Jun. 2, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The primary elections are nearly here — early voting starts June 14, and Election Day is June 24 — and voters are preparing to head to the polls. Though the mayoral and council primaries are the “biggest” races on the ballot, Brooklynites will also be voting on new…
May. 30, 2025 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a suspect who assaulted a bus driver with a wrench in Red Hook earlier this month. According to police, at 8:04 a.m. on May 13, a 71-year-old male MTA employee was operating a B61 bus near the vicinity of Lorraine Street and Hicks…
May. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen There are just weeks to go until New York City’s June 24 primary election, and with early voting set to begin on June 14, New Yorkers are preparing to head to the polls. All 51 seats of the City Council are on the ballot this year, but some…
May. 29, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Sunset Park man will spend 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing his former partner in 2019. Sheng Mao Chen, 48, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in May, nearly six years after the killing of 46-year-old Xiu Rong Zheng in Sunset Park. He was sentenced to prison…
May. 29, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A “first-of-its-kind” Brooklyn-centric music festival is coming to Kings County this summer. Planet Brooklyn, a two-day, multi-venue experience, will debut in Downtown Brooklyn on Aug. 23 and 24. Hosted by BSE Global — the parent company of the Barclays Center, New York Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets — the…
May. 28, 2025 By Dean Moses A man caught by cops allegedly urinating inside a Downtown Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday was found in possession with two guns and assorted ammunition, police reported Wednesday. Officers from Transit District 30 initially spotted the suspect — identified 49-year-old Darrick McCall — exposing himself and peeing onto the northbound…
May. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Basketball and books are colliding as the Brooklyn Public Library teams up with the New York Liberty to release special-edition Liberty-themed library cards. The cards — featuring images of the championship-winning WNBA team and its iconic mascot, Ellie the Elephant, will be available at all BPL branches starting…
May. 27, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil As New York’s primary election approaches, the race for Brooklyn Borough President is heating up — at least on one side of the aisle. Two candidates are currently running for the Democratic June 24 primary, hoping to earn a spot on the November general election ballot. Incumbent…
May. 27, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz The Brooklyn Arts Council will distribute a record-breaking $1.82 million in grants to support Brooklyn-based artists, creatives and cultural organizations in 2025 — the largest funding allocation in the nonprofit’s 57-year history. The 2025 Creative Cohort includes 378 recipients, with $1.17 million awarded to 299 grantees and $653,000…
May. 27, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil With flags waving and drums pounding, the 158th annual Kings County Memorial Day Parade stepped off Monday morning in Bay Ridge, drawing thousands to Third Avenue to honor Brooklyn’s fallen service members. The parade, which began at 11 a.m. near the corner of Third Avenue and 78th…