Kadia Goba

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – On May 21, officials sheltered in P.S. 316 (Elijah G. Stroud Elementary School) and M.S. 353 because of a gun-related incident. That evening, third graders were performing The Wiz at a special evening musical. Less than two weeks later, and another shooting incident has occurred – this

GREENPOINT — Politics podcasts aren’t just for policy wonks these days. The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of which Brooklyn’s U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney is vice chair is starting a podcast dubbed The Economic Explainer. The podcast looks to demystify the impact of legislation on the economy, with a

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — It’s the changing of the guards at Central Brooklyn’s Underhill Walls — the 17-panel art display near the Brooklyn Public Library that attracts onlookers throughout the borough and beyond. This year, Jeff Beler, the curator, and 16 other artists cooked up an Urban Jungle theme featuring creatures

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are looking for suspects in connection to a shooting Thursday night that took the life of Jamal Simms of Crown Heights. Photo via Wikimedia CommonsNYPD officers responded to reports of a man shot in front of 780 St. Marks Avenue at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue a

CROWN HEIGHTS — Elected officials rallied Thursday to make the historic Weeksville Heritage Center part of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs after lack of private funding threatened the Crown Heights house museum’s existence. Weeksville Heritage Center by Nic LehouxThe city agency currently provides funding to more than 1000

RED HOOK — Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy, Congressional lawmakers announced, on Tuesday, an $8 million rehab for the Red Hook Recreation Center. Red Hood Recreation Center at 155 Bay St. (Photo credit: NYC Parks Dept.)The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided $8,038,976.40 in federal funds