Sep. 27, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Almost six years and a global pandemic after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the unexpected design for Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Refinery, construction is wrapping on the iconic building and the office portion was expected to be finished on Sept. 27, according to developer Two Trees.
Sep. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille The Third Avenue Festival, the fan-favorite street celebration in Bay Ridge, will celebrate 50 years in the neighborhood on Oct. 1. with its traditional massive 25-block bash full of music, games, and vendors. The yearly event hosted by Merchants of Third Avenue, a civic organization dedicated to boosting…
Sep. 26, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has opened for 22 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments in an almost finished development on the corner of Warwick Street and Pitkin Avenue in East New York.
Sep. 26, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Cops are asking New Yorkers for help finding suspects who spent the summer stealing from Bushwick residents.
Sep. 26, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
St. Andrew’s Playground in Bed-Stuy is about to receive its first complete renovation in 20 years thanks to the New York City Strategy for Equity and Economic Development Fund and the city’s Community Parks Initiative.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Jada Camille & Paul Frangipane Alternatives to traditional policing and law enforcement in Brownsville drew international attention last week when Alexander Vandersmissen, mayor of the Belgian city of Mechelen, visited Assembly Member Latrice Walker and violence interrupters from the Brownsville Safety Alliance to discuss their unorthodox, community-based crime prevention tactics. Vandersmissen, who…
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Sep. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly
Police are looking for two men who allegedly snatched the bags of two female bicyclists — on separate occasions — in Williamsburg earlier this month.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann
Tropical storm Ophelia didn’t stop a few thousand pizza lovers from converging on Coney Island for Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy’s inaugural One Bite Pizza Festival at Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, on Sept. 23.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 43-year-old man who was brutally stabbed outside his Brighton Beach home earlier this month has died of his injuries, authorities announced Monday morning.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Jada Camille
Last week, a group of youth-focused community organizations unveiled a new mural titled “We Are, I Am,” designed and installed by artistic young minds at the Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brownsville.