Jun. 18, 2024 By Jada Camille
Park Slope is about to get even more creative with the grand opening of the reimagined Brooklyn Beauty and Fashion Laboratory, a Japanese-American innovation hub, on June 21.
Jun. 17, 2024 By Jada Camille
Lamor Whitehead, the Canarsie bishop known for his love of bling and holy deceit, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday, June 17 for schemes of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal law agents.
Jun. 17, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil New York City is gearing up for a significant heat wave this week, with temperatures set to peak at a sweltering highs Thursday and Friday. City officials have already activated emergency measures to ensure the safety and well-being of residents as the city braces for the “extreme heat…
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Jun. 17, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Brooklyn got its party on last week as BRIC celebrated its first fundraising gala in five years at BRIC House in Fort Greene.
Jun. 14, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith More than 30 years after the city’s landmarking body first considered preserving a historic section of Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street in Bed-Stuy, residents — some whose brownstones have been in their family for five generations — were able to share at a public hearing why they are calling…
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Jun. 14, 2024 By Susan De Vries
In time for Juneteenth celebrations, the Landmarks Preservation Commission launched a new interactive audio tour exploring Brooklyn’s significant role in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad.
Jun. 14, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro
Hundreds of New Yorkers descended upon City Hall on Wednesday in to voice their opinions on Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé’s bill to shift the onus of costly broker fees off of tenants and on to landlords.
Jun. 14, 2024 By Adam Daly
Two applications to operate legal cannabis dispensaries in Bay Ridge received a resounding no from the locals who showed up to a public hearing Monday, in what was a referendum on cannabis use in the neighborhood.
Jun. 13, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Stuyvesant Heights woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Thursday for fatally striking a 70-year-old woman with her SUV after deliberately driving onto the sidewalk in an attempt to run over a male acquaintance.
Jun. 13, 2024 By Jada Camille
“Joey Chestnut inspires humanity. “