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JCCA opens new youth mental health and preventive care facility in Downtown Brooklyn
Dec. 7, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The JCCA has opened a new state-of-the-art clinical location in Downtown Brooklyn to help clients and their families with behavioral, foster care and educational services.
‘Ceasefire now’: Thousands march over Brooklyn Bridge in support of Gaza
Oct. 30, 2023 By Adam Daly
Thousands of New Yorkers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in support of Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East as Israel continues to expand its ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
City backtracks on key commitments for new 15-story, 1,040-bed Boerum Hill jail, locals say
Oct. 19, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith City agencies behind the design of the new 15-story, 1,040-bed Brooklyn Borough Jail in Boerum Hill have reneged on commitments made to the community during the land use review process, compromising the jail’s ability to integrate safely into the neighborhood, locals said at a community board meeting Wednesday night….
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BQE closure ‘dumps traffic’ on Atlantic Avenue, to dismay of local merchants
Oct. 18, 2023 By Adam Daly The Department of Transportation partially closed the infamous triple cantilver on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway over the weekend to complete some much-needed repairs to the span — with closures to sections of the notoriously congested roadway pushing traffic onto surrounding streets, to the dismay of local businesses. From Oct. 14-16, the…
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Brooklyn Tabernacle sues upstairs neighbor over pipes leaking ‘foul liquids’ into community space
Oct. 5, 2023 By Adam Daly
A church in Downtown Brooklyn is taking legal action against a neighboring restaurant in an effort to put an end to “persistent and disruptive leaks” that it says has caused foul liquid and food grease to rain down into its community space, causing millions of dollars in damage.
PHOTOS: The return of the sun brings literary crowds to the Brooklyn Book Festival
Oct. 2, 2023 By Susan de Vries
The weather made a dramatic turnaround in time for the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday. Literary enthusiasts crowded into Columbus Park to chat with publishers, authors, and vendors, snap up some new reading material, and enjoy the sunshine after the intense rain of the week.
Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival to showcase music, dance, and experimental arts starting Sept. 29
Sep. 22, 2023 By Adam Daly
Brooklynites rejoice, the annual Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival will return for celebration of local artistic talent next weekend.
City to partially close Brooklyn-Queens Expressway triple cantilever for repairs next month
Sep. 18, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The New York City Department of Transportation announced Monday it will close parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for a few days so it can make some much-needed repairs next month.
With the cost of diapers and formula on the rise, Downtown Brooklyn church launches aid program for young families
Sep. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
In response to high costs of living and overlapping crises in New York City, a Downtown Brooklyn church is lending a hand to expecting parents and young families.