Jun. 11, 2025 By Max Levine Murray The race for City Council District 41 – encompassing Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush and Crown Heights – is shaping up as one of the city’s most crowded and competitive contests in the upcoming primary election. Incumbent Council Member Darlene Mealy is seeking re-election after a…
Mar. 3, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY’s elite Rescue Company 2 celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday. Established in 1925, the unit — nicknamed “The Rescue” — has built a reputation as one of the toughest firefighting teams in the department, specializing in rescuing civilians and recovering downed firefighters from hazardous conditions. Over…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki As Mayor Eric Adams fights for his political life, some of his most ardent supporters preached their continued faith in him on Monday during a rally at an Ocean Hill church. Numerous community and clergy leaders came together on Feb. 17 at Rehoboth Cathedral to…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
A man barricaded himself inside a home in Ocean Hill on Thursday afternoon and set it on fire, keeping NYPD officers and FDNY firefighters at bay for hours.
May. 29, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has opened for 90 apartments in a 100% affordable development overlooking the JMZ subway tracks at Broadway and Hancock Street in Ocean Hill.
Jan. 16, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
An Ocean Hill man was hospitalized after he was shot inside an Eastern Parkway apartment building on Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD.
Nov. 30, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith Broadway Junction’s transformation to a commercial and residential hub is a step closer, with developer Totem Group filing plans to rezone a nearby triangle in Ocean Hill bordered by Van Sinderen, East New York, and Atlantic avenues and Fulton Street to pave the way for four towers ranging from…
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Nov. 7, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Two new Teen Tech Centers opened this month as a part of the Brooklyn Public Library’s initiative to help today’s youth create the world of tomorrow.
Oct. 18, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A firefighter was injured while battling a blaze at a vacant Ocean Hill building on Tuesday afternoon, according to the FDNY.
Sep. 21, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A coffee shop in Brooklyn has won a union contract, making it the first independently-owned coffee shop in New York City to do so.