Thief Steals $300 From Williamsburg Smoothie Shop, Used Pipe as Fake Gun: NYPD

Apr. 3, 2025 By Susan De Vries

After selling for $12.5 million in 2022, the Brooklyn Heights dwelling perhaps best known as the “Moonstruck” house is back on the market. The most recent buyer of 19 Cranberry St. was an LLC, with the New York Post reporting at the time that comedian Amy Schumer and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, were the buyers.

Apr. 3, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Ahead of Passover, which begins at sundown on April 12, the Met Council’s Borough Park hub distributed thousands of pounds of groceries to food-insecure community members so they can celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery with dignity.

Apr. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

When veterinarians at Flatbush Vet first examined a new rescue cat this year, he was so thin and scraggly that they assumed he was an “old man.” 

Apr. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Brooklyn’s violent crime rate dropped in March, according to the latest NYPD data — marking the fourth consecutive month where crime was down year-over-year.

Apr. 2, 2025 By Lauren Rapp

Brooklyn’s annual celebration of local art and artists is almost here. This May, the Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk will welcome Brooklynites and art lovers to explore 1.5 miles of public art, galleries, restaurants, and businesses. 

Apr. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly

As Park Slope’s Open Streets program awaits final approval from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the 2025 season, local business owners along Fifth Avenue remain divided over its impact, with some fearing for their businesses’ viability.

Apr. 1, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Gerritsen Beach was a sea of green and gold on Saturday, March 29, as neighbors of all ages came together to celebrate the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a spirited tradition that’s become a local favorite. The parade marched forward under sunny skies and with record-high temperatures — a sharp contrast to its humble beginnings.

Apr. 1, 2025 By Regina Martinez

When Michele Heart posted to a Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst community Facebook group complaining that La Bella Marketplace, one of the neighborhood’s few independent supermarkets, had sold her a bad onion, she probably didn’t expect to go viral. 

Apr. 1, 2025 By Lauren Rapp

Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting April 1, New York residents must compost all household food and organic scraps in city-designated compost bins.

Apr. 1, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith

A late 19th-century Romanesque Revival church in Prospect Heights, not far from Barclays Center, could soon become residential apartments if the city greenlights a planned conversion. It is unclear how much of the original church structure — which is not landmarked — would stay in place if the project moves ahead.