May. 1, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After a four-year closure the newly-renovated Bedford Library reopened last week, finally welcoming Bed-Stuy residents back to the stacks. Though the library looks largely the same, it has been retrofitted with a new high-efficiency HVAC system and other energy-conserving measures — making it a “model for energy efficiency,”…
Sep. 25, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith In a surprising twist, developer Continuum Company is throwing in the towel on its controversial rezoning application for the Spice Factory site in Crown Heights. The move comes just after City Planning Commission approved a tweaked version of the proposal Monday afternoon, designed to protect the nearby Brooklyn…
Apr. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Ben Brachfeld
A 10-year-old girl died after she was struck by a driver while crossing the street in Williamsburg on Tuesday afternoon.
Jan. 17, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police are looking for the man who stabbed a 31-year-old straphanger in Bed-Stuy on Christmas Day.