Sign in Subscribe

Southern Brooklyn

Nov
30
NYC Elementary School Students Can Head Back to Buildings Dec. 7

NYC Elementary School Students Can Head Back to Buildings Dec. 7

Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
5 min read
Nov
25
Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Midwood, Driver Arrested

Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Midwood, Driver Arrested

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
24
E-bikes and E-scooters Are Officially Legal in New York City

E-bikes and E-scooters Are Officially Legal in New York City

Legislation legalizing electric-powered bicycles and scooters went into effect [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/ebikes.shtml?fbclid=
2 min read
Nov
24
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers, Free Food And More

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers, Free Food And More

In Brooklyn, 18,642 people got tested, and 453 or 2.4% tested positive for COVID-19, 7-day rolling average is
2 min read
Nov
24
Make Plans: Ice Skating Opens On Thursday At Industry City

Make Plans: Ice Skating Opens On Thursday At Industry City

Industry CityThis holiday season, there will be two skating rinks in Sunset Park. Industry City’s Ice Rink will be
1 min read
Nov
23
Activists Relaunch Campaign for Bike and Pedestrian Access on the Verrazzano Bridge, MTA Resistant

Activists Relaunch Campaign for Bike and Pedestrian Access on the Verrazzano Bridge, MTA Resistant

Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerOnce again, a coalition of cycling and safe streets activists call for cyclist and pedestrian access
4 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
The Colton Letters: Assemblyman Fearmongers About “Outsiders” In Local Race

The Colton Letters: Assemblyman Fearmongers About “Outsiders” In Local Race

Assemblyman William Colton. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIn the lead-up to New York’s state primary election on June 23rd, most Brooklynites
5 min read