Aug. 29, 2023 By Jada Camille
The police are calling for the public’s help to find a pair of men who allegedly assaulted a victim with weapons in New Lots.
Two men wanted for allegedly assaulting a 68-year old in New Lots: NYPD
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Long-awaited Abolitionist Place Park takes shape in Downtown Brooklyn
Aug. 29, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Play equipment is going in and landscaping and hardscaping are under way at Downtown Brooklyn’s Abolitionist Place park, a site with a long and convoluted history of controversy.
Over $100k raised for children critically injured in Sunset Park hammer attack that left mother dead
Aug. 28, 2023 By Adam Daly
Generous Brooklynites have raised over $100,000 for the children who survived a horrific hammer attack at their Sunset Park home that left their mother dead.
Cops seek driver who attacked man as he exited cab in Williamsburg: NYPD
Aug. 28, 2023 By Adam Daly
Cops are seeking to identify an irate driver who they say assaulted a man as he exited a cab in Williamsburg on Aug. 9.
Flatbush Kitty Limits: Flatbush Cats opens new clinic to address feral feline overpopulation
Aug. 28, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A brand new 3,700-square-foot veterinary clinic is coming to Flatbush to provide care for cats and dogs in need of a good home.
Op-Ed: Training a New Generation of Doctors to Help Lift NYC
Aug. 28, 2023 By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Over the next four years, Lillian Lee and her classmates at the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York will have an experience unlike that of most American medical students. CUNY Med was established to change the way medical care is delivered in communities like Harlem, East New York and the South Bronx, and to do it in a culturally competent way. “We get to have the privilege of going to different underserved communities and interacting with patients, hearing their stories, understanding their narratives and learning about their cultures. It’s something that money…
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Kensington man dies days after e-scooter accident
Aug. 28, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 67-year-old who was hospitalized after being thrown from his e-scooter has died of his injuries, police confirmed Monday.
Beds in Bed-Stuy: Interfaith Medical Center opens $13.8M behavioral health unit
Aug. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly
Bed-Stuy’s Interfaith Medical Center unveiled a newly renovated 24-bed behavioral health unit during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, and will begin admitting patients as soon as next week to the second of four planned psychiatric units at the Central Brooklyn campus.
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for violent assault in Jay Street station: DA
Aug. 25, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
Brooklyn man, Roland Henegan, 35, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attacking a man at the Jay Street-MetroTech subway Station in Downtown Brooklyn last summer, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
Troubled East Williamsburg venue Avant Gardner faces another costly lawsuit
Aug. 25, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
One of Brooklyn’s largest music venues, Avant Gardner, has been sued by a security firm it hired to carry out monitoring mandated by the New York State Liquor Authority following years of scrutiny regarding Avant Gardner’s ability to safely supply alcohol and keep its patrons safe.