Jun. 5, 2025 By Regina Martinez In 1925, Ernest F. Coe, a landscape designer and nurseryman from Connecticut, donated a collection of Japanese trees and shrubs to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Now, a century later, the garden is marking the anniversary of that gift with a months-long tribute to the art of bonsai and…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Bari Pork Store, a beloved Italian deli and Bensonhurst staple, will close its doors for good on June 30, the owners announced this week. First opened in 1969, the establishment has been run by co-owners George Firantello and Tony Turrigiano for 26 and 37 years, respectively. Known for…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Lloyd Mitchell An MTA utility truck crashed into a Greenpoint building before the morning rush hour on Wednesday, FDNY officials said. According to law enforcement sources, the truck, which was from the MTA’s Mobile Wash Unit, crashed into an apartment building located at 63 Franklin St. just after 5…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Emily Chandler, a special education and ELA teacher at PS 371K Lillian Rashkis High School — a District 75 school serving students with special needs in Sunset Park — had no idea she’d be heading home $25,000 richer when she arrived at work on June 3. Chandler was…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil A series of upcoming blood drives in Brooklyn could be a lifeline for New York’s dangerously low blood supply, as the New York Blood Center on Monday declared a blood emergency following a sharp drop in local donations. With less than a one-to-two-day supply of critical blood…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Brooklyn will come alive with color, pride and purpose throughout June, culminating in Brooklyn Pride Day 2025 — a celebration unlike any other in the Northeast. The full-day event will take over Park Slope on Saturday, June 14, with a packed lineup of festivities, including the region’s…
Jun. 3, 2025 By Robert Pearl About 1,500 demonstrators marched through southern Brooklyn on Sunday to protest a trio of issues: the city’s proposed “City of Yes” zoning changes, the placement of homeless shelters in residential neighborhoods, and the siting of lithium-ion battery storage facilities near homes and schools. The demonstration, dubbed the “Battle…
Jun. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down in Brooklyn in May, according to the latest NYPD data, as city officials celebrated a citywide drop in murders and shootings in the first five months of the year. Across the borough, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony…
Jun. 3, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil & Arthur de Gaeta On a recent evening in Bed-Stuy, the sleek interior of the JPMorgan Chase Community Center Branch was abuzz. Guests filtered in from Fulton Street, greeted with music, refreshments and a warm welcome from Tayumika Zurita, the woman who’s spent the last six months…
Jun. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Gov. Kathy Hochul is throwing the state’s support behind a new commerce company in Williamsburg. Queen One Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for its new headquarters at 25 Kent Ave., Hochul announced on Monday, supported by $6 million in tax credits from the state’s Excelsior Jobs Program. …