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…
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Adams defends officers who opened fire in Brownsville subway station as pols call for ‘thorough investigation’
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,…
Brownsville community unveils vibrant mural celebrating local voices and culture
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…
Affordable housing lottery opens at Ebenezer Plaza in Brownsville
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…
Affordable housing lottery with $617 units opens in Brownsville
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…
Three separate Brooklyn fires injure 12 residents over weekend, FDNY investigates
Jul. 29, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Three separate fires across Brooklyn from Friday night to Saturday morning left 12 residents injured.
Jeffries secures $1M for safer streets around Brownsville schools
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.
70-year-old Brownsville Recreation Center receives $160M for total reconstruction
Jul. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A $160 million cash infusion will allow the city to demolish and completely reconstruct the decades-old Brownsville Recreation Center.
Crime dips slightly in Brooklyn in June despite spikes in gun violence, rape, and robbery
Jul. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violent crime in Brooklyn was down slightly during the month of June, according to the most recent police data, but the borough still saw a significant number of shootings and sexual assaults.
City employees arrested for allegedly smuggling weapons, drugs into Brownsville juvenile detention center
Jun. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Five current and former city employees are facing state and federal criminal charges for allegedly smuggling drugs and weapons into a secure juvenile detention facility in Brownsville.