Dec. 21, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
It’s the mulch wonderful time of the year!
Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023
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COVID outbreak forces Bay Ridge Prep to dismiss for winter break early
Dec. 20, 2023 By Jada Camille
Bay Ridge Prep dismissed its Upper School for holiday break early due to high number of COVID cases among students and staff.
Non-profit brings joy and toys to Bensonhurst with ‘Operation Christmas Smiles’
Dec. 20, 2023 By Jada Camille
Christmas came early in Bensonhurst this year as Reaching Out Community Services, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, brought holiday joy to low-income families during its 18th annual Operation Christmas Smiles toy giveaway on Dec. 16.
Palestinian restaurant Ayat to open new location in Ditmas Park
Dec. 20, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Popular Bay Ridge restaurant Ayat will be opening a third Brooklyn location this month, bringing its Palestinian fare to Ditmas Park’s Cortelyou Road.
Citing unfair property tax system, coalition seeks to even the playing field
Dec. 20, 2023 By Brooklyn Paper’s advertising partner
As the City’s Finance Commissioner during the Bloomberg Administration, Martha Stark helped bring a new level of transparency to the property tax system. For the first time, owners were notified of the process and information that was used to assess their property taxes.
‘Housing Not High Rises’: Group opposing 13-story Arrow Linen project says local context missing
Dec. 20, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith Locals fighting a rezoning plan to put up two 13-story residential buildings on Windsor Terrace’s Arrow Linen site aren’t against housing, members of the group told a community meeting on Dec. 13. They said they would be happy to see the site return to residential provided the new development…
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At long last: Brooklyn’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opens in Gravesend
Dec. 19, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s first legal recreational weed dispensary finally opened in Gravesend on Tuesday, nearly three years after recreational marijuana was first legalized in New York State.
Park Slope nonprofit CHiPS launches new pantry van ahead of holidays
Dec. 19, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
It’s giving…season.
‘We need accountability and affordability’: 20 years later, coalition denounces lack of results on Atlantic Yards ahead of rights auction
Dec. 19, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Twenty years later, it’s about to be someone else’s problem.
Kings Plaza Mall evacuated due to bomb threat eventually deemed unfounded by police
Dec. 19, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell
Police evacuated the Kings Plaza Mall Tuesday morning after the shopping center received a bomb threat, Police Department sources confirmed to Brooklyn Paper.