Sep. 8, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen, Adam Daly, Ximena Del Cerro & Isabel Song Beer Though it still feels like summer outside in New York City — with temperatures Thursday rising above 90 degrees Fahrenheit – more than a million public school students packed up their backpacks after the long break and headed back to class for the first day of school on Sept. 7. In Brooklyn, where more than 200,000 students settled in for the new academic year, feelings were mixed. While some learners couldn’t wait to get back to their classmates and teachers, others were a little bit…
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Hangawi Korean Festival and marketplace to debut in Brooklyn and Manhattan Sept. 9-10
Sep. 7, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A new festival celebrating the Korean holiday Chuseok is debuting in Brooklyn this weekend.
Bobby in Bushwick: RFK Jr. rallies in Brooklyn with new ‘urban community advisor’
Sep. 1, 2023 By Adam Daly
Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in Bushwick Wednesday night on his 2024 election campaign trail, flanked by his newly-appointed urban community advisor Tramell Thompson.
Clinton Hill man pleads guilty to deed theft, mortgage fraud, faces up to 9 years in prison
Aug. 15, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
A Clinton Hill man who stole the deeds to two Brooklyn homes and nearly $775,000 in mortgage funds using fake documents and shell companies will face up to nine years in prison after pleading guilty in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Aug 9.
Body of missing 27-year-old John Castic pulled from Newtown Creek: NYPD
Aug. 1, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 27-year-old man was found dead in Newtown Creek on Tuesday morning, days after he went missing from a nearby nightclub.
Death of Bushwick man deemed homicide: NYPD
Jul. 31, 2023 By Adam Daly
An assault in Bushwick that left a 54-year-old man dead last month has been deemed a homicide, cops said Saturday.
Firefighters rescue construction worker buried in Bushwick trench collapse
Jul. 18, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters in Bushwick rescued a construction worker who became trapped in a trench collapse at a construction site on Tuesday morning. The sides of an excavation site collapsed at 659 Flushing Ave. just after 9:40 a.m. on July 18, trapping the worker in roughly three feet of debris. Units…
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Memorial Day blaze devastates Bushwick apartment building
May. 30, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell
A fire devastated a Bushwick apartment building on Memorial Day, sending dozens of firefighters scrambling to quash the blaze.
Brooklynites march for Good Cause rent laws, urge Albany to pass tenant protections
May. 18, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Hundreds of Brooklynites marched through the streets of Bushwick on Thursday, calling for stronger tenant protections as New Yorkers face ever-climbing rents.
Linden Street block becomes Bushwick’s first landmarked historic district
May. 10, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
A remarkable section of Linden Street has been designated Bushwick’s first historic district by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission following a unanimous vote by commissioners at a May 9 meeting.