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In ‘Tower Show,’ artists turn an old Gowanus water tank into something beautiful

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Apr. 4, 2025 By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen How much can a water tower mean to a neighborhood? Quite a bit, according to the artists of Gowanus. Last weekend, Arts Gowanus opened its fourth annual “Tower Show,” featuring nearly 200 individual works of art all depicting the same object: the old water tower…

Op-ed | Why Andrew Cuomo is the right leader for a better NYC

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to make an announcement at One World Trade Center Tower in New York

Apr. 4, 2025 By Brooklyn Democratic Party Leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn The latest mayoral poll shows Andrew Cuomo surging ahead, especially with minority voters—pulling 47% of Black voters and 45% of Hispanic voters. While some are surprised by Cuomo’s rising popularity, as the leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, I’m not.  That’s because we…

Want to get rid of a gun? Brooklyn DA offering up to $500 at Bed-Stuy buyback

Anyone who turns in operable guns and assault rifles will receive a $500 bank card.

Apr. 4, 2025 By Adam Daly The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is hosting a gun buyback event this weekend in Bedford-Stuyvesant, offering up to $500 for operable firearms as part of ongoing efforts to reduce gun violence. The event, held in partnership with the NYPD, is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m.…

‘Moonstruck’ house in Brooklyn Heights for sale for $14M

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Susan De Vries After selling for $12.5 million in 2022, the Brooklyn Heights dwelling perhaps best known as the “Moonstruck” house is back on the market. The most recent buyer of 19 Cranberry St. was an LLC, with the New York Post reporting at the time that comedian Amy Schumer and…

As Brooklynites struggle with food insecurity, Met Council distributes kosher food for Passover

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Ahead of Passover, which begins at sundown on April 12, the Met Council’s Borough Park hub distributed thousands of pounds of groceries to food-insecure community members so they can celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery with dignity. According to the UJA Federation of New…

Crime dropped in Brooklyn in March, despite spate of shootings, homicides

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklyn’s violent crime rate dropped in March, according to the latest NYPD data — marking the fourth consecutive month where crime was down year-over-year. In the 28-day period from March 3-31, the overall rate of major felonies — murder, rape, burglary, assault, robbery, grand larceny, and grand larcent…

Merchants seek adjustments to Park Slope’s popular Open Streets program

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Apr. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly As Park Slope’s Open Streets program awaits final approval from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the 2025 season, local business owners along Fifth Avenue remain divided over its impact, with some fearing for their businesses’ viability. To gauge public opinion, Community Board 6 and Council Member Shahana…