Jun. 6, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Borough President Antonio Reynoso made sure to bring the cheer to his office’s celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month on Monday night at Borough Hall.
Borough President Reynoso celebrates beginning of Pride Month
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Flatbush neighbors rally behind tenant organizer facing eviction
Jun. 6, 2023 By Jada Camille
After leading a three-year rent strike and protesting shoddy living conditions at her Flatbush apartment building, Janice Broadie is being evicted.
Suspect charged in Homecrest double shooting outside hookah lounge
Jun. 6, 2023 By Adam Daly
Cops cuffed a 19-year-old man Friday in connection with a double shooting that occurred outside a hookah lounge in Homecrest last December.
Two-alarm fire ravages Bed-Stuy post office
Jun. 6, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
A two-alarm fire burned through a Bedford-Stuyvesant post office on the morning of June 5.
City’s first public health vending machine unveiled in Brownsville
Jun. 5, 2023 By Adam Daly
City health officials unveiled a new style of vending machine in Brownsville Monday — but don’t expect to find any tasty snacks in there.
PHOTOS: Bay Ridge 5th Avenue fair returns for a fifth year of celebration
Jun. 5, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Brooklynites flocked to Bay Ridge over the weekend for the annual Fifth Annual street fair, where hundreds of revelers celebrated the neighborhood and the beloved businesses in the area during the joyous festivities.
Woman dies in early morning East Flatbush fire
Jun. 5, 2023 By Adam Daly
A woman died in a devastating early morning fire on Monday in East Flatbush.
Longtime Prospect Park employee honored after 26-year career
Jun. 5, 2023 By Jada Camille
Margaret Ring, often called “The Mayor of Prospect Park,” has retired after 26 years of service to Brooklyn’s Backyard.
Progress slow in pilot program to make East New York basement apartments legal, safe
Jun. 2, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Three years into a pilot program launched in East New York to convert illegal basement apartments into safe and regulated dwellings, the scheme has shown minimal progress, according to a new report.
Man honors Maimonides doctor for life-saving CPR
Jun. 2, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Three months ago, David Spitzer collapsed outside of his home on 47th Street after his heart stopped beating — but survived thanks to the life-saving work of a quick-thinking doctor from Maimonides Medical Center.