Nov. 4, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Two Crown Heights residents were injured in an apartment building fire on Sunday night, one of three blazes in the area within a 12-hour span. Firefighters responded to 921 Montgomery St. just after 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 3, where they found heavy flames emanating from a first-floor apartment.…
Nov. 1, 2024 By Briana Brady The Nonbinarian Bookstore, possibly the first in Brooklyn to carry exclusively queer books, is setting up shop at 1130 President St. in Crown Heights. The store will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily starting Friday, Nov. 8. The Nonbinarian Bookstore is an…
Oct. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime continued to trend downward in Brooklyn in October after two promising months, according to the latest NYPD statistics, but gun violence and rape continued to present major issues in the borough. Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 27, major felonies dropped by about 14% across the borough,…
Oct. 28, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Authorities are investigating after a man in his 20s was shot dead in Crown Heights on Sunday. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 1008 St. Marks Ave., near Prospect Place just after 7:19 p.m. on Oct. 27. Officers arrived to find the victim with multiple gunshot…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A truly affordable housing lottery has opened for 36 apartments in a new 100% affordable development in Crown Heights, with units starting at $454 a month. Dubbed Weeksville Place, the new eight-story, 45-unit building has risen on a formerly vacant and overgrown lot. The lottery for the new…
Oct. 12, 2024 By Jada Camille Brooklyn Children’s Museum is joining forces with the North American Indigenous Center of New York to host an immersive two-day program celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Families can visit the center on Oct. 13 and 14 to check out storytelling programs, live Native American music and dance performances, craft…
Oct. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 17-year-old boy was violently robbed inside the Utica Avenue-Crown Heights subway station on Friday night, according to the NYPD. The victim was on the platform waiting for a southbound 3 train just after 9 p.m. when an unknown man wearing a Chicago bulls hat and a blue-and-green…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Adam Daly A Crown Heights apartment building was evacuated on Monday after residents discovered a massive hole in the facade being held up by a single wooden beam. The Department of Buildings (DOB) responded to multiple complaints and issued an immediate vacate order for the property at 40 Hampton Place,…
Oct. 1, 2024 By Jada Camille The circus is headed to town! ABCirque, an immersive performance group, is making its long-awaited return to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Oct. 5 for a day of interactive circus fun. Known for its nontraditional take on circus entertainment, ABCirque aims to bring laughter with a diverse cast and…
Sep. 25, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith In a surprising twist, developer Continuum Company is throwing in the towel on its controversial rezoning application for the Spice Factory site in Crown Heights. The move comes just after City Planning Commission approved a tweaked version of the proposal Monday afternoon, designed to protect the nearby Brooklyn…