Mar. 6, 2025 By Susan De Vries Share your vision for a bit of East New York history at a community workshop designed to spark ideas for preserving the Long Island Railroad Substation 2. Hosted by Preserving East New York (PENY) and East New York Community Land Trust (ENYCLT), the event will bring together…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics. In the 28-day period from Feb. 3-March 3, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto —…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Dean Moses A 4-year-old boy has died after being exposed to fentanyl at a Flatbush women’s shelter on Tuesday, police said. According to police sources, officers from the 63rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a child having a medical emergency at the 4612 Glenwood Road shelter at about…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A local advocacy group has joined a larger immigrant rights organization to file suit against the Trump administration’s removal of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan nationals in the U.S. Make the Road New York, with hubs Bushwick and across the New York metro area, has called the status…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Carrene Gepilano The Brooklyn Comedy Collective took over the Eris Mainstage in Williamsburg on Friday to premiere a new hour-long musical — and they didn’t know the plot when they got on stage. Instead, the nine-person ensemble created it on the fly based on secrets anonymously submitted by audience members.…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The number of overweight trucks barreling across the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s triple cantilever is way down, thanks to the city’s weigh-in-motion technology, according to a new report released Tuesday. Since the tech was deployed in the fall of 2023, overweight truck traffic on the Queens-bound BQE is down 60%,…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The MTA unveiled its newest train cars on the G line Tuesday, introducing a five-car fleet with an open-gangway design at Church Avenue station in Brooklyn. The move marks a significant step in the ongoing modernization of the city’s subway system. The spacious R211T trains feature bright lighting,…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Three people were killed in car crashes in Brooklyn in just three days last week, according to the NYPD. One pedestrian and two passengers died in three separate incidents in East New York, Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg from Feb. 27 through March 1. On Thursday, Feb. 27, a…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Robert Pearl Late last month, the historic Oceana Theater in Brighton Beach hosted the 2025 New York Freedom Gala for Ukraine, a benefit concert marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The Feb. 21 benefit concert, organized by the Heart & Valor Foundation and Freedom FM, stood as a powerful…
Mar. 4, 2025 By Dean Moses Former “Jeopardy!” champion and Brooklyn Heights private school teacher Winston Nguyen pleaded guilty Monday to soliciting sexually explicit images of children and is expected to be sentenced to seven years in prison. The 38-year-old gained fame after winning on “Jeopardy!” in July 2014, appearing in two episodes. A…