May. 24, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership beautified downtown streets by installing colorful, lively art on bustling nabe’s asphalt.
Downtown Brooklyn streets come to life with colorful new asphalt art
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City’s first geothermal apartment building tops out in Coney Island
May. 24, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
New York City’s first-ever multifamily geothermal building is one step closer to welcoming tenants to Coney Island.
Cops searching for suspect in Bensonhurst bus driver assault
May. 24, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The New York City Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection with an assault on a bus driver earlier this month.
Brooklyn Cat Café to expand with new outdoor ‘catio’ and new kitten room, with help from cat-loving community
May. 24, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The felines are feeling the love at the Brooklyn Cat Café, as the beloved organization has gotten a hefty grant from the state to help expand the space.
Gone hog wild! Brooklynites baffled by posters looking for lost pet pig
May. 23, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Never a boaring day!
Green-Wood Cemetery breaks ground on $34 million visitor center
May. 23, 2023 By Adam Daly
Breaking ground at a cemetery is not always a joyous occasion, but the Green-Wood Cemetery officials and local pols who gathered Tuesday were all smiles as they began the construction of a new $34 million education and welcome center at Brooklyn’s biggest burial ground.
AG clears on-duty NYPD cop who fatally hit pedestrian with van
May. 23, 2023 By Jada Camille
An on-duty NYPD officer who fatally struck a pedestrian in Crown Heights last year will not face charges, after an investigation by the state Attorney General’s office cleared the cop of criminal wrongdoing.
Photos: Viking Fest and Norwegian Day Parade takeover Bay Ridge
May. 23, 2023 By Adam Daly
Horned-hat plunderers invaded Bay Ridge’s Owl’s Head Park for Viking Fest on Saturday, followed by Sunday’s Norwegian Day Parade as part of the nabe’s annual celebration of its Scandinavian heritage.
Five hospitalized after Crown Heights fire
May. 23, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell
A massive fire broke out in Crown Heights on Monday, sending residents rushing to the burning building to rescue trapped neighbors.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center appoints new Chief Medical Officer
May. 23, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The borough’s first hospital, the Brooklyn Hospital Center has announced the appointment of a new Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sam Amirfar.