Dec. 17, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn homicide detectives are searching for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man Tuesday morning at a deli in Brownsville. The attack happened just after 6:50 a.m. on Dec. 17 at the Mucho Loca Deli, located at 441 Sutter Ave., according to police. Officers from the 73rd Precinct…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Citi Bike is set to expand significantly in fall 2025, bringing bike-share access to underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bay Ridge, Brownsville, East New York and Kensington. The expansion will add more than 250 new stations and 2,900 bikes citywide, half of which will be electric, increasing access…
Oct. 16, 2024 By Adam Daly A Brownsville barber who offers free haircuts to people in need was among five recipients of the 2024 David Prize, an annual award recognizing New Yorkers with bold ideas to improve the city. Gregory Purnell, widely known as “Greg The Barber,” received $200,000 in unrestricted funding through the…
Sep. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses Police on Friday released the body camera footage from a Brownsville police-involved shooting, almost one week after the incident wounded an officer and left a commuter with brain damage. The release of the dramatic video comes amidst citywide outrage over the Sept. 15 shooting that many advocates and…
Sep. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday defended the Brownsville police officers who shot four people, including an NYPD officer, while pursuing an alleged fare-beater at the Sutter Avenue subway station on Sunday. The officers opened fire on the station platform on the afternoon of Sept. 15 after the suspect,…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann New York Foundling and residents of Vital Brookdale in Brownsville celebrated the unveiling of a new mural titled “Colors of My City” by muralist Layqa Nuna Yawar on Aug. 23. The 1,000-square-foot painting on Brookdale Hospital, across from Vital Brookdale, celebrates Brownsville and its residents, featuring portraits of…
Aug. 19, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has started for 165 truly affordable apartments in an under-construction Brownsville building, with one-bedroom units starting at $484 per month. The lottery is for the third and final building in the 100% affordable Ebenezer Plaza complex, developed in a partnership between Ebenezer Urban Ministries…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has opened for 86 truly affordable apartments in a new Brownsville development, with one-bedroom units starting at $617 per month. The two-building, seven-story development, which has taken the place of two low-lying brick warehouses, also includes almost 40,000 square feet of light manufacturing space…
Jul. 29, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Three separate fires across Brooklyn from Friday night to Saturday morning left 12 residents injured.
Jul. 22, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The streets surrounding three Brownsville schools will become much safer for students and pedestrians thanks to a $1 million cash infusion secured by U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries for his district in the fiscal year 2024 government funding bill.