Dec. 4, 2023 By Oscar Fock
“It was baking. Blazing hip-hop and R&B, that’s how hot it was.”
Facing a future shaped by climate change, Brooklyn prepares for hotter summers and more intense storms
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With youth mental health on ‘clear downward trajectory,’ city launches free virtual mental health platform for teens
Nov. 15, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
New York City has created a new health initiative intended to help young students connect with mental health professionals in an accessible way.
‘I love my baby with everything I have’: Loved ones honor 7-year-old Kamari Hughes, tragically killed by NYPD tow truck, at funeral
Nov. 10, 2023 Jada Camille & Adam Daly
Family and friends remembered 7-year-old Kamari Hughes as a “kid with a huge heart, stern beliefs and a lot of energy” at his funeral service in Clinton Hill on Thursday, two weeks after he was killed by the driver of an NYPD tow truck while crossing the street.
Brooklyn Public Library opens two new Teen Tech Centers, hopes to inspire next generation of engineers, entrepreneurs, and scientists
Nov. 7, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Two new Teen Tech Centers opened this month as a part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s initiative to help today’s youth create the world of tomorrow.
Adams and DOT announce Citi Bike expansion amid record-high ridership
Nov. 3, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
After record-high Citi Bike ridership numbers across New York City over the past few months, rideshare company Lyft, along with the Department of Transportation and Mayor Eric Adams, announced plans to significantly expand the service by the end of next year.
Man in distress shuts down traffic on Williamsburg Bridge: NYPD
Oct. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Williamsburg Bridge has reopened to car traffic and subway trains after police shuttered the bridge this morning due to a man in distress on the bridge’s cables, according to the NYPD.
7-year-old boy hit and killed by NYPD tow truck in Fort Greene
Oct. 26, 2023 Dean Moses & Adam Daly
A 7-year-old boy was fatally struck by the driver of an NYPD tow truck in Fort Greene on Thursday morning, authorities confirmed.
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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Federal judge sends Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter case back to state court
Oct. 16, 2023 By Adam Daly
A suit filed by local lawmakers to stop the city from erecting a mega-migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field was sent back to state court Friday by a federal judge.
City breaks ground on $141M Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush
Oct. 16, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Elected officials and community leaders broke ground on a new state-of-the-art recreation center at the Nostrand Playground in East Flatbush on Monday.