Mar. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The speed limit in a 0.18 square mile slice of Dumbo will drop to 20 mph as the nabe becomes Brooklyn’s first “Regional Slow Zone,” city officials announced Wednesday. The slowdown — a result of the passage of Sammy’s Law last year — is meant to increase traffic…
Mar. 7, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted “The Chisholm Effect,” an event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum that brought civil leaders together to honor the life and legacy of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. “Shirley Chisholm grew up just steps away from Brooklyn Children’s Museum, in the very neighborhood she would…
Feb. 13, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith After more than a year of packed hearings and heated debates, which spotlighted tensions about how to proceed with development in Brooklyn and beyond, a compromise has been reached on the proposed Arrow Linen rezoning in Park Slope. The new deal, announced Wednesday at two City Council committee…
Feb. 10, 2025 By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen City Hall will meet with four Brooklyn childcare centers fighting sudden closures weeks after the city announced it would not renew their leases. Just before a Feb. 6 rally at City Hall, the mayor’s office and the Department of Education — which had previously “said…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has announced the first six organizations that will receive up to $5,000 from his Community Baby Shower Fund, with more to be named. Reynoso’s office set aide $50,000 in discretionary funds last year to support new and expecting parents as they begin their…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has given his approval with conditions to the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a sweeping rezoning proposal aimed at transforming a stretch of Atlantic Avenue and surrounding blocks in central Brooklyn. While endorsing the plan’s goals of expanding housing, job opportunities, and infrastructure improvements,…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Four early childcare centers in Brooklyn are facing abrupt closures after the city decided not to renew their leases, citing low enrollment and an oversaturation of low-cost childcare centers in the area. But local politicians and providers say the city’s data is wrong — and that the Department…
Jan. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After Eric Garner was killed by police officers on Staten Island in 2014, Terry Greiss watched the video of the incident over and over again. Captured by Garner’s friend, the footage showed him arguing with police officers who believed he was selling loose cigarettes. The disagreement escalated until…
Jan. 15, 2025 By Shara Levine, Brooklyn Paper staff Brooklyn is gearing up to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a jam-packed lineup of events that honor the civil rights icon and bring the community together. From soul-stirring gospel performances to hands-on service projects, there’s something for everyone to enjoy while reflecting on…
Nov. 6, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith The controversial proposal to rezone the Arrow Linen site in Park Slope to make way for two at least 13-story apartment towers has gained the support of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, but Reynoso is calling on developers to deepen the project’s affordability as a condition of his…