Aug. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
A crane partially collapsed in Borough Park and smashed through the roof of an apartment building on Thursday afternoon.
Crane collapses onto Borough Park apartment building
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‘A privilege to celebrate’: Maimonides honors 1,600 volunteers for 200,000 hours of service at annual luncheon
Jun. 10, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Maimonides Health officials gathered on June 5 to honor the extraordinary contributions of 1,600 diverse volunteers who have collectively devoted 200,000 hours of service to the institution.
Anger, relief and denial: Brooklynites react to Trump’s hush-money conviction
Jun. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly & Kirstyn Brendlen
A Manhattan jury’s decision to convict former president Donald Trump in his hush-money case sent shockwaves through the U.S. on May 30 — but for the embattled pol’s longtime supporters in southern Brooklyn, not much has changed.
Vascular Institute of New York receives coveted recognition for excellence
Apr. 22, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper
The Vascular Institute of New York located in Borough Park since 1990 has recently been recognized as a Verified Outpatient Vascular-VP Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).
New Borough Park elementary school to be named after slain Brooklyn cop Wenjian Liu
Apr. 17, 2024 By Adam Daly
A new elementary school due to open in Borough Park this fall will be named after New York City Police Department Detective Wenjian Liu, who was slain in the line of duty in 2014, Council Member Susan Zhuang announced Wednesday.
‘A women’s rights revolution’: Women attacked during religious divorce event in Brooklyn
Apr. 9, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A push to educate Orthodox Jewish women about their rights in marriage and divorce turned sour in Borough Park on March 29, when a group of women were attacked and their materials destroyed by a large group of men and boys.
Borough Park’s oldest synagogue demolished without permits after years of dispute
Mar. 22, 2024 By Adam Daly
Borough Park’s Jewish community is mourning the loss of the neighborhood’s first and oldest surviving synagogue after developers tore down the historic building on Sunday.
Construction worker dies in partial collapse of Borough Park building violating a stop-work order
Feb. 2, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Emily Davenport
A construction worker was reportedly killed following a building collapse in Borough Park on Friday afternoon.
Maimonides makes medical history with borough’s first shoulder surgery using computer-generated tech
Jan. 18, 2024 By Jada Camille
Maimonides Health surgeons performed the borough’s first shoulder replacement surgery using new technology that creates individualized, computer-generated prostheses, allowing doctors to map out a patient’s personal shoulder anatomy to make a customized implant.
Cyclist killed by school bus driver in Borough Park; 23rd bicyclist to die in New York City this year
Sep. 22, 2023 By Adam Daly
A school bus driver struck and killed a bike rider Thursday afternoon in Borough Park.