Mar. 13, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil It’s time to shamrock and roll. St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and Brooklyn is ready to go green! Whether you’re gearing up for a lively parade, sipping a pint of Guinness at your go-to pub, or getting swept up in a Celtic celebration with a side…
Mar. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Two new businesses, a high-end grocery store and a pottery studio, are set to open in Gowanus this summer. Gowanus Marketplace and Hey Clay will both debut on the ground floor of a new mixed-use development, 420 Carroll, developers announced Thursday. The businesses will join hundreds of residential…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics. In the 28-day period from Feb. 3-March 3, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto —…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Dean Moses Former “Jeopardy!” champion and Brooklyn Heights private school teacher Winston Nguyen pleaded guilty Monday to soliciting sexually explicit images of children and is expected to be sentenced to seven years in prison. The 38-year-old gained fame after winning on “Jeopardy!” in July 2014, appearing in two episodes. A…
Mar. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn received an immediate raise on Saturday after their union and hospital administrators reached a last-minute contract agreement and narrowly avoided a strike. The Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified the two-year contract late on Feb. 27, about 24 hours before the old agreement was set…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Adam Daly Former New York City Council Member Ari Kagan is eyeing a possible political comeback this election season as Brooklyn’s Republican officials look to engage in a series of seat swaps between city and state government. Reports earlier this month indicated that Kagan, who switched from the Democratic to…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Amid a particularly harsh winter, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is turning up the heat on assistance efforts thanks to a $250,000 grant from the National Grid Foundation. The donation, presented on Feb. 26 at the Msgr. Joseph Pfeiffer Resource Center in Howard Beach, Queens, will help…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Towering basketball legend-turned-actor Shaquille O’Neal was back in Brooklyn this weekend, filming scenes for mob drama “Gravesend” at the local American Legion. O’Neal, known as one of the best basketball players of all time, was first spotted on set last June, after the show’s writer, creator, and star,…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Susan De Vries Share your passion for your neighborhood with other New Yorkers by volunteering to lead a tour for Jane’s Walk 2025. Enthusiastic locals can now submit tour plans for the May event, which features free walking tours in all five boroughs. Hosted by the Municipal Art Society (MAS)…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Adam Daly “Forget the Alamo,” say workers of the popular cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse as they continue their strike outside the Brooklyn and Manhattan theaters, protesting the recent layoffs of 70 employees. The strike, which began on Feb. 14, aims to push the company to reinstate the laid-off workers with…