Brooklyn’s overall jail population is expected to rise to 885 by 2026, when new “borough-based” jails are up-and-running, city officials say....
BRIC JazzFest: A Week Of Concerts, Film, Poetry & More
FORT GREENE – The fifth annual BRIC JazzFest returns on Saturday featuring a week of concerts, talks, poetry, film, and...
State Orders National Grid to Immediately Connect 1,157 Customers with Gas Service, Alleges Company Violated Law
National Grid must immediately grant gas connections to 1,157 customers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island previously denied over the...
Red Hook Open Studios: Painting, Woodwork, Surfboards & More
RED HOOK – Van Brunt and nearby streets were bustling over the weekend as more than 30 artists, makers, and...
Kensington Neighbor Killed Blocks From Her Home While Crossing Street
KENSINGTON – Another elderly resident has been killed on the city’s streets. Olga Feldman, 60, lived on Ocean Parkway, just...
Four Dead, Three Wounded in Crown Heights Gambling Den Shooting
CROWN HEIGHTS – Four men are dead and three others wounded, after one or more men opened fire in a...
Downtown Brooklyn’s New “Shared Streets” Popular With Locals
The newly unveiled redesign of Downtown Brooklyn’s “shared street” is seen as a positive development by those who work in...
Community Board 6 Supports Redevelopment Of Old American Can Factory
GOWANUS – Community Board 6 voted in favor of plans to redevelop The Old American Can Factory which would allow...
‘Best Dog Day Ever’: Pups Dress Up For Halloween Pop-Up
WILLIAMSBURG – Imaginations went wild at The Dodo‘s pop-up Halloween bash last weekend where dogs and their owners could bond and share...
Q Gardens Awarded NYC Parks GreenThumb “Sustainability” Award
In 1978, the NYC Parks Department established GreenThumb to support a thriving movement of neighbors beautifying and gardening in vacant...
Man Shot and Killed in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Bodega
A man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Prospect Lefferts Gardens bodega Thursday night, police said. He was...
960 Franklin: A Bad Deal for the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and for Crown Heights
Daniel Brenner is a Brooklyn native and has lived in Prospect Heights since 2001. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Public Policy at NYU.
Outdoor Events In Brooklyn: October 11-13
We’re halfway through October and have a couple of weeks before we turn our clocks back an hour on November...
Former Montgomery Staffer Jason Salmon Enters Race to Replace Her…If She Retires
The race to replace State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, currently the longest serving member of the Senate, is expanding even as...
Why the American Dream is Dead for Millennial New Yorkers
One of the cornerstones of our great nation since the end of World War II has been the unified dream...