COVID-19
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn on March 23, 2021. (Image: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) By Briget Rein, current UFT employee and a candidate for New York City Council District 39. Throughout this pandemic, I have put my faith in
homicide
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that Boyce Hayward, 26, of Bushwick, Brooklyn was arraigned virtually yesterday from Brookdale University Hospital before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on a 36-count indictment for fatally shooting one man, shooting and injuring another man and then opening fire on three police officers
Arts & Culture
Sarah Grace Holcomb (right) with students. Photo courtesy of Sarah Grace Holcomb.Brooklyn students Brianna Blue and Aleksandra Kwiecień recently received two of the highest honors in the 2021 Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards, [https://www.artandwriting.org/] a nationwide program that recognizes artistic achievement in teens. Both Blue and
Election 2021
Former NY State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (left) with Toba Potosky (right). Courtesy of Sen. Montgomery.By Former NY State Senator Velmanette Montgomery I represented the constituents of the 25th District in the New York State Senate for many years. I served as a teacher and daycare director prior to holding
Education
Courtesy of St. Francis CollegeSt. Francis College is planning to move to a brand new campus in the heart of downtown Brooklyn next year. The 162-year-old college announced yesterday it had signed a 30-year lease for about 255,000 square feet across three floors of the Wheeler Building (181 Livingston
Cypress Hills
NYPD Deputy Inspector Rohan Griffith. (Image: NYPD)The New York Police Department has chosen a new leader for one of the borough’s most troubled precincts, months after announcing that his controversy-laden predecessor would be re-assigned. Deputy Inspector Rohan Griffith is the new commanding officer for the 75th Precinct, which
environment
Brooklyn Shorefront. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Senator Andrew Gounardes and the Bay Ridge Environmental Group It’s long past time for bold climate action in New York State. Strong action on climate change will protect southern Brooklyn from natural disasters and rising seas, but also deliver direct benefits to many southern
Business
A lot on 6th Street in Gowanus, where food refrigeration trucks operated Reef Technology and Fresh Direct are generating noise complaints from neighbors living in adjacent buildings. (Image: Billy Richling/Bklyner)A tech company’s effort to get into the food delivery game is delivering nothing but headaches to some
affordable housing
The 80 Flatbush parcel from the corner of Flatbush Avenue and State Street, looking up Flatbush. A 44-story, 480-foot tower should launch within the next months. Photo by Norman Oder/BklynerThe 80 Flatbush project, in Downtown Brooklyn at the edge of Boerum Hill, is set to finally start construction on
Bay Ridge
The 2017 Third Avenue Summer Stroll. (Image: Summer Stroll on Third [https://www.facebook.com/SummerStrollon3rd])A popular summertime tradition is returning to Bay Ridge. Local elected officials announced this morning that the Third Avenue Summer Strolls [http://www.summerstrollon3rd.com/about/] program, in which portions of the avenue are
Central Brooklyn
(Image: Prospect Park Alliance)The nonprofit that cares for Prospect Park has announced plans to give the green space a refresh after a year of heavy usage prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prospect Park Alliance’s new stewardship effort, Re:New Prospect Park [https://prospectpark.us3.list-manage.com/track/
Election 2021
By Yoav Gonen and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/5/16/22439168/dianne-morales-water-meter-bribe-probe] on May 16 by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Brooklyn Democratic primary contender lied to an investigator before acknowledging she directed her dad to pay $300