Mar. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly
Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s Playground on Sunday for their chance to take one of the first rides of the year.
Mar. 14, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso delivered his second State of the Borough Address on Wednesday night, highlighting his office’s accomplishments in the past year, as well as new initiatives for 2024.
Feb. 29, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
It was a lesson of democracy in action at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Monday, Feb. 26, when more than 100 locals attended a community input meeting to give their feedback on the redesign of Columbus Park.
Jan. 25, 2024 By Jada Camille
Survivors of gun violence and victims’ families came together with Brooklyn politicians on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion in honor of National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced Monday that his office has allocated $1.1 million to Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health to support vital hospital infrastructure.
Nov. 23, 2023 By Jada Camille Brooklyn was filled with the spirit of the holiday in the run-up to Thanksgiving. As families all over the world prepared for the food-filled holiday, it was all hands on deck as local leaders, elected officials, and support services gave back with food distributions, produce drives, and winter supply giveaways to make sure all Brooklynites had a great meal and some warm duds as the holiday season enters full swing. ‘No one should go hungry in our city’ On Nov. 17, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, food pantry UA3, and the Hispanic Federation handed…
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Oct. 27, 2023 By Adam Daly
An NYPD Traffic Enforcement Agent has been arrested in connection with the death of a 7-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a police tow truck as he crossed the street with his mother in Fort Greene on Thursday morning.
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.
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.
Jul. 20, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
July is on average New York City’s hottest month of the year, and with climate change steadily heating up the planet, summer months will undoubtedly increase in temperature: the first week of July this year was the hottest week ever recorded, with global temperatures breaking previously-set record highs.