Sep. 4, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Middle school students from the now-closed Visitation Academy were welcomed to their new academic home on Sept. 3, as Fontbonne Hall Academy cut the ribbon on its new middle school, The Visitation Program. The all-girls Catholic high school, a ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, adopted The…
Sep. 4, 2024 By Megan McGibney Brooklyn’s public schools will start the new school year on Sept. 5, but some will be without after-school programs. As the 2023-24 school year ended, Albany altered the funding structure for after-school programs. The New York State Learning and Enrichment After-School Program Supports, a new initiative by the state’s…
Sep. 4, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery has opened for a modern-looking 13-story, 171-unit development on Flatbush Avenue. Running from Aurelia Court to Triangle Junction mall, the complex at 1634 Flatbush Avenue replaces a gas station formerly on the site. Of the 45 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments in the lottery…
Sep. 4, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Next week marks 23 years since the 9/11 attacks devastated New York City. As the solemn anniversary approaches, Brooklynites are preparing to remember the day and honor its victims. Events across the borough will pay tribute to all those who died in the attacks and the first responders…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly After missing out on competing for the Mustard Belt at this year’s Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Joey Chestnut smashed his world record Monday during a head-to-head showdown with longtime rival Takeru Kobayashi. The world’s top-ranked competitive eater scarfed down 83 hot dogs…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The G train is finally back to full service following a painful summer shutdown. The Crosstown Line returned to its full route between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn at 5 a.m. on Sept. 3. The line had been shuttered in phases…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A nearly 30-year-old family supportive housing development in Clinton Hill will be completely rebuilt and expanded after a Council Member Crystal Hudson allocated $1.5 million to the project. The Emerson Davis Family Residence opened in 1996 to support adults with mental health illnesses who had lost custody of…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly A temporary art installation resembling an emergency shelter tent is set to pop up in Sunset Park this month to highlight the challenges faced by Temporary Protected Status seekers, its beneficiaries and asylum seekers in the U.S. “A Mobile Home” will serve as both a sculpture and an…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Cate Corcoran Hundreds, if not thousands, of Brooklynites bid farewell to Crest Hardware last weekend at a gathering reminiscent of the store’s deep roots in the community. The store, which had occupied its Williamsburg space for 62 years, was emptied of shelving and hardware for the final event, the Crest…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann & Lloyd Mitchell The sounds of soca, calypso, compas and reggae boomed along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn as the 57th Annual West Indian American Day Parade made its way from Utica Avenue in Crown Heights to Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Heights on Labor Day. Thousands of flag-waving…