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Prospect Park trail closed to visitors for decades reopens to the public

Fallkill Trail in Prospect Park

Oct. 31, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro

Prospect Park is bigger and more unexplored than many realize. For 28 years, the Fallkill Trail, which led to a man-made waterfall was closed to the public by a metal gate. Some visitors managed to get around it or over it, but for most, the area remained off-limits — until now. 

Cops searching for gunmen in Brownsville shooting: NYPD

cops at brownsville shooting

Oct. 31, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Police are searching for two men who allegedly shot a 35-year-old man in Brownsville on Monday night, according to the NYPD.

Spook-tacular! Coney Island gearing up for 13th annual Halloween Parade on Oct. 28

Coney Island halloween parade

Oct. 27, 2023 By Augostina Mallous Families are gearing up for a spooktacular time at this year’s 13th Annual Children’s Halloween Festival and Parade in Coney Island. Hosted by the Alliance for Coney Island and NYC Health+Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, this highly-anticipated event promises a day of delightful frights and family fun at Maimonides Park on Sat., Oct. 28, from noon to 4:00 p.m. “Halloween gives us the opportunity to celebrate childhood, impart important lessons, such as ‘scaring is caring,’ and welcome everyone to join us as whomever they want to be,” said Dan Murphy, Executive Director of the Alliance for…
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‘A great game’: Nets fans expect a good season despite last-minute loss in season opener

interior of Barclays Center Nets game

Oct. 27, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro Nets fans who fully packed Barclays Center for the first game of the season against the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed on the edge of their seats until the last second of Wednesday’s game. Cleveland beat Brooklyn by one point with a score that turned from 111-113 in favor of the Nets to 114-113 with the Cavaliers ahead 19 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter.   “That fourth quarter was pure adrenaline,” said Randy Huges, 38, a long-time Nets fan who came down from Queens to see the game. “I was happy with how…
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Man in distress shuts down traffic on Williamsburg Bridge: NYPD

A distressed man shut down service on the Williamsburg Bridge on Friday morning.

Oct. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille

The Williamsburg Bridge has reopened to car traffic and subway trains after police shuttered the bridge this morning due to a man in distress on the bridge’s cables, according to the NYPD.