Feb. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Adam Daly
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Flatbush Buddhist temple on Sunday afternoon.
Buddhist monks robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn temple: NYPD
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Supper Bowl: Local chef wins big in Lock Yard’s Chili Cookoff
Feb. 12, 2024 Kirstyn Brendlen & Arthur de Gaeta
The biggest Sunday in football started as it has for the past seven years in southern Brooklyn — with the annual Chili Cookoff at Lock Yard gastropub in Bay Ridge, where nearly two-dozen chefs arrived on Feb. 11 ready to compete.
Sunset Park ushers in Year of the Dragon at annual Lunar New Year parade
Feb. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Hundreds of revelers ushered in the Year of the Dragon at Sunset Park’s annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 11.
Red Hook Houses gets $1.3M FEMA grant for Sandy-related repairs
Feb. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
More than 13 years after Hurricane Sandy, Red Hook Houses East has received more than $1.3 million in federal funding for permanent storm-related repairs.
History in the making: The Brooklyn Museum to mark bicentennial milestone with spectacular year-long celebration
Feb. 9, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro
The Brooklyn Museum turns 200 this fall — and organizers are preparing for a larger-than-life celebration set to last an entire year.
Presidents Day Sales: Discounted Appliances, TVs, Mattresses — and Tips on Buying Wisely
Feb. 9, 2024 By Stephanie Waddle
You ever wonder about the origin of Presidents Day sales? Why so many discounts on appliances and mattresses? And what do they all have to do with presidents?
Prospect Park Alliance announces first-ever artist in residence, Adama Delphine Fawundu
Feb. 9, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Prospect Park Alliance, a non-profit organization that partners with the city to run the borough’s second largest green space, has announced its first ever artist in residence, Adama Delphine Fawundu.
The grape escape: Thirsty burglar steals box of wine from back of Brooklyn delivery truck
Feb. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille
Cops are still looking for the thirsty pilferer who made off with a box of wine from the back of a delivery truck in southern Brooklyn late last month.
Booking for love! The Center for Fiction gets singles in Valentine’s mood with speed dating event
Feb. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Center for Fiction is inviting Brooklyn bookworms to write their own love stories at Booking for Love — a new speed dating event for those looking to create their own happily ever after this Valentine’s season.
Brooklyn weed shop worker charged with assault on investigator who came to shut down store
Feb. 8, 2024 By Adam Daly
A worker at a controversial Bay Ridge weed shop was indicted in Brooklyn Supreme Court after he allegedly assaulted a tax department criminal investigator who came to shut down the illegal store, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced Thursday.