Sep. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A city-owned concrete facility is producing dust and noise in the Columbia Waterfront District, and local leaders say something needs to be done. Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation moved its concrete recycling facility from the South Brooklyn Army Terminal to a lot near the piers on…
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Fresh funding assures Brooklyn ferry service to Governors Island for rest of season
Aug. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly
Seasonal ferry service from Brooklyn to Governors Island will continue running until October after it received $250,000 in state funding, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and the Trust for Governors Island announced Wednesday.
Local pols criticize ‘aggressive’ NYPD response at pro-Palestine march in Bay Ridge
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.
New Bay Ridge elementary school to be named for Joanne Seminara, former attorney and community leader
Mar. 20, 2024 By Jada Camille
A new school expected to open in Bay Ridge this fall will be named after southern Brooklyn advocate and attorney Joanne Seminara.
Order on Court Street as MTA completes subway station renovation
Jan. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Order on Court Street!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas: Local org lights tree in Cannonball Park for first time in Bay Ridge history
Dec. 6, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Christmas tree is twinkling in Cannonball Park for the first time in Bay Ridge history after a celebratory lighting ceremony on Nov. 30.
‘A historic fixture’: Pols allocate $500k in state funds for Green-Wood Cemetery’s new education center
Nov. 6, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
A group of local elected officials has joined the effort made by Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery to raise $34 million for the construction of its new Education and Welcome Center.
Bay Ridge community center housed in former church to get $6M renovation
Oct. 18, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Bay Ridge Community Development Center will soon be able to renovate the old church building it has operated in since 2020 into a fully-equipped community center.
Police investigating 3 possible hate crimes targeting Jewish and Palestinian Brooklynites as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates
Oct. 13, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Police are investigating several assaults and possible hate crimes committed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, possibly in relation to the escalating conflict in Israel and Palestine.
‘It’s amazing what we’re doing’: Bay Ridge Center preps to open new, expanded facility for older adults
Oct. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Bay Ridge Center, a community program that provides services for adults 60 and older, is inching closer to the opening of its new a state-of-the-art facility on Nov. 1.