Apr. 9, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An early racially integrated school in what was once the free Black community of Weeksville but is now Crown Heights will not become affordable housing as planned after all, but instead will be converted into a homeless shelter.
Apr. 2, 2024 By Susan De Vries & Brooklyn Paper
Explore the Brooklyn neighborhood that trailblazer Shirley Chisholm called home with a walking tour of Crown Heights North.
Mar. 28, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Ivy Mix, Piper Kristensen and Conor McKee, owners of popular wine and spirit shop Fiasco in Crown Heights, have partnered up once again on Whoopsie Daisy Wine Bar, set to open its doors in April.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Oscar Fock
In 40 degree weather and drizzling rain, a crowd gathered in Crown Heights on Saturday, March 9, in support of the tenants of 285 Eastern Parkway, who are currently facing the risk of eviction.
Mar. 1, 2024 By Aidan Graham & Brooklyn Paper staff
A 13-year-old boy is dead after a horrific shooting in Brooklyn on Thursday night.
Feb. 27, 2024 By Dean Moses & Lloyd Mitchell
Police in Brooklyn continue to seek the gunman who executed a bodega worker in cold blood on Monday afternoon, apparently during an argument over a cigar.
Feb. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce honored four community leaders at its annual Black History Month Celebration, held at the historic Weeksville Heritage Center on Feb. 21.
Feb. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly
The police are asking for the public’s help as they search for the perpetrators behind a Crown Heights robbery that occurred last month.
Feb. 16, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority prepares to release its final draft plan for the Brooklyn Bus Redesign, residents in parts of western and Central Brooklyn want to revive a long-dead bus line.
Feb. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer The Brooklyn Children’s Museum will host a weeklong “Black Future Festival” during the Department of Education’s midwinter school recess to celebrate Black History Month. The institution hopes Brooklynites will attend the festival to learn more about Black history while also envisioning a Black future informed by the past and present. In partnership with Bedford-Stuyvesant based non-profit organization STooPS and guest curator, dancer and community organizer Kendra J. Bostock, museum visitors will be able to participate in a series of programming from Feb. 18 through Feb. 25 — including live performances, art exploration, storytelling,…
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