Oct. 4, 2023 By Jada Camille
Council Member Justin Brannan announced Monday that he has secured $51 million in capital funding to reconstruct and modernize segments of the sewerage system in parts of Dyker Heights that often experience backflow flooding when it rains.
Oct. 4, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Small businesses in Brooklyn are struggling to recover from the floodwaters that inundated New York late last week, which posed long-term problems with few solutions in sight.
Oct. 3, 2023 By Jada Camille
Healthcare workers, union members, and elected officials demanded the state review leadership at One Brooklyn Health System after its former CEO LaRay Brown was suddenly removed from her position last month.
Oct. 3, 2023 By Adam Daly & Paul Frangipane
The not-for-profit organization operating a temporary migrant shelter in Staten Island is facing criticism from local pols for allegedly ousting the residents of the former senior living facility earlier this year after they were told the site was up for sale.
Oct. 3, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Maimonides Health gathered community leaders and neighbors for its first-ever Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in Sunset Park on Sept. 28.
Oct. 2, 2023 By Adam Daly
A man is in stable condition after he was shot outside a Brownsville NYCHA building on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
Oct. 2, 2023 By Susan de Vries
The weather made a dramatic turnaround in time for the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday. Literary enthusiasts crowded into Columbus Park to chat with publishers, authors, and vendors, snap up some new reading material, and enjoy the sunshine after the intense rain of the week.
Sep. 29, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Next month, Brooklyn’s iconic Green-Wood Cemetery will unveil a new artist installation and community altar to mark Día de los Muertos.
Sep. 29, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
As overburdened New York City agencies struggle to meet the needs of residents, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso will divert Borough Hall’s money and resources toward aiding New Yorkers and easing the strain on the city, he announced Wednesday.
Sep. 29, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen, Adam Daly, Isabel Song Beer & Jada Camille
A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as torrential rains flood streets and subway stations, and Brooklyn is getting some of the worst effects of the raging storm.