Central Brooklyn

Nov
24
Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Bed-Stuy Strong volunteer Natalia Paez has been organizing neighborhood clean-ups since August. Photo by Zoe Grueskin/BklynerAs the coronavirus spread
5 min read
Nov
23
Man Crashes Car Into Tree And Dies

Man Crashes Car Into Tree And Dies

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
20
Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor

Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor

Dianne Morales. (Photo via Morales’s campaign)Dianne Morales, an Afro-Latina woman and a Brooklyn native, officially launched her campaign
4 min read
Nov
20
City’s Worst Landlord Threatens Mass Eviction at Rent Striking Crown Heights Building, Says He Just Wants Them Back At The Negotiations Table

City’s Worst Landlord Threatens Mass Eviction at Rent Striking Crown Heights Building, Says He Just Wants Them Back At The Negotiations Table

Neighbors, elected officials and housing advocates gathered outside of 1616 President St. Wednesday evening to protest a mass eviction threatened
5 min read
Nov
20
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center Expected To Open in 2025 With A Pool, Test Kitchen, And A Chess Team

Nostrand Playground’s current layout from NYC Parks Department. The proposed community center would be on Farragut Place where the
3 min read
Nov
20
Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)Con Edison is facing $25 million in penalties and
2 min read
Nov
20
At New York’s Hospitals, Staff Brace for Another COVID Wave: ‘We Know What’s Coming’

At New York’s Hospitals, Staff Brace for Another COVID Wave: ‘We Know What’s Coming’

By Josefa Velasquez, Rachel Holliday Smith, and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.
10 min read
Nov
19
Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Numbers: Mayor Admits Lack Of Plans

Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Numbers: Mayor Admits Lack Of Plans

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.72%, NYC is 2.53%, and Brooklyn is at 2.4%, second-lowest in the city
2 min read
Nov
19
Thursday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Assaults, Burglaries, Robberies & Homicide

Thursday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Assaults, Burglaries, Robberies & Homicide

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are asking for help finding 66-year-old Anthony Monderson, who was reported missing on November 17, but was
8 min read
Nov
19
Landmarks Preservation Commission Pumps The Brakes On New Development At 959 Sterling Place

Landmarks Preservation Commission Pumps The Brakes On New Development At 959 Sterling Place

Rendering of proposed development at 959 Sterling Place from Hope Street Capital The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.
4 min read