Mar. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
Ciao Bella, a Prospect Lefferts Garden hidden gem, celebrated their third anniversary with a late night fiesta in their Italian cafe on March 11.
PLG cafe celebrates third anniversary with Afro-Latino fiesta
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Grand re-re-re-opening: One year after Red Hook Tavern fire, eatery finally settles in
Mar. 13, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
In the wee hours of March 12, 2022, an electrical fire broke out in the basement of the Red Hook Tavern — a cozy restaurant and bar on Van Brunt Street. Smoke rose up through the restaurant on the ground floor and into the apartments above, where a tenant called 911.
Op-ed: Stop the unfair campaign against yeshivos
Mar. 13, 2023 By Avi Greenstein Each of the hundreds of people who pass through the offices of the Boro Park Jewish Community Council, which I’m privileged to head, has a story. Many of them are struggling with affording the necessities of life seeking help with things like rent or mortgage payments, food and medical…
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‘All about inclusion and diversity’: BRIC TV launches new season spotlighting borough artists
Mar. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
The search for the borough’s most unique artists is on, as BRIC TV is launching a new season of Brooklyn Made — a series highlighting the most creative would-be-Picassos in Kings County.
Man fatally shot in Sheepshead Bay, cops searching for killer
Mar. 13, 2023 By Aidan Graham & Lloyd Mitchell
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who fatally shot a 29-year-old man in Sheepshead Bay on Sunday night.
Man, falsely accused of murder, freed after 18 years in prison
Mar. 9, 2023 By Kylie Capuano
A 35-year-old man was released from prison on Thursday after spending 18 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit.
Brownsville community garden volunteers ‘devastated’ after 9/11 mural demolished
Mar. 9, 2023 By Adam Daly
Volunteers at a Brownsville community garden were left “devastated” after a mural dedicated to a local 9/11 victim was demolished last month despite their pleas to preserve it.
Brooklynites celebrate Biggie Smalls with new mural on anniversary of his death
Mar. 9, 2023 By Lloyd Mitchell
Brooklynites came together to celebrate the life of Christopher Wallace, also known as Biggie Smalls on Thursday afternoon.
Sunset Park landlords slapped with $420,000 fine over fraudulent rental business
Mar. 9, 2023 By Adam Daly
Two Brooklyn landlords were hit with a near $420,000 fine for operating an illegal single-room occupancy rental business out of Sunset Park dwelling, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday.
‘Enough is enough’: Pols say construction at Lorimer Street subway station causing ‘unacceptable’ conditions
Mar. 9, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
North Brooklyn elected officials are seeking relief for constituents dealing with months of construction at the Lorimer Street subway station in Williamsburg.