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Marcy Houses Get A Modern Community Center

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Elected officials and local residents joined together for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Marcy Houses Community Center. The Center is located at 492 Marcy Avenue and opened at a time where residents need it most. The 3,

Five People Shot, Two Teenagers Killed In Three Separate Shootings

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BROOKLYN – Five people were shot and two teenagers were killed in

Residents Have Had Enough Of ‘Senseless Bloodshed’ On Brooklyn Streets

At a march against gun violence in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Violence in the borough has increased compared to last year. A one-year-old was murdered at a cookout in July. A 20-year-old tourist was killed by a stray bullet over the weekend. Residents have had enough. Throughout NYC,

Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Location Specific Interactive Exhibits Contemplate Art And Community Across Eight Neighborhoods

Papergirl-Brooklyn installing the Bushwick exhibit at Mayday Space. Courtesy of Lanna Apisukh.The team behind Papergirl-Brooklyn [https://www.papergirlbk.com/], an interactive art project currently on display in six Brooklyn neighborhoods, believe that art needs to be more accessible. The project brings together work by 80 artists from ten countries.

Sheikh Osman And The Shop That Caught On Fire

Sheikh Osman Adam outside Masjid At-Taqwa, where he spends most of his time. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BEDFORD STUYVESANT – On March 1, the Zam Zam Stop & Shop store on Fulton Street caught on fire in the middle of the night due to an electrical issue. It is a small

Seven People Shot, Two Dead In Two Shooting Incidents Last Night

The shooting incident on Hawthorne Street. (Photo via Loudlabs NYC)BROOKLYN – Seven people were shot, and two have died in two separate shooting incidents that took place yesterday night. On Wednesday, October 21, shortly after 9:30 p.m., cops responded to a call of a man shot on Herkimer

Bed Stuy Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail For Girlfriend’s Slaying In 2005

Photo by Bill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/gavel?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BEDFORD STUYVESANT – A man was just sentenced to 15 years in

Openings and Closings: Guyanese, Greenwood, and Groceries

Welcome back to another week of Openings and Closings. This week we have lots of hellos, including a new beachfront rooftop, coffee shops, vegan, and several expansions. Sadly, we also say goodbye to a Dyker Heights institution as well as a Park Slope favorite. As always, let us know if

Here For The Community: Caitlin Baucom Is “Creating joy, acceptance, and material support for humans”

On a narrow sidewalk on the edge of Bushwick, Brooklyn, last Friday evening, a DJ was blasting techno music, his mixer set up on a foldable table. On the other side of the sidewalk, the smell of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers wafted from the grill, while a crowd was

Three People Shot & Killed In Two Separate Monday Shootings

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] BED STUY/BROWNSVILLE – Three people were shot and killed in two