Jan. 10, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil With apocalyptic scenes unfolding across Los Angeles County due to devastating wildfires, Brooklyn-based businesses are stepping up to help. Through Sunday, Jan. 19, Time Out Market New York is partnering with the Red Cross Wildfire Relief to host a promotion on select beverages. The Dumbo-based market will…
Jan. 10, 2025 By Robert Pearl The Sky Wise Lounge in Sheepshead Bay was the site of a jubilant celebration late last month as Assembly Member Michael Novakhov marked his re-election for District 45. The standing-room-only event brought together community leaders, elected officials, activists, performers, and South Brooklyn residents. Novakhov’s second term comes on…
Jan. 10, 2025 By Lauren Rapp During the pandemic, business was strong enough for arcade owner Esteban Sosa to open a second location in Bay Ridge. After its grand opening, Brooklyn Games & Arcade quickly took off, with gamers flocking to the shop on weeknights and weekends to play retro arcade games and compete…
Jan. 9, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has opened for 68 apartments in a 100% affordable development that spans a block along Atlantic Avenue in East New York. The one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments at 265 Logan Street, dubbed The Logan Fountain, are aimed at households earning between 40% and 70%…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Adam Daly The alleged killer of a Canarsie teen has been extradited to Brooklyn from Trinidad and Tobago to face prosecution for the 2021 murder, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. Anthony Regis-Ash, 24, formerly of Brooklyn, was arraigned on Jan. 6 before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Donald Leo,…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The New York Mavericks, Brooklyn’s first and only professional bull riding team, are relocating to Long Island after just a year at Barclays Center. Last summer, the team took over the venue for its only “home” event of the season, Maverick Days — a three-day rodeo spectacle. This…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The last month of 2024 was relatively peaceful in Brooklyn, according to the latest NYPD statistics, as reports of major felonies dropped by nearly one-quarter year-over-year. Between Dec. 2-29, 2024, the NYPD recorded 1,817 “major felonies” — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge drew thousands of people to the beach on New Year’s Day as participants took a freezing dip to ring in 2025 while raising record funds for local nonprofit organizations. New Year’s Day was a little warmer than usual, with air temperatures…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki & Lloyd Mitchell Three Brooklyn babies just missed the ball drop. The new year was twice as nice for a Brooklyn family who welcomed twin girls to NYC just after midnight Wednesday — the city’s first babies of 2025. Proud parents Sheneece Crumbie and Jordan Tomlinson saw the birth…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at the year through the lens of some of Brooklyn Paper’s most thought-provoking, engaging, and downright stunning photos. From historic moments to breathtaking sights, our photographers captured the pulse of Brooklyn in all its beauty.…