Sign in Subscribe

northern brooklyn

Apr
30
Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

BROOKLYN – Several local organizations have gotten together to launch four food carts that will give out free halal iftar meals
3 min read
Apr
30
Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerMTA announced earlier today that it will close the subway system for deep-cleaning every night between
2 min read
Apr
29
Williamsburg Funeral Draws Large Crowds & No Social Distancing

Williamsburg Funeral Draws Large Crowds & No Social Distancing

Funeral of Rabbi Chaim Mertz in Williamsburg. Scott Stein/BklynerWILLIAMSBURG – About 2,500 people gathered on a Williamsburg street last
3 min read
Apr
29
Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Brooklyn Public Library, Courtesy of BPLDuring this unprecedented time, the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] is asking residents
2 min read
Apr
29
Brooklyn Underground Yeshivas Flout PAUSE Rules, Parents Charge

Brooklyn Underground Yeshivas Flout PAUSE Rules, Parents Charge

Borough Park parents said a yeshiva was still being run out of a building on 48th Street during the coronavirus
3 min read
Apr
28
How To File For Unemployment: Tips From Local Council Member

How To File For Unemployment: Tips From Local Council Member

Sheepshead Bay. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhile we are seeing a positive trend in data, with deaths, hospitalizations, and critical care cases
6 min read
Apr
28
Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Assaults & Attempted Murder

Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Assaults & Attempted Murder

7-Eleven robbery.CANARSIE – Cops are looking for a man in connection to a gunpoint robbery inside a 7-Eleven last month.
3 min read
Apr
27
NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID-19 Toll Undercounted

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID-19 Toll Undercounted

Sky above Kensington, Brooklyn. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christine Chung, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Ann Choi, Originally published in THE CITY
6 min read
Apr
27
Mayor Will Open Some Streets To Pedestrians And Bicyclists In May

Mayor Will Open Some Streets To Pedestrians And Bicyclists In May

Parkside Av. Liena Zagare/BklynerThis morning Mayor Bill de Blasio said the City will, over the next month – May – “create
2 min read
Apr
24
Friday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Burglaries & An Arrest

Friday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Burglaries & An Arrest

BAY RIDGE – The NYPD needs help looking for a man who broke into a tobacco shop to steal money and
4 min read