Dec. 31, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper New year, same us — and by “us,” we mean fantastic local coverage you can’t find anywhere else. On the heels of a year full of pizza, portraits, parades, and protests, we’ve compiled a list of 10 big stories you can look for in the pages of our papers…
Dec. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued one person and one canine companion from an all-hands apartment fire in Midwood on Monday morning. The fire broke out on on the fourth floor at 1233 East 19th St. around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, according to the FDNY. As firefighters searched…
Dec. 23, 2024 By Lauren Rapp Just in time for Christmas, St. Catherine of Genoa church in East Flatbush is open again following a fire in August. Bishop Robert Brennan blessed the church’s renovation at the morning Mass of Thanksgiving on Dec. 15. “This is a strong and resilient parish that is stronger and…
Dec. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses The man accused of setting a woman on fire onboard a Brooklyn subway train was charged Monday with first and second-degree murder. Law enforcement sources identified the suspect as Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly walked up to a woman on an F train…
Dec. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Two separate residential fires left 24 people displaced in East Flatbush over the weekend. On Friday, Dec. 20, shortly before 8 p.m., a two-alarm fire broke out at a single-family home on the 800 block of New York Avenue, near Linden Boulevard. When firefighters arrived…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a fire Friday morning at the store, located at 5601 Preston Court in East Flatbush, an area that has seen more than a dozen blazes in the past five years. The blaze broke out just after 11:45 a.m, on Dec. 20, officials said. Sixty firefighters from…
Dec. 16, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued a man from a burning home Saturday afternoon in East New York. Crews responded to 705 Georgia Ave. at about 2:40 p.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the first floor of a two-story private home. Firefighters from Ladder Company 103 forced entry and found the…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Prospect Park will look a little bit different this year. Fireworks are out, due to drought conditions in New York City, and a drone show is in. The festive show will light up the sky above Brooklyn’s Backyard, celebrating New York…
Nov. 18, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters rescued three civilians from an early morning blaze in Canarsie on Monday, officials said. The fire broke out around 2:20 a.m. at 1120 East 81st St., between Avenue K and Avenue L, in a three-story brick building, according to the FDNY. Crews from Engine Company 257 and…
Nov. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Days after a highly unusual brush fire broke out in Prospect Park, things seemed almost back to normal. Brooklyn’s Backyard was full of visitors on Tuesday, and on first glance, the two-acre stretch of the park’s Ravine, where the fire started on Nov. 8, looks relatively unmarred. On…