Jan. 10, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick
Cops are asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Jeremiah Vernet, who was reported missing by family Monday evening.
Missing boy, 15, last seen leaving Brownsville home: NYPD
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Cops looking for Brooklyn cell phone snatcher aboard 4 train: NYPD
Jan. 5, 2024 By Adam Daly
The police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a man who allegedly snatched the cell phone of a fellow straphanger on a subway train in Brownsville on Tuesday.
‘It’s a new day in Brownsville’: Jeffries, Spectrum team up to surprise Elite Learners with new laptops, anti-violence funding
Dec. 22, 2023 By Paul Frangipane & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries got into the giving spirit on Wednesday when he teamed up with Spectrum to host a digital literacy event for Elite Learners, an anti-violence organization in Brownsville, where kids were surprised with 100 new laptops — and the organization was gifted $750,000 in federal funding. “There’s no better place to be when being back home in Brooklyn than Brownsville, USA,” said Jeffries, who has represented Brownsville in Congress since 2013. “It’s been my goal to make sure we are bringing the resources home to the…
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‘A long time coming’: Brookdale Hospital unveils new state-of-the-art lab machinery
Dec. 13, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
After several years of organization and planning, One Brooklyn Health Brookdale Hospital has debuted its new, state-of-the-art laboratory automation system in partnership with Beckman Coulder Diagnostics.
‘East New York is on the rise’: Parks department overhauls two local greenspaces to honor local history, improve community spaces
Nov. 30, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A multi-million dollar plan for two Brooklyn greenspaces is underway in order to promote accessibility and cultural awareness for all.
Brownsville park ‘open for business’ after $21 million make-over
Nov. 27, 2023 By Adam Daly
The newly-redesigned Callahan-Kelly Playground in Brownsville officially opened to the public this month after undergoing a $21.6 million face-lift.
Colorful mural installation ‘Brownsville Reflections’ brightens affordable housing construction site, celebrates nabe’s residents and history
Nov. 14, 2023 By Bella Sanchez
Innovative artists have unveiled a 600-foot-long collaboration of murals on construction sheds over an affordable housing project in Brownsville, bringing together a diverse community and bringing color to the dull barriers surrounding the new housing developments until construction is finalized.
Cops searching for gunmen in Brownsville shooting: NYPD
Oct. 31, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Police are searching for two men who allegedly shot a 35-year-old man in Brownsville on Monday night, according to the NYPD.
Man shot in arm outside Brownsville NYCHA complex: NYPD
Oct. 2, 2023 By Adam Daly
A man is in stable condition after he was shot outside a Brownsville NYCHA building on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
United Nations General Assembly comes to Brownsville as Belgian mayor explores alternatives to traditional policing
Sep. 25, 2023 By Jada Camille & Paul Frangipane Alternatives to traditional policing and law enforcement in Brownsville drew international attention last week when Alexander Vandersmissen, mayor of the Belgian city of Mechelen, visited Assembly Member Latrice Walker and violence interrupters from the Brownsville Safety Alliance to discuss their unorthodox, community-based crime prevention tactics. Vandersmissen, who…
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