Nov. 7, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell After an illustrious 37-year career, firefighter Duane Wood of Rescue Company 2 in Brooklyn has retired. His final tour at the firehouse took place on Oct. 31, a day many believed would never come. Wood began his career at Engine Company 290 and Ladder Company 103 in East…
Oct. 31, 2024 By Jada Camille The city on Wednesday unveiled the new and improved basketball courts at Breukelen Ballfield in East New York. With a significant investment from the Social Justice Fund — run by Clara Wu Tsai, who owns the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty alongside her husband Joe Tsai…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper Achievement First celebrated a significant milestone on Sept. 27 with the grand opening of its new Linden Middle School building in East New York. The event, held outside of the Pitkin Avenue institution, brought together community stakeholders, families and staff to mark the beginning of a new era…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly A Texas man has been charged with sex trafficking and other offenses after allegedly forcing two teenage girls into prostitution in East New York and branding their faces with his nickname, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Thursday. Donald Roberson, 29, of Dallas, appeared in Brooklyn Supreme Court…
Aug. 14, 2024 By Dean Moses
Police in Brooklyn are frantically searching for a missing teenager who she sent a text message Tuesday saying that she had been kidnapped.
Jul. 29, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Three separate fires across Brooklyn from Friday night to Saturday morning left 12 residents injured.
Jul. 16, 2024 By Natalie Dahan
SONIC is shifting gears with the borough’s first full-fledged drive-through.
Jul. 10, 2024 By Jada Camille
A new mixed-income affordable housing development dubbed Concern Pitkin opened its doors in East New York on July 9.
Jun. 19, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery for an East New York building with units starting at $750 per month is open for applications, with a total of 19 units available. The building sits beside another almost identical development whose affordable housing lottery kicked off days earlier. Both are designed by Nikolai Katz and…
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Jun. 5, 2024 By Adam Daly
The East Brooklyn Business Improvement District will host its second annual economic development summit on June 13, aiming to unite local businesses to foster growth and tackle pressing issues in the 40-block industrial park.