Jan. 29, 2024 By Melissa Fishman
Ahead of its historic 46th year, the multi-disciplinary arts and media institution BRIC has appointed Saidah Blount as the Executive Director of its flagship program, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Jan. 29, 2024 By Melissa Fishman
Ahead of its historic 46th year, the multi-disciplinary arts and media institution BRIC has appointed Saidah Blount as the Executive Director of its flagship program, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Jan. 25, 2024 By Adam Daly
Johnny’s Pizzeria in Sunset Park served up its last pies Wednesday, as the Miniacis wound down the family business after 56 years on Fifth Avenue.
Jan. 25, 2024 By Jada Camille
Survivors of gun violence and victims’ families came together with Brooklyn politicians on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion in honor of National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
Jan. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly
Beloved Sunset Park eatery Johnny’s Pizzeria is set to close for good on Jan. 24 after 56 years in business.
Jan. 17, 2024 By Cate Corcoran The last bits of remaining storefronts in a row of five on a prime stretch of Bedford Avenue were demolished in the last month or two, and a rendering has gone up on the fence. Three renderings on a retail rental listing for the development at 184-192 Bedford Ave. show a low-slung brick building with arches and big windows. The large lot is now vacant with some equipment and supplies sitting on rocky soil behind the green construction fence. The lot abuts Dunkin’ Donuts at Williamsburg’s most-trafficked corner, the intersection of Bedford Ave. and…
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Jan. 11, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Center for Brooklyn History was awarded a $105,500 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to hire an archivist to help assist with recovering, organizing and increasing public access to the Center’s materials related to the history of Long Island.
Jan. 4, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper
New year, same great local coverage by Brooklyn Paper. On the heels of a year full of buses, businesses, bagels and more, we’ve compiled a list of 10 big stories you can look for in the pages of our papers in 2024.
Dec. 4, 2023 By Oscar Fock
“It was baking. Blazing hip-hop and R&B, that’s how hot it was.”
Dec. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is preparing to host its 6th annual Wallabout Wonderland holiday market on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 with over 200 vendors, local small businesses, free family activities, custom gift-making, and more.
Oct. 13, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Adam Daly
Council Member Inna Vernikov was arrested on Friday morning for bringing a handgun to a pro-Palestine protest near Brooklyn College on Oct. 12, according to the NYPD.