Jul. 28, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Police in Bushwick are questioning a suspect in an early-morning shooting that left a man seriously wounded on Monday. Law enforcement sources said the violence erupted inside 182 Wilson Ave. just before 5:10 a.m. on July 28. Officers from the 83rd Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Claude Solnik Three’s a charm? After two apartment buildings housing nearly 2,000 residents went up nearby, Brooklyn-based BFC Partners broke ground today on a third Coney Island building that would house another 1,500 residents. The company, which completed Coney I three years ago and Coney II about a year ago,…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Maimonides Health celebrated a major milestone in its expansion of behavioral health services on July 24 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Psychiatric Emergency Department, which will soon house a Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, or CPEP. The new facility, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann The vote on a sweeping proposal to redevelop 122 acres of Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront has been postponed for the fifth time. The Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) plan, originally scheduled for a vote on the afternoon of July 24, was delayed after several members of the 28-member BMT Task…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Gabe Friedman On the phone recently after a grueling day of rehearsal, composer and indie rocker Ellis Ludwig-Leone had a bit of trouble coming up with a succinct summary for his latest work. “Let’s wait on that,” he said with a laugh. “I’m still working that out.” It’s hard to…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 38 years in prison for a series of violent attacks against his former girlfriend, including a brutal stabbing at her Downtown Brooklyn workplace that nearly claimed her life. Rakien Figueroa, 43, also known as Rakeem Figueroa, was convicted in March on…
Jul. 25, 2025 By Miles Bolton The New York Mets’ minor league affiliate is welcoming cats to Coney Island for the first time. The Brooklyn Cyclones are hosting their first-ever “PURRRRfect Game” at Maimonides Park on Tuesday, July 29 when they take on the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. Fans who purchase the special ticket offer…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery for a new 22-story luxury tower overlooking the East River just south of the Williamsburg Bridge has debuted. The building is one of what will be five that make up the Naftali-developed complex dubbed Williamsburg Wharf, which includes a mix of luxury rentals and condos.…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Local politicians, street safety advocates, and community groups rallied at the intersection of 60th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park on Wednesday, demanding the Adams administration implement traffic safety measures on Third Avenue after a hit-and-run claimed the lives of two pedestrians, 59-year-old Faqui Lin and 80-year-old…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A second woman who allegedly beat an MTA employee in an East New York subway station last month was arrested on Tuesday. Cops on July 22 cuffed 24-year-old Leschea Thompson for a slew of charges including assault, endangering the welfare of a child, theft of services, and criminal…