Woman Steals $1,400 Worth of Cosmetics From Sephora in Williamsburg: NYPD

Sep. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen

At Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklynites remembered loved ones lost on 9/11 where they rest, rather than where they lost their lives. 

Sep. 13, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith

The eye-catching St. John’s College, which takes up a quarter of a block on Lewis Avenue between Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street, will shortly reopen as an apartment complex after an impressive adaptive reuse project converts the campus to residential units.

Sep. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

The annual Latin Impact Awards presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union celebrated the achievements and impactful work of Latin American community members on Thursday, Sept. 12th.

Sep. 13, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann

The New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of bills addressing the legacy and impact of slavery in the city, aiming to advance racial justice for millions of New Yorkers of African descent.

Sep. 12, 2024 By Jada Camille

While Manhattan’s Little Italy might be famous for the San Gennaro Feast, Brooklyn is getting its own taste of the action. On Sept. 15, Gargiulo’s will bring the vibrant Italian festival to Coney Island.

Sep. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly

A Texas man has been charged with sex trafficking and other offenses after allegedly forcing two teenage girls into prostitution in East New York and branding their faces with his nickname, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Thursday.

Sep. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Brooklyn came together this week to honor the memory of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001 with a series of poignant commemorations, memorials and tributes spread across the borough.

Sep. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by the driver of a white SUV in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in Bay Ridge. Authorities say the incident occurred just after 8:55 p.m. as the victim was crossing Ridge Boulevard at Bay Ridge Avenue, walking west to east in the crosswalk.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen

In 2004, Brooklynite Rony Vardi opened her first store on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. Catbird, in the beginning, sold an eclectic assortment of items: clothes, art supplies, candles, and jewelry.

Sep. 11, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith

It was standing room only, and barely any of that, at a heated two and a half hour public hearing on the Arrow Linen rezoning application in South Slope held by Community Board 7 Monday night, where 29 residents had the chance to speak to the crowd and many others expressed their views through roaring boos, cheers, signs, and heckles.