Bushwick
A Microscopic Look at the Measles Virus (Source: Center For Disease Control via Wikimedia Commons)WILLIAMSBURG — The Department of Health announced the agency will make a measles awareness outreach after confirming six children were diagnosed with the infectious disease this month in Williamsburg. The children’s ages range from 11
Bushwick
The new Jefferson Street building was designed by Stat Architecture for Neighborhood Restore (Via Stat Architecture [http://www.statarchitecture.com/]) BUSHWICK – A new building planned for Bushwick is being built by a non-profit developer, with four condos planned for the site that will apparently be affordable housing. The four-story apartment
Bushwick
A crowd gathers outside 431 Bleecker Street during a rally by tenants fighting against harassment from their landlord (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BUSHWICK – It isn’t an uncommon sight in Bushwick: tenants, community organizers and politicians outside a building, calling out a bad landlord. But today, those gathered outside 431 Bleecker
Bushwick
Last week, the “Night Mayor,” Ariel Palitz, kicked off her office’s listening tour of the five boroughs in Brooklyn, [/night-mayors-listening-tour-kicks-off-next-week-in-brooklyn/] and some North Brooklyn residents don’t feel like they got a chance to give their input. On Tuesday, Neighborhoods United, a new city-wide residents advocacy group, was in
Borough Park
MARINE PARK – Two suspects are in custody after a brutal home invasion robbery of an elderly couple in Marine Park, in which the burglars sexually assaulted one of the victims and slashed the other’s face before stealing their car. One of the suspects, however, remains at large. The robbery
Arts & Culture
The Bushwick Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night in Brooklyn, bringing a full lineup of films and shorts to the borough in its 11th year. Running from opening night this Wednesday, October 10, to its final festivities on Sunday, October 14, the festival is chock full of programming: features and
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The intersection of Broadway and Union, where a motorcyclist was killed over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – A motorcycle crash over the weekend claimed a man’s life, making the third fatality for motorcyclists in North Brooklyn in recent weeks. Angel Perez, 39, was riding his motorcycle through
Bed Stuy
Four homicides in as many days hit Brooklyn this weekend, stretching from Friday until the early hours of this morning. Arrests have been made in some cases, plus a few from previous homicides, while a couple cases remain up in the air. Here’s what we know: EAST FLATBUSH – Just
Bensonhurst
Mr. Pacheco recalls his first days as an immigrant living in Brighton Beach and later in Bensonhurst. Photo by Carmen Molina Tamacas/BklynerBENSONHURST – A couple of weeks ago, Melvin Pacheco, who is from El Salvador and lives in Bensonhurst, took his car for an emergency repair to a shop on
Bushwick
With the L Train shutdown six months away—and weekend closures of the entire line in the meantime—Brooklyn residents and local politicians are looking into any kind of alternative transportation they can find. Of course, the MTA has its plans: bolster service on adjacent lines to absorb passengers, a
Bushwick
The intersection of Evergreen and Greene Avenues in Bushwick, where Junior Posadas collided with a car while driving a motorcycle (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A motorcyclist who was seriously injured last month after crashing his bike in an apparent attempt to avoid police succumbed to his injuries and died
bath beach
Photo Credit: Avi GlicksteinSPONSORED – For a variety of reasons, getting to the grocery store on a weekly or even bi-weekly basis can be hard. In my case, with two kids under 5, a freelance work-life to maintain, a spouse who works full-time, and grocery stores nearby that don’t always