Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those...
Farewell, for now.
Today is my last day at Bklyner. I started in May 2017 when I had just finished up my sophomore...
Cyclist Fatally Struck By MTA Bus Driver
WILLIAMSBURG – A 33-year-old cyclist has died after an MTA driver crashed into him last night. On Wednesday, December 23,...
This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More
Happy Wednesday! We at Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’s begin with indicators. The daily number of...
Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire
FLATBUSH – The Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station will be home to a memorial in honor of train operator Garrett...
Fire Truck Crashes Into Gravesend Storefront
GRAVESEND – Six people are injured after a fire truck crashed into a car and then a storefront last night....
New Rollercoaster Coming To Coney Island Amusement Park
CONEY ISLAND – A new rollercoaster, Phoenix, is coming to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in the summer of 2021....
This Week In Brooklyn: Tipping Delivery Workers, Pfizer, And Suing The NYPD
We’re nearing the end of the year, and what a year this has been! We hope you are all staying...
Bay Ridge Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Criminal Tax Fraud
Abdelaziz and his corporation The Five Pillars Financial Services, LTD are barred from providing tax services of any kind for one year.
Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn
BARCLAYS CENTER – Five Black Brooklyn community leaders are the first recipients of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Social...
60 City Council Candidates Promise To Support Free & Fully Funded CUNY
BROOKLYN – Sixty City Council candidates have signed a petition promising to support a free and fully-funded CUNY, an institution...
Thank You For Your Service: 8 Nursing Staff Members Student Debt To Be Paid Off
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Eight nursing staff members at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) will be able to pay off their...
Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning
BROOKLYN – Get ready for lots of snow! New York City is expected to get up to a foot of...
Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Of A 15-Year-Old Girl In East NY
EAST NEW YORK – A man was arraigned on an indictment in which he was charged with sex trafficking of...
Masbia Soup Kitchen Celebrates The First Night Of Hanukkah
But despite the changes, Masbia is still working hard to keep the Hanukkah spirit alive. Yesterday evening, the menorah was lit and special prayers were recited. A chef inside the soup kitchen was frying latkes for people and doughnuts were handed out wrapped in napkins.
