Sep. 27, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The 57-page federal corruption indictment of Mayor Eric Adams begins not with hizzoner’s alleged misdeeds at City Hall, but at Brooklyn Borough Hall. “In 2014, Eric Adams, the defendant, became Brooklyn Borough President,” the document reads. “Thereafter, for nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits,…
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Warm and fuzzy: Dozens of shelter pets find their fur-ever homes at Brooklyn Borough Hall adoption event
Jul. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s cats and dogs might have said it was raining people on Saturday as dozens of shelter pets found their fur-ever homes at the third annual Adopt-A-Shelter-Animal event at Borough Hall.
Advocates say proposed HEAT Act could reduce Brooklynites’ utility bills
Mar. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A bill idling in the state legislature could save Brooklynites more than $100 on their monthly utility bills, advocates said at a rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday.
Beep unveils bold new vision for Brooklyn with comprehensive plan to tackle inequality through development
Oct. 9, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
For the first time since the 1960s, a borough president has unveiled a comprehensive plan outlining goals and visions for communities across Brooklyn — specifically regarding issues of inequality in housing and public health, and how those issues are addressed through zoning and development.
PHOTOS: The return of the sun brings literary crowds to the Brooklyn Book Festival
Oct. 2, 2023 By Susan de Vries
The weather made a dramatic turnaround in time for the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday. Literary enthusiasts crowded into Columbus Park to chat with publishers, authors, and vendors, snap up some new reading material, and enjoy the sunshine after the intense rain of the week.
‘We need help. We need it now’: Pols issue joint call for government assistance with migrant crisis
Aug. 15, 2023 By Jada Camille
Local leaders gathered on the steps of the Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday to admonish the federal government for its lack of assistance in serving the nearly 100,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in the city since last spring.
Beep celebrates Brooklyn’s ‘diverse, beautiful, and powerful’ disability community at Disability Pride Month event
Jul. 17, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Brooklynites kicked off Disability Pride Month with an educational, welcoming celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall on July 11.
Borough President Reynoso celebrates beginning of Pride Month
Jun. 6, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Borough President Antonio Reynoso made sure to bring the cheer to his office’s celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month on Monday night at Borough Hall.
Brooklynites celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May. 26, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklynites celebrated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a joyous musical celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday.