Dec. 4, 2023 By Oscar Fock
“It was baking. Blazing hip-hop and R&B, that’s how hot it was.”
Facing a future shaped by climate change, Brooklyn prepares for hotter summers and more intense storms
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Brooklyn Navy Yard starts off gifting season with 6th annual Wallabout Wonderland holiday market
Dec. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is preparing to host its 6th annual Wallabout Wonderland holiday market on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 with over 200 vendors, local small businesses, free family activities, custom gift-making, and more.
‘Supporting those who support others’: Brooklyn nonprofits team up to beautify Bed-Stuy’s historic United Order of Tents
Dec. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
This Giving Tuesday, two local nonprofits teamed up to give back to a historic Brooklyn organization.
Proposed rezoning for 29-story towers near Broadway Junction inches forward
Nov. 30, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith Broadway Junction’s transformation to a commercial and residential hub is a step closer, with developer Totem Group filing plans to rezone a nearby triangle in Ocean Hill bordered by Van Sinderen, East New York, and Atlantic avenues and Fulton Street to pave the way for four towers ranging from…
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‘East New York is on the rise’: Parks department overhauls two local greenspaces to honor local history, improve community spaces
Nov. 30, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A multi-million dollar plan for two Brooklyn greenspaces is underway in order to promote accessibility and cultural awareness for all.
Bushwick house fire leaves 15 people injured, multiple families displaced
Nov. 30, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A two-alarm house fire in Bushwick left 15 people injured on Tuesday night.
Step right up! Flip Circus brings international acts to Williamsburg starting Dec. 1
Nov. 30, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A popular traveling circus is getting ready to set up their big top in Brooklyn for the first time ever.
Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation
Nov. 29, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
New York State and city elected officials joined forces on Tuesday to support a new bill which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the boom of e-commerce warehouses in New York, and the massive amounts of trucks needed to transport goods from those warehouses.
Brooklyn-based lawyer Margaret Garnett confirmed as federal court judge
Nov. 29, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A familiar face will take on a prestigious role in Manhattan federal court, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday.
Atiba T. Edwards named Brooklyn Children’s Museum CEO, first Black man to lead in museum’s 125-year history
Nov. 29, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum made history on Wednesday as they announced their new Chief Executive Officer.