Sep. 10, 2024 By Jada Camille A ferry could finally be in the works for Coney Island. It depends on whether the city council greenlights a bill introduced by Council Member Justin Brannan that would require city agencies to conduct a study on a potential ferry service in the nabe. The proposed law would…
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‘A solvable problem’: Brooklyn’s animal rescuers say city-funded veterinary clinics could help end shelter crisis
Aug. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklyn’s animal shelters are facing a crisis: there are too many animals in need of a home, and not enough adopters. Shelters are overcrowded, rescuers are working overtime, and a break seems unlikely. Local experts say they can’t adopt their way out of the crisis, and large-scale change…
Op-Ed | ‘No Criminality Suspected’: Holding Reckless Drivers Accountable in Brooklyn
Jul. 12, 2024 By state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Council Member Justin Brannan
Traffic violence is ravaging neighborhoods across Brooklyn. In just the last two months, a string of reckless driving incidents have left several beloved neighbors, many of them seniors, dead.
A baller’s dream! Coney Island NYCHA basketball courts bounce back with new makeover
Jun. 25, 2024 By Jada Camille
Coney Island hoopers’ dreams have just gotten brighter, thanks to a $50,000 donation that rehabilitated the basketball courts at Surfside Gardens.
Free Bird! Brooklynites rescue parrot trapped in smoke shop for three months
Jun. 6, 2024 By Adam Daly
Concerned residents in Bay Ridge successfully orchestrated the rescue of a parrot that was living alone in a smoke shop for three months after the store was shuttered by the city in February.
Local pols criticize ‘aggressive’ NYPD response at pro-Palestine march in Bay Ridge
May. 20, 2024 By Robb Pozarycki, Lloyd Mitchell & Brooklyn Paper staff
Two Brooklyn lawmakers took to social media to express concern after police were caught on camera roughly arresting demonstrators at a pro-Palestine march on Saturday.
Mo’ money, mo’ problems: Budget office review finds a Staten Island secession would be more costly for residents
May. 7, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Independent Budget Office recently took a look into what it would cost for Staten Island to secede from the rest of the city and found it would result in Staten Islanders paying more for fewer services than they currently receive.
Fatal stabbing at Brooklyn bar reignites community concerns over rowdy reputation
Apr. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille
Locals say they are disappointed, but not totally surprised, that a Bay Ridge bar with a rowdy reputation was connected to a fatal stabbing over the weekend.
PHOTOS | Coney Island amusement parks open with annual ‘blessing of the rides,’ proposal and more
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.
Busted! Sheriff catches southern Brooklyn shops ‘green-handed’ with illegal cannabis during routine inspection
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.