Mar. 1, 2024 By Adam Daly
A 43-year-old man who fatally shot his Brownsville neighbor nearly four years ago was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday.
Brooklyn man who killed neighbor jailed for 17 years
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13-year-old boy fatally shot in Crown Heights: NYPD
Mar. 1, 2024 By Aidan Graham & Brooklyn Paper staff
A 13-year-old boy is dead after a horrific shooting in Brooklyn on Thursday night.
‘Bring it back to life’: Brownsville do-gooder works to revamp neighborhood community garden
Mar. 1, 2024 By Jada Camille
The first day of spring is just weeks away, and to celebrate, one Brownsville native is stretching her green thumbs to revamp the neighborhood’s community garden.
Brooklyn’s first Black woman-owned dispensary opens in Park Slope, Adams vows to crack down on illegal sellers
Feb. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s first dispensary owned by a Black woman opened in Park Slope on Thursday as honor Mayor Eric Adams pledged to crack down on illegal weed stores in New York City.
DOT to finish Underhill Avenue’s bike boulevard after six-month standstill
Feb. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly
The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday night that it has been given the greenlight to move forward with completing the long-stalled safety redesign of Underhill Avenue in Prospect Heights.
Snowstorms, schools, and SUNY: Here are Brooklyn Paper’s top stories from February
Feb. 29, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper February might be the shortest month of the year (even on a Leap Year), but what it lacked in days it more than made up for in news. Over the past month, Brooklynites have rallied for their rights and much-needed local infrastructure, celebrated the culture of Kings County, and…
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Locals come together at Borough Hall to help shape redesign of Columbus Park
Feb. 29, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
It was a lesson of democracy in action at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Monday, Feb. 26, when more than 100 locals attended a community input meeting to give their feedback on the redesign of Columbus Park.
Brooklyn couple indicted for sex trafficking 15-year-old girl: DA
Feb. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly
An East New York couple have been indicted for allegedly sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl over a month-long period in 2022, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday.
Boris & Horton dog café saved by $250,000 crowdfunding surge in just one weekend
Feb. 29, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
In just one weekend, supporters of beloved dog café Boris & Horton banded together to help keep its doors open — raising a whopping $250,000 to do so.
Get a kick out of this! Brooklyn’s first women’s pro soccer league coming this summer
Feb. 28, 2024 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn Football Club, the nabe’s only pro soccer club, is creating a professional women’s soccer team to play at Maimonides Park as early as this August, with a men’s league coming by 2025.