Jul. 10, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer & Lloyd Mitchell
Two people were left in critical condition after an all-hands fire in Brownsville on Sunday night.
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How Do You Know If You’ve Got the Right Brownstone Insurance?
Jul. 7, 2023 Sponsored by Brownstone Agency, Inc.
Owning a brownstone is amazing but managing one can be stressful. That’s why having the proper insurance coverage can provide relief.
Family of man killed by NYPD van sue for wrongful death
Jul. 7, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Over a year since a speeding NYPD van fatally struck Ronald Anthony Smith in Crown Heights, the victim’s family is looking for answers.
Local educators, parents in dismay after city slashes crossing guard budget
Jul. 7, 2023 By Megan McGibney
When it was announced just over a month ago, that Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD would be cutting almost 500 of the city’s school crossing guard positions, the reaction among some of Brooklyn’s school communities was one of dismay and concern.
‘Heartbroken’: 13-year-old boy dies three weeks after being pulled from Prospect Park Lake
Jul. 6, 2023 By Adam Daly
A Brooklyn teenager who was comatose for three weeks following a near-drowning incident in Prospect Park Lake has died, his family announced Thursday.
Boy pulled from Prospect Park Lake remains in coma 3 weeks after near-drowning
Jul. 5, 2023 By Adam Daly
A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $9,000 to help pay the medical bills of a 13-year-old boy who is “fighting for his life” after he was left comatose following a drowning incident in Prospect Park last month.
School’s out: City Parks Foundation offers free summer sports programs in parks across Brooklyn
Jul. 5, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
In the summer, parks come to life.
PHOTOS: Cast of ‘Gravesend’ celebrates premiere of local crime drama’s second season
Jul. 5, 2023 By Melissa Fishman & Arthur de Gaeta
A star is born — again!
Hazmat removes lithium-ion batteries from Starrett City apartment building after early-morning blaze: FDNY
Jul. 3, 2023 Adam Daly & Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters subdued an early morning fire that appeared to have been caused by lithium-ion batteries at a Starrett City apartment complex early on Monday morning.
Employees at popular Williamsburg’s Vital Climbing Gym move to unionize
Jun. 30, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Over 100 employees at Brooklyn’s popular Vital Climbing Gym have begun the process of unionization to work to ensure that employees’ needs are being met.