Jul. 19, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Move over, pickleball — a new trendy sport is taking over Brooklyn.
Padel Haus, purveyor of popular Mexican racket sport, to open new location in Dumbo
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PHOTOS: Car enthusiasts rev their engines at second annual Coney Island classic car show
Jul. 19, 2023 By Jada Camille
Old school car enthusiasts revved their engines at the second annual classic car show hosted by the Alliance for Coney Island on July 15.
Hochul announces financial incentive for Gowanus affordable housing developers in lieu of 421-a
Jul. 18, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Governor Kathy Hochul visited Brooklyn on Tuesday to announce a series of executive actions she said would promote housing growth amid an untenable housing crisis in New York — including a specific financial incentive for developers in the recently-rezoned Gowanus area.
Firefighters rescue construction worker buried in Bushwick trench collapse
Jul. 18, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters in Bushwick rescued a construction worker who became trapped in a trench collapse at a construction site on Tuesday morning. The sides of an excavation site collapsed at 659 Flushing Ave. just after 9:40 a.m. on July 18, trapping the worker in roughly three feet of debris. Units…
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Bensonhurst shooting deemed homicide after 15-year-old dies of injuries
Jul. 18, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 15-year-old boy has died from his injuries after he was shot in Bensonhurst on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD, and the shooting has been classified as a homicide.
Man arrested for throwing bricks through window of state Senator Iwen Chu’s district office
Jul. 18, 2023 By Adam Daly
The New York City Police Department has arrested a suspect they believe vandalized state Senator Iwen Chu’s district office in Dyker Heights.
Beep celebrates Brooklyn’s ‘diverse, beautiful, and powerful’ disability community at Disability Pride Month event
Jul. 17, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Brooklynites kicked off Disability Pride Month with an educational, welcoming celebration at Brooklyn Borough Hall on July 11.
Former leader of Borough Park Shomrim pleads guilty to sexually abusing minor
Jul. 17, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The former head of the Borough Park Shomrim is facing up to 17 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor.
‘Inexcusable act of violence’: Bricks thrown into state Senator’s Dyker Heights office
Jul. 14, 2023 By Adam Daly
The NYPD has launched an investigation after bricks were thrown through the window of a state Senator’s district office in Dyker Heights Friday morning.
‘Greenpoint deserves better’: Advocates rally at City Hall, call on Adams to support McGuinness Boulevard redesign after sudden reversal
Jul. 14, 2023 By Adam Daly
Greenpoint community advocates and local pols gathered at City Hall Thursday, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to “do the right thing” and not roll back his support for the planned redesign of McGuinness Boulevard, which had been finalized after months of community meetings.