Apr. 25, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
A cat is onto its next of nine lives after being rescued from a house fire in Brownsville on Thursday.
Heroic firefighters rescue cat from Brooklyn house fire
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COVID-19 memorial to create ‘tangible wall of memory’ at Green-Wood Cemetery
Apr. 25, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic started in New York City, a new memorial at Green-Wood Cemetery will pay tribute to the millions of people impacted by the virus.
City sues to shutter illegal Prospect Lefferts Gardens smoke shop
Apr. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
The City filed a lawsuit against a Prospect Lefferts Gardens smoke shop and their landlord Monday, asking that a judge shut down the business for selling cannabis without a license.
Affordable housing lottery opens for 95 apartments in Windsor Terrace
Apr. 22, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has launched for 95 apartments in an under-construction contemporary-style building curving along Machate Circle/Park Circle in Windsor Terrace across from Prospect Park and the Parade Grounds.
Urban Outfitters shutters Williamsburg store after 10 years
Apr. 19, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith & Cate Corcoran
One of the first national retailers to set up shop in Williamsburg, Urban Outfitters will be closing its doors to customers on Sunday, April 21 after a 10-year run.
A history of earthquakes in Kings County: When Brooklyn shook in 1935
Apr. 5, 2024 By Susan De Vries
People tumbled out of their beds, dishes rattled in cupboards, and buildings swayed in Brooklyn — not from this morning’s temblor, but back in 1935 when an earthquake hit the East Coast on November 1, 1935.
Tenant rallies, subway safety, and seasonal celebrations: Brooklyn Paper’s top stories from March 2024
Apr. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but it’s not really clear if the news cycle in Brooklyn follows that trend.
Coney Island native Louis Gossett Jr., first Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Mar. 29, 2024 By Beth Harris, AP
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87.
‘One of the best’: Locals laud new Brooklyn Paramount, a revival over 60 years in the making
Mar. 29, 2024 By Lauren Rapp
The Brooklyn Paramount, a once legendary cultural hub, has opened its doors again to music lovers, preserving a touch of history around every corner. The live music venue is officially welcoming concertgoers again as of Wednesday, March 27, over 60 years since its last curtain call.
Brooklyn Paramount theater reopens in grand restoration, return to Baroque splendor
Mar. 28, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Just shy of 100 years since the grand French Baroque Brooklyn Paramount theater first opened its doors as a music and movie hall in Fort Greene, it is ready for its second act. The theater reopened this week following a five-year restoration and conversion project back to its original…
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