May. 1, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After a four-year closure the newly-renovated Bedford Library reopened last week, finally welcoming Bed-Stuy residents back to the stacks. Though the library looks largely the same, it has been retrofitted with a new high-efficiency HVAC system and other energy-conserving measures — making it a “model for energy efficiency,”…
May. 1, 2025 By Jada Camille Brooklynites spotted a familiar face in a new place when they turned their TVs on last month as Adela Mou, a local baker, competed on the latest season of “The Great American Baking Show.” Mou worked her her way through classic “Bake Off” challenges – cookie week, cake…
May. 1, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz Brooklyn’s very own Greenlight Bookstore has been voted New York’s most popular small business, according to a new poll from Advanced Funds Network. The org polled 3,014 people asking which small businesses have products or services so beloved they would travel over an hour to get them —…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann After performances in Indiana, Florida, and New Jersey, the new play “axes, herbs, and satchels: open the archives” is now on tour in New York City. The play, by theater group The Anthropologist, addresses the Black and Brown maternal mortality crisis while unearthing the erased history of Black…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Reports of major felonies across Brooklyn were down 3% in April, compared to the same period last year — but while crime has been down every month this year, the decrease is shrinking as warmer weather approaches. In January, violent crime in Kings County was down 27% year-over-year.…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil More than 130 passionate cancer advocates, including survivors, patients, and caregivers, converged on the state Capitol Tuesday for Cancer Action Day, an annual event hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Armed with personal stories and powerful messages, they met with state lawmakers,…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Dean Moses Police officers on Tuesday shot and killed a driver in Canarsie who allegedly tried to flee from a traffic stop and nearly struck a lieutenant with his vehicle in the process. According to police brass, the NYPD Community Response Team spotted the driver operating a Porsche erratically along the…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Climate organizers, experts, and advocates gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on April 28 for a day of panels and presentations focused on the borough’s climate future. In the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of climate regulations and cuts to climate grants, experts emphasized the importance of building…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Talk about backing Brooklyn! More than 250 volunteers came together on Saturday for the second annual Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day — a borough-wide celebration of community service that mobilized residents to support 15 family-friendly activities across 11 locations. Organized by Brooklyn Org in partnership with a dozen…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Regina Martinez On a triangular lot between Myrtle Avenue and Hart Street, under the M line, Emily Burns serves a latte at Til Death — a coffee shop with no walls and no roof. Burns and her business partner, Megan Brosi, opened the outdoor café during the pandemic to give…