Jun. 10, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A group of Radical Faeries in Brooklyn is organizing its first-ever “gatherette” from June 20-22, envisioned as weekend “rooted in queerness, creative expression and deep connection.” The Radical Faerie movement itself began in the 1970s as a space for “queer spirituality and political frameworks” outside traditional institutions. Since…
Jun. 10, 2025 By Jada Camille The Brooklynettes are opening their ranks to new dancers this summer. The Brooklyn Nets’ dance team is hosting auditions for their upcoming season on June 28. Aspiring dancers aged 18 and older are invited to showcase their talent at St. Joseph’s College, as the team searches for new…
Jun. 10, 2025 By Max Levine Murray As New York City’s June primary approaches, the race for City Council District 38 — Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights and Borough Park — is shaping up to be a closely watched contest. Incumbent Alexa Avilés, a progressive Democrat…
Jun. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Police are on the lookout for a man they say groped multiple women in Downtown Brooklyn last Friday morning. The alleged assailant first approached a 26-year-old woman outside 14 Boerum Place at around 5:30 a.m. on June 6, per the NYPD. He reportedly grabbed her buttocks and repeatedly…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The SUNY Downstate Community Advisory Board has proposed a plan to keep the at-risk hospital open with the help of a $1 billion investment from the state. The nine-member board has spent six months analyzing the hospital’s finances, programs, capital needs, and the healthcare needs of its community,…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Megan McGibney Brooklyn residents and leaders from the business, nonprofit, higher education and political sectors gathered last week to tackle a pressing question: What policy ideas can make Brooklyn more affordable and better positioned for future growth? The symposium, held at NYU Tandon School of Engineering at MetroTech Center, was based…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann On June 4, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso hosted a one-on-one informational session with the New York City Economic Development Corporation at Borough Hall, addressing community concerns about the Brooklyn Marine Terminal — a 122-acre project along the borough’s waterfront, stretching from Pier 7 at Atlantic Avenue to…
Jun. 6, 2025 By Adam Daly After more than two years under scaffolding, the more than 130-year-old Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza emerged from its extensive restoration on Thursday. The $8.9 million project, led by the Prospect Park Alliance and backed by mayoral funding, also included improvements to the area surrounding…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Olivia Seaman For more than five decades, the Historic Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day has been a vital fixture in the East Flatbush community, providing food, clothing and spiritual support to seniors, unhoused individuals and struggling families. Now, the congregation is grappling with an unexpected blow: the theft…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters spent three hours working to contain a three-alarm fire that caused a building to collapse and left two others badly damaged at 920, 922 and 924 Lafayette Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The Fire Department began receiving multiple calls for the fire just after…