Apr. 3, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Local cure-violence groups and elected officials rallied in Canarsie on Sunday to protest the murder of 19-year-old Christian Josiah Montrose, who was fatally shot outside of his home in what police are calling a case of mistaken identity.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Canarsie man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly critically injuring a pedestrian as a result of drinking and driving, police said.
Jan. 5, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Residents of Brooklyn’s Bayview Houses came together with anti-gun violence groups on Thursday to denounce the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javel Lawton earlier this week — and call for community funding to help combat further crime.
Sep. 18, 2023 By Megan McGibney
As the new school year approached at Williamsburg Charter High School in East Williamsburg, Academy Leader, Angie Helliger, began thinking of ways to make the school’s second back-to-school giveaway bigger than last year’s.
Sep. 12, 2023 By Adam Daly & Jada Camille
Twenty-two years on from the devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Brooklynites came together to mark the solemn anniversary and to honor the lives of those lost on the day and afterwards.
Sep. 8, 2023 By Adam Daly
Twenty-two years on from the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center that changed the face of New York City forever, Brooklynites across the borough are marking the solemn anniversary with various events over the coming days.
Aug. 30, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro A new bike lane near Canarsie Pier which connects Canarsie to the Jamaica Bay Greenway, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the Rockaways is ready to roll. The $1.9 million project to build the new section of a raised, eight-foot-wide, two-way bike lanes on Shore Parkway was completed one year ahead of schedule and more than $1.45 million under budget. The project was managed by the city’s Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction, and funded by DOT and the state’s Office of Resilient Homes and Communities. Work began back in June…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Adam Daly
Cops arrested a man for allegedly groping two young girls aboard buses in Canarsie and East Flatbush, officials said Monday.
Jul. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
The Met Council on Jewish Poverty, America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to fighting poverty, secured a federal funding boost of $1 million from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Jun. 27, 2023 By Adam Daly
A Flatbush gang member will spend 35 years to life in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of a gang rival seven years ago.