Apr. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but it’s not really clear if the news cycle in Brooklyn follows that trend.
Mar. 29, 2024 By Beth Harris, AP
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly
Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s Playground on Sunday for their chance to take one of the first rides of the year.
Mar. 25, 2024 By Jada Camille
A task force from the New York City Sheriff’s Office last week busted some southern Brooklyn shops for illegally carrying and selling cannabis and other illicit products during a routine inspection of the district.
Mar. 13, 2024 By Jada Camille
Coney Island USA, the neighborhood’s chief art institute, will toe the line between entertaining and risqué with their latest immersive theater act, Ritual Cabaret Art Brothel, debuting on March 15.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Jada Camille
Mermaid Avenue sidewalks are about to look a lot nicer, according to Council Member Justin Brannan, who announced a new trash clean-up program in partnership with the Alliance for Coney Island.
Feb. 29, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper February might be the shortest month of the year (even on a Leap Year), but what it lacked in days it more than made up for in news. Over the past month, Brooklynites have rallied for their rights and much-needed local infrastructure, celebrated the culture of Kings County, and…
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Feb. 28, 2024 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn Football Club, the nabe’s only pro soccer club, is creating a professional women’s soccer team to play at Maimonides Park as early as this August, with a men’s league coming by 2025.
Feb. 28, 2024 By Dean Moses
Transit police in Brooklyn are searching for the brute who ruthlessly attacked a senior at random on board an F train earlier this month, authorities said.
Feb. 28, 2024 By Jada Camille
MTA is proposing changes to a Coney Island bus line which would bring less frequent service and longer waits to an already transit-starved neighborhood.