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Playing in pink! Brooklynites unite for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with tennis camp

USTA breast cancer awareness event

Oct. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille Tennis lovers and health care advocates gathered at the Lincoln Terrace tennis courts last weekend for a spirited celebration of unity during the second annual United States Tennis Association regional Breast Cancer awareness campaign on Oct. 6. Over 60 community members showed up in their pink athletic wear…

Coney Islanders remember victims of Oct. 7 attack, one year later

oct. 7 memorial in coney island

Oct. 9, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper Neighbors and elected officials came together in Coney Island on Monday to honor the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel by Hamas. The event, organized by Chabad Neshama, drew a large crowd of local community members who came together to remember the lives…

Brooklyn man charged in violent spree that left three women injured

The intersection of E 40th St & Hubbard Pl where Cain allegedly attacked his first victim on Aug. 18

Oct. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly An East Flatbush man accused of a violent spree that left three women injured was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday on charges of attempted murder and assault, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Police arrested 24-year-old Damally Cain on Aug. 22 in connection with the…

Go Pink! Local orgs hang pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Cypress Hills

breast cancer awareness ribbon-tying

Oct. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille Every October, supportive communities across the U.S. honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Brooklyn residents are no different.  Local leaders and city officials joined with the Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services on Oct. 3 to tie pink ribbons—the official color of Breast Cancer Awareness Month —…

City announces $3.9 million restoration of landmark Weeksville Hunterfly Road Houses

historic weeksville houses

Oct. 8, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Department of Design and Construction have launched a $3.9 million restoration project for the historic Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville Heritage Center, officials announced Monday. The DDC, overseeing the project for the DCLA, said it will restore the…

Faced with ‘untenable’ rent hike, Desert Island Comics launches last-ditch fundraiser

desert island comics

Oct. 8, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Another beloved Brooklyn business is biting the dust — unless a last-minute bid to stay open is successful. Desert Island Comics announced on Instagram last week that it would be closing its doors come the end of the after its landlord almost doubled the rent. Desert Island Comics…

Demolition underway at CitiStorage site as city works toward completing Bushwick Inlet Park

citistorage at bushwick inlet park

Oct. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end is finally near for the hulking CitiStorage building in what will soon be part of Bushwick Inlet Park. Crews started demolishing the long-empty building this summer, and should be done by the end of the year, according to Mary Salig, the parks department’s director of North…

17-year-old robbed, stabbed inside Crown Heights subway station

crown heights subway stabbing

Oct. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 17-year-old boy was violently robbed inside the Utica Avenue-Crown Heights subway station on Friday night, according to the NYPD. The victim was on the platform waiting for a southbound 3 train just after 9 p.m. when an unknown man wearing a Chicago bulls hat and a blue-and-green…