Dec. 29, 2023 By Adam Daly
Coney Islanders have been making a last-ditch effort to save the beloved Coney Island Brewery taproom, which shuttered last month, but the owners of the brewery say the closure is final.
Dec. 28, 2023 By Brooklyn Paper
It’s the end of another big, busy year in Brooklyn! This year, Kings County – like the rest of the city — saw protests against and support for the thousands of asylum-seekers who now call New York City Home; cutthroat elections; labor struggles; tragedy; and more.
Dec. 28, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
At about 1 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations and 32BJ SEIU union members — who represent 17,000 of New York City’s commercial building cleaners — reached a tentative contract agreement ahead of the current contract’s Dec. 31 expiration date.
Dec. 27, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn’s largest burial ground, is officially on the hunt for its newest in-house artist, with applications for the 2024-2025 Artist-in-Residence Program open through Jan. 31, 2024.
Dec. 27, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
In November, a fire caused by a lithium-ion e-bike battery in Crown Heights killed three people and injured 14. Lithium-ion batteries were also to blame for a Bushwick blaze that injured five people in October, and for an inferno that destroyed a Sunset Park storage facility just a few days later.
Dec. 27, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
There are a lot of ways to take stock of the year as New Year’s Eve draws near and, naturally, the librarians and staff at the Brooklyn Public Library are reflecting on the books Brooklynites borrowed the most over the past 12 months — and assembling a list of their own favorites.
Dec. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
Talk about a cold opening to 2024.
Dec. 26, 2023 By Jada Camille
Comedian and former SNL sketch writer Nimesh Patel is bringing his latest stand-up special, “Fast and Loose,” to Madison Square Garden on Dec. 30.
Dec. 26, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith and Cate Corcoran
Under emergency contracts relating to the migrant crisis, and with little public oversight, warehouses in Gowanus and Clinton Hill are being converted into large homeless shelters that could potentially operate for years.
Dec. 25, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith A new 100% affordable housing development planned for Rutland Road in East Flatbush dubbed Utica Crescent is moving forward, having secured a new-building permit and construction funding. The Utica Crescent complex is being built with state-financed tax-exempt bonds and subsidies as part of the Vital Brooklyn Initiative. The 12-story, two-building…
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