Feb. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly
Two high-ranking New York City fire department chiefs are being investigated by the FBI and NYC investigators in connection with a corruption probe, the FDNY has confirmed.
Feb. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer The Brooklyn Children’s Museum will host a weeklong “Black Future Festival” during the Department of Education’s midwinter school recess to celebrate Black History Month. The institution hopes Brooklynites will attend the festival to learn more about Black history while also envisioning a Black future informed by the past and present. In partnership with Bedford-Stuyvesant based non-profit organization STooPS and guest curator, dancer and community organizer Kendra J. Bostock, museum visitors will be able to participate in a series of programming from Feb. 18 through Feb. 25 — including live performances, art exploration, storytelling,…
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Feb. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly
An East New York math teacher who allegedly sexually abused two junior high students was formally charged in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday, according to prosecutors.
Feb. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Kings Bay Library beat 15 other local libraries to take home the top prize in the Brooklyn Public Library’s robotics championship on Feb. 3.
Feb. 15, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A former Brooklyn City Council candidate was arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capital on Jan. 6, 2021.
Feb. 14, 2024 By Adam Daly
Twelve people were injured in a fire at a Brownsville public housing development on Wednesday morning.
Feb. 14, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro The Brooklyn Nets dressed in distinguishable bright red and gold on Tuesday before facing the Boston Celtics, to celebrate the start of Lunar New Year. The match — and the Nets’ home base, Barclays Center — was wrapped in homages to Chinese culture with traditional and modern performances,…
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Feb. 14, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to add the Brooklyn Edison Building at 345 Adams St. to its calendar for possible designation as an individual landmark, triggering a public hearing on the proposal.
Feb. 14, 2024 By Jada Camille
Coney Islanders Against a Casino, a group of residents who are doing all they can to oppose the proposed gaming center coming to the area, held an anti-casino panel and forum on Feb. 12.
Feb. 14, 2024 By Adam Daly
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has wrapped up renovations of the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station in Windsor Terrace, the first Brooklyn station revamped this year under the program aimed at improving customer experience.