Aug. 6, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann & Lloyd Mitchell Community members across Brooklyn had a chance to meet their local police officers during National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign on Aug. 5. Celebrated on the first Tuesday of August each year since 1985, the event — formally dubbed National Night Out Against Crime…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Sienna Conaghan The New York Liberty is ready to keep the ball rolling by hosting The Brooklyn Dribble for a second straight year. The 2024 WNBA champions are passionate about helping local youth succeed through basketball, and The Brooklyn Dribble — a community event where participants dribble a basketball along…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Olivia Seaman The Bay Ridge building that once housed the Century 21 department store has finally been sold after years of uncertainty and shifting plans. The $47.5 million property at the corner of 86th Street has been jointly acquired by MBC Real Estate and Osiris Ventures. According to Commercial Observer,…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Jada Camille A Crown Heights man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and stabbing her new partner, prosecutors said. Clifton Turner was found guilty by a jury of multiple charges, including first-degree burglary and second-degree assault, according to Brooklyn…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Ryan Nieskens The smell of hot dogs, the crack of a bat, and the unmistakable thump of the “Seinfeld” theme song echoing through the stadium could only mean one thing: Seinfeld Night was back at Maimonides Park. The Brooklyn Cyclones hosted their 10th annual Seinfeld Night on Saturday, transforming their…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Hundreds of protesters gathered at Grand Army Plaza in Park Slope on Aug. 3 to for the “Families Stand Up for Gaza” rally calling for for an immediate opening of humanitarian corridors, a U.S. arms embargo on Israel, and an end to American military aid — part of…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Every time the National Weather Service forecasts heavy rain for New York City, residents and businesses in Gowanus brace themselves. The neighborhood sits in a flood zone, and torrential rainstorms often turn streets into rivers, flooding homes, businesses and subways — especially near the Gowanus Canal. The canal…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The Clark Street subway station reopened on Tuesday, days after the Hotel St. George marquee crashed down in front of a station entrance. The Brooklyn Heights station, home to the 2 and 3 trains, welcomed riders back at around 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 5. Trains are making stops…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A Midwood resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing a violent crash in Gravesend that left two police officers and a civilian passenger seriously injured. Prosecutors cited high speed and alcohol impairment as contributing factors in the early morning collision, which occurred June 15. The defendant, 24-year-old…
Aug. 4, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn Heights residents say the collapse of a hotel awning near the entrance to the Clark Street subway station this weekend was a disaster waiting to happen — pointing to years of visible disrepair, foul smells and water leaks in and around the building. The…