Jul. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Council Member Susan Zhuang and a number of other southern Brooklyn residents were arrested early on Wednesday morning during an impromptu protest at the future site of a homeless shelter in Gravesend.
Feb. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Five days after it was unexpectedly forced to close, Saint Vitus Bar in Greenpoint is still quiet.
Feb. 2, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Emily Davenport
A construction worker was reportedly killed following a building collapse in Borough Park on Friday afternoon.
Jan. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
Tenants of a Crown Heights apartment who got their building owner ousted from management are fighting to take control of their dwelling, and on Tuesday rallied against the former slumlord’s lack of repairs — and slow action from the city since his removal.
Sep. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
In the midst of a heady campaign season, southern Brooklyn council members say they are being unfairly and anonymously hit with 311 complaints — but not for the reasons they may have thought.
Jul. 20, 2023 By Jada Camille
City agencies are cracking down on a slew of southern Brooklyn storefronts apparently posing as massage parlors for their alleged engagement in illegal prostitution and other unlawful acts.
Apr. 27, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
If the scaffolding surrounding the Brooklyn Supreme Court building on Adams Street was a person, it would be preparing to finish its sophomore year of high school — and the city spends more money each year keeping the structure propped up than it does on the average public school student.
Apr. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Department of Buildings has issued a violation to a Bensonhurst funeral home after part of the building’s exterior wall and roof collapsed onto the sidewalk.
Mar. 28, 2023 By Jada Camille
Department of Building inspectors and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park employees have begun the process of prepping the Coney Island park for its 103rd season with month-long ride inspections.