Oct. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen There are 600,000 pieces of living history in Brooklyn: trees. They fill the borough’s parks, line its streets, and shade its playgrounds and schoolyards, but their contributions often go unnoticed. In 1985, the city’s parks department set out to change that when it compiled the first list of…
Oct. 1, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper The streets around Ditmas Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center were filled with laughter and celebration last month as the facility transformed into a lively carnival. Located at 2107 Ditmas Ave, the nursing home hosted a free block party that brought together families, friends, and neighbors for an afternoon…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly Brooklyn residents can win free Buffalo Wild Wings for a year, but only if they can wing being one of the first 100 customers at the popular chain’s new Flatbush location on Friday. The new 1,750-square-foot outpost at 1623 Flatbush Ave. will officially open its doors to the…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly Flatbush has been named the coolest neighborhood to visit in New York City, according to Time Out’s 2024 global ranking. The Brooklyn neighborhood placed 17th overall in the publication’s annual list, now in its seventh year. The travel and lifestyle magazine consulted writers and editors across major cities…
Sep. 4, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has opened for a modern-looking 13-story, 171-unit development on Flatbush Avenue. Running from Aurelia Court to Triangle Junction mall, the complex at 1634 Flatbush Avenue replaces a gas station formerly on the site. Of the 45 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments in the lottery…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Beverley Hall has her own “little peaceful oasis” on Lincoln Place, in between Nostrand and New York avenues. Filled with blooming marigolds, hydrangeas, ferns, and more, hers is one of the many green spaces along the block that helped elevate it to the No. 1 spot in the Greenest…
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Jul. 22, 2024 By Jada Camille
Life of Hope, a nonprofit devoted to supporting youth and immigrant families, is expanding to a new community center in Flatbush.
Jun. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police arrested a 30-year-old man outside of a Bensonhurst church Monday after he allegedly vandalized statues and windows at the Catholic house of worship.
May. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man was arrested and charged with multiple hate crimes on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a group of men outside a private Jewish school in East Flatbush.
May. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Facing low enrollment and a dire financial situation, two Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn will close permanently at the end of the current school year, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced on Thursday.