Jan. 26, 2024 By Jada Camille
Cops are still looking for the crook who held up a Gravesend Dunkin’ Donuts at gunpoint earlier this month.
Running on Dunkin’: Cops seek would-be robber who held up Gravesend chain at gunpoint
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Mile ‘high’ club: The Travel Agency to open new dispensary in Downtown Brooklyn
Jan. 25, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
One of New York City’s original licensed marijuana dispensaries is set to open a new store in Downtown Brooklyn.
New York Cares hosts 35th annual coat drive, borough’s largest, at Barclays Center
Jan. 25, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
New York City’s largest volunteer organization, New York Cares, hosted its 35th annual winter coat drive on Wednesday in partnership with Barclays Center to provide thousands of warm coats to New Yorkers in need.
City to invest $100M in new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal
Jan. 25, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city will invest $100 million in a new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Mayor Eric Adams announced during his State of the City address on Wednesday.
Night of violence in Brooklyn: Five lives claimed in four separate shootings, including apparent murder-suicide in Park Slope
Jan. 25, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Bullets flew across Brooklyn between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, leaving five people dead in four separate shootings, police reported.
Gun violence survivors unite at Brooklyn roundtable to advocate for local, federal solutions
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.
The Brooklyn Museum to open new Education Center with ‘revamped and renewed’ classes, programs, and exhibits
Jan. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
For nearly 200 years, The Brooklyn Museum has been dedicated to educating and engaging its patrons through art.
Ben & Scary! Knife-wielding crook nabs $150 worth of ice cream from Brooklyn bodega
Jan. 24, 2024 By Adam Daly
Police are still searching for the knife-wielding assailant who stole close to $150 worth of ice cream from a Fort Greene bodega on Jan. 9.
Propagandist filmmaker faces ‘purgatory of her own making’ in ‘Leni’s Last Lament’ at the Invisible Dog Art Center
Jan. 24, 2024 By Melissa Fishman
Beginning on March 13, Brave New World Repertory Theatre will debut its 2024 Season with the world premiere of “Leni’s Last Lament,” a one-woman show about the controversial World War II filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl.
Beleaguered SUNY Downstate facing slash in services, possible closure under new plan
Jan. 24, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer After years of chronic underfunding and structural issues at SUNY Downstate University Hospital, Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the institution to come up with a wide-ranging plan to keep the facility above water — but the healthcare union United University Professions warns the plan could have devastating effects on hospital workers and patients, and may even force the hospital to close. SUNY Downstate Hospital —which is part of the second largest medical school in the state, and is the only state-run hospital in New York City — has been facing financial challenges for…
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