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Bushwick bar Bunton’s World Famous raises over $40,000 after devastating backyard fire

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Oct. 7, 2024 By Naisha Roy Locals have donated more than $40,000 to a Bushwick bar that suffered a devastating fire last month.  The fire broke out in the backyard of Bunton’s World Famous on Broadway on the night of Sept. 23, and incinerated the garden, awning and air conditioning units. Although everyone was…

Brooklyn man’s 1986 murder conviction overturned following review by DA’s office

Keith Roberts served eight years in prison after being convicted based on the testimony of an unreliable witness

Oct. 4, 2024 By Adam Daly An East Flatbush man who pleaded guilty to a 1986 killing to avoid prison after a successful appeal in 1996 had his wrongful conviction overturned Thursday, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’Emic vacated Keith Roberts’ conviction and dismissed the indictment on Oct.…

City issues vacate order for Brooklyn building with ‘large hole’ in facade

The FDNY evacuated the building on Oct. 1 after the public raised the alarm following a viral video of the facade

Oct. 4, 2024 By Adam Daly A Crown Heights apartment building was evacuated on Monday after residents discovered a massive hole in the facade being held up by a single wooden beam. The Department of Buildings (DOB) responded to multiple complaints and issued an immediate vacate order for the property at 40 Hampton Place,…

The Brooklyn Museum embraces some traditions, exchanges others for its 200th anniversary

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Oct. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its 200th birthday by turning some traditions upside-down. What is now one of Brooklyn’s cultural cornerstones started out in 1823 as the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library — one of the first public circulating libraries in New York City. In 1843, the library merged with…

Community board rejects controversial Arrow Linen rezoning proposal in Park Slope

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Oct. 3, 2024 By Cate Corcoran Following a raucous pair of hearings in which locals clashed over a proposal to rezone a Park Slope property to allow 13- to 19-story apartment buildings, Community Board 7 rejected the plan last month. At issue is how to redevelop the site of longtime commercial laundry Arrow Linen…

Maimonides kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Runway Fashion Show

NY:  2024 Pink Runway

Oct. 3, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Maimonides Medical Center kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its 2024 Pink Runway Fashion Show at the Weylin in Williamsburg on Oct. 1, celebrating survivors’ perseverance while raising awareness about the importance of cancer screening and early detection. The annual event raised funds for Maimonides Breast Cancer…

Two Brooklyn-based home care agencies agree to pay $7.5 million in unpaid pages to more than 25,000 employees: AG

home care settlement

Oct. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly Two Brooklyn-based home health agencies will pay out a multi-million dollar wage theft settlement negotiated by New York Attorney General Letitia James and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.  Midwood-based Edison Home Health Care and Preferred Home Healthcare in Mapleton will pay $7.5 million…

Another U-turn on McGuinness Boulevard as city returns to original lane reduction plan

mcguinness boulevard at calyer street

Oct. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city has, for the fourth time, changed its mind on the McGuinness Boulevard redesign. This fall, the Department of Transportation will implement the road diet it has already finalized, then rejected, on the southern half of the roadway. Between Calyer Street and Meeker Avenue, the department will…

Immersive exhibit captures ‘Dream of Brooklyn’ and its global influence on popular culture

Lordz of Brooklyn Michael McLeer/Kaves (R), Adam McLeer (L), and Kaves' partner Donna. (center)

Oct. 2, 2024 By Adam Daly A new immersive exhibit celebrating Brooklyn’s global influence on popular culture is now open to the public in Sunset Park’s Industry City. The creative force behind “Brooklyn Pop” is Michael McLeer, a founding member of the rock-hip-hop crossover group Lordz of Brooklyn and an artist known as Kaves.…