Mar. 7, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Red Hook man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Wednesday for the June 2020 shooting of 27-year-old Elvin Fernandez who was awaiting the birth of his first child.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The Brooklyn Org announced the five 2024 winners of their no-strings-attached Spark Prize grant at the annual Spark Breakfast at the Brooklyn Museum on March 5.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer When one thinks of social media virality, perhaps videos of an artist creating vintage-inspired silk lampshades aren’t the first thing to come to mind, but with a combined 1.36 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, 29-year-old Ivy Karlsgodt has created an expansive online audience by filming the…
Mar. 6, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church, on the corner of Fort Greene’s St. Felix Street and Hanson Place, is in contract to be sold to developer Watermark Capital Group for $15 million, court records show.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Adam Daly
State Sen. Iwen Chu is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to immediately address the decline in quality of public school lunches due to budget cuts, amid concerns that students are going hungry and the impact a poor diet has on their learning abilities.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Adam Daly
The Met Council on Jewish Poverty, America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to fighting poverty, announced Tuesday that it will distribute $1 million worth of halal food to pantries across the city during Ramadan this year.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A beloved Bushwick bar is under new management — kind of.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Khari Edwards
As a native Brooklynite, I know firsthand the gem Downstate Hospital has been to our community. Over the years we have seen so many of our local healthcare facilities forced to operate over capacity and underfunded, but SUNY Downstate was always different, or so we thought.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Brooklyn motorist will spend 14 years in prison for intentionally running over a cyclist who allegedly robbed his car in 2019.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Jada Camille
Night in the Library, Brooklyn Public Library’s annual overnight workshop, returns on March 16 for an evening of conversations, debates, performances and more.