May. 22, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The organizers of a pro-Palestine protest held in Bay Ridge last weekend gathered on Ovington Avenue Tuesday to condemn what they called “excessive force” used by some NYPD officers at the event.
May. 20, 2024 By Robb Pozarycki, Lloyd Mitchell & Brooklyn Paper staff
Two Brooklyn lawmakers took to social media to express concern after police were caught on camera roughly arresting demonstrators at a pro-Palestine march on Saturday.
Jan. 10, 2024 Adam Daly & Lloyd Mitchell
Outraged parents and elected officials held a protest outside James Madison High School Wednesday morning after the city placed some 1,900 migrants there overnight to ride out a storm.
Jan. 5, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro
Thousands of protesters took to the Brooklyn Bridge on New Year’s Day to continue their calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Dec. 5, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Gravesend neighbors and politicians want the city to cancel plans to open a homeless shelter in the neighborhood.
Nov. 17, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The Brooklyn District Attorney has dropped criminal gun charges against southern Brooklyn Council Member Inna Vernikov after finding a key component of the gun she carried at a pro-Palestinian rally held at Brooklyn College was missing — rendering the weapon inoperable.
Nov. 3, 2023 By Jada Camille
Hours before the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would send $14 billion in aid to Israel amidst its ongoing war with Hamas, protestors gathered outside the district office of U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke in Flatbush, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Nov. 2, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
New York City Council Member Inna Vernikov was arraigned Thursday morning in Kings County Criminal Court after she turned herself in for allegedly bringing a gun to a rally at Brooklyn College last month.
Oct. 30, 2023 By Adam Daly
Thousands of New Yorkers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday in support of Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East as Israel continues to expand its ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
Oct. 17, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Local tensions surrounding the conflict between Israel and Hamas came to a head as student groups clashed during a pro-Palestine protest outside Brooklyn College on Oct. 12.