Brooklyn hospital workers are spending every day fighting the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a warzone… It’s brutal. It’s mentally and physically...
Players Don’t Listen, De Blasio Removes Basketball Hoops From 80 Locations
Mayor De Blasio announced the removal of hoops from 80 basketball courts that have consistently failed to follow directive not...
Public Transit Updates: MetroCards at Vending Machines Only, Free Buses, No Shared Access – A – Ride,more
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that it is no longer selling regular MetroCards at kiosks, as of Tuesday, March...
No Mask, No Gloves, No Service: Southern Brooklyn Businesses Start to Turn Away Customers Without Masks
Fong and Zhou Supermarket in Bensonhurst and AAA Pharmacy in Midwood are turning away customers who aren’t wearing face masks...
Playgrounds Remain Open, But Are They Safe?
As the weather gets nicer, Mayor Bill de Blasio says he wants to keep playgrounds open, even as he puts...
City Looks At Opening Streets to Pedestrians
Brooklyn enjoyed the kind of weather Friday, March 20 that makes for a perfect picnic, or afternoon bike ride or...
Death in Bedford-Stuyvesant Fire Investigated as Homicide – UPDATE
UPDATED 3/23: The deceased has been identified as Jonathan Blake, 55, of Mount Vernon, NY. Derek Whitaker, 54, of 494...
Food Trucks and Carts Struggle While Farmers Markets Soldier On Under Coronavirus Conditions
Food trucks and carts all over Brooklyn are struggling to stay open as Coronavirus grinds business to a halt. Farmers’...
Dollar Vans Are Still Operating, Serving The Underserved
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Tuesday, March 17 banning “pooling” for ridesharing services like Uber and...
As New York Shuts Down For Coronavirus, Should The April Primary Be Delayed?
The New York State presidential primary election is scheduled for April 28. That would be less than a week before...
[UPDATE] USNS Comfort Hospital Ship Coming to New York to Combat Coronavirus
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 11:44 a.m. Since this story was published, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Trump is...
Three Men Break Into 19 Cars in Williamsburg
SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for three men who smashed the windows of 19 cars on Penn St. between...
Beloved Brooklyn Ice Cream Chain Ample Hills Files for Bankruptcy
Brooklyn-based ice-cream chain Ample Hills filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, March 15, raising questions about the fate of...
There Are Not Enough Ventilators, Not Enough Beds – Officials Worry as Pandemic Grows
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on President Trump to send the United States Army Corps to New York in...
What Tenants Need to Know in the Age of Coronavirus
With events canceled and schools closing, Brooklyners will be spending a lot of time in their homes for the foreseeable...