Jan. 10, 2025 By Lauren Rapp During the pandemic, business was strong enough for arcade owner Esteban Sosa to open a second location in Bay Ridge. After its grand opening, Brooklyn Games & Arcade quickly took off, with gamers flocking to the shop on weeknights and weekends to play retro arcade games and compete…
Jan. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen There’s a new half marathon in town — kind of. What was previously the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon has been reintroduced as the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon after the organization settled a trademark lawsuit with the New York Road Runners. Aside from its name, the race —…
Jan. 9, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters braved freezing temperatures early Wednesday to extinguish a fire in Canarsie. Crews from the FDNY’s 58th Battalion responded to heavy flames on the second floor of a two-story private home at 1445 E. 105th St. shortly after 7:15 a.m. During their search of the residence, firefighters rescued…
Jan. 8, 2025 By Barbara-Russo Lennon An MTA trackworker died while working on a Brooklyn L train Wednesday morning, the Transit Workers Union Local 100 reported. Ricardo Louis, 44, was working on the train at Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg when he suddenly collapsed at around 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 8. His coworkers found him…
Jan. 8, 2025 By Adam Daly A Brooklyn teen is being hailed as a hero for his decisive actions that helped police capture a man accused of setting a woman on fire, killing her, aboard an F train last month. Kingson Tse, 14, was recognized on New Year’s Day with a City Council citation…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Adam Daly Bay Ridge’s first licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary opened Tuesday, marking a milestone after months of regulatory hurdles and community resistance. Kaya Bliss, located on Third Ave. between 84th and 85th streets, welcomed its first patrons during a soft opening on Jan. 7 to the relief of eager new…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The New York Mavericks, Brooklyn’s first and only professional bull riding team, are relocating to Long Island after just a year at Barclays Center. Last summer, the team took over the venue for its only “home” event of the season, Maverick Days — a three-day rodeo spectacle. This…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A 17-year-old boy was shot Thursday morning in Brooklyn’s second shooting of the new year. An unknown gunman shot the teen in the abdomen near the corner of Park and North Portland avenues in Fort Greene just before 8:30 a.m., police said, just steps from…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Dean Moses Police have identified the woman who was burned to death aboard a Brooklyn F train in a shocking arson attack last week. Debrina Kawam, 57, was so badly burned it took authorities several weeks to put a name to her body. Sources familiar with the investigation say that…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki & Lloyd Mitchell Three Brooklyn babies just missed the ball drop. The new year was twice as nice for a Brooklyn family who welcomed twin girls to NYC just after midnight Wednesday — the city’s first babies of 2025. Proud parents Sheneece Crumbie and Jordan Tomlinson saw the birth…