed-use area, has entered the city’s land use review process.

Jan. 30, 2025 By Lauren Rapp

A ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiled a “first-of-its-kind” cultural hub in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, bringing together a collection of creative institutions under one roof.

Jan. 30, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell

The memory of 15-year-old Heath Campbell was honored Wednesday, a day after he was fatally shot in a double shooting at 80 E. 93rd St. in East Flatbush. Campbell was struck by gunfire in the building’s lobby late Tuesday night.

Jan. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Electric bicycles stored at the NYPD’s Erie Basin Auto Pound caught fire on Wednesday morning in the third fire at the facility since 2022. 

Jan. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Rent growth in Queens and Brooklyn slowed down substantially year-over-year in December 2024, compared to that of Manhattan, according to a report from the real estate listing site StreetEasy.