Jan. 12, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The Hon. Bernard Graham was officially sworn into office as Kings County Surrogate Judge at his alma mater, Brooklyn Law School, on Jan. 10 after filling the position as acting surrogate judge since Jan. 2023.
Jan. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Brooklyn Bridge will receive a serious “glow up” for the new year, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday, with the addition of bright and energy efficient LED lighting in the evenings.
Jan. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer From flooded waterfronts to the hottest summer in documented history, Brooklynites are confronting the unmistakable signs that climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an eminent one. As the borough grapples with newly set climate records seemingly each year, residents are struggling to protect themselves and their communities. Climate change coupled with naturally occurring weather phenomena like El Niño and La Niña result in more dramatic weather events like the intense rain storms Brooklyn experienced this winter. Climate change affects typical weather patterns “Typically, we have these trends in the northern…
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Jan. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
New York City Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with over 600 participating restaurants — 62 of them in Brooklyn.
Jan. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick
A 24-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by the driver of a vehicle in East New York on Thursday night.
Jan. 11, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
A Brooklyn woman was charged in federal court with a five-count indictment of conspiring to illegally traffic 18 guns, and other illegal materials such as drugs, into the borough.
Jan. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Three buildings at Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters in Crown Heights have been hit with vacate orders after the discovery of an illegal tunnel beneath the complex, according to the Department of Buildings.
Jan. 11, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Prospect Park Alliance is transforming an old comfort station into a brand-new welcome center, and they are inviting Brooklynites to share their insight at an upcoming community workshop.
Jan. 11, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Center for Brooklyn History was awarded a $105,500 grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to hire an archivist to help assist with recovering, organizing and increasing public access to the Center’s materials related to the history of Long Island.
Jan. 11, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
The historic St. Lucy-St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, which has dominated a block of Bed-Stuy’s Willoughby Avenue since 1856, was torn down in clouds of dust this week to make way for housing.