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News from across Brooklyn, beyond the L train.
News from across Brooklyn, beyond the L train.
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A Bushwick resident wants to know the story behind soccer teams at Maria Hernandez Park — team names, rivalries, schedules....
Bark Barbecue has opened in Bushwick, blending Central Texas-style low-and-slow smoked brisket with Dominican-influenced carnitas and breakfast tacos.
Bark Barbecue is now open in Bushwick, serving Central Texas-style smoked brisket and carnitas alongside Dominican-inspired flavors and breakfast tacos.
The MTA put R211A train cars into service on the D line on July 1, making it the sixth subway...
New York City added nearly 30,000 income-restricted homes last year, but construction was concentrated in just 10 districts, per Crain's...
Brooklyn behavioral health nurse Marie Tisi spent years supporting a former Rikers inmate through mental health care, helping him become...
Mamdani-backed DSA candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier won congressional primaries in NYC, ousting incumbents; victory party...
North Brooklyn Parks Alliance holds its Rebuild North Brooklyn fall gala October 1 at Under the K Bridge Park in...
Con Edison activated its Emergency Response Center ahead of extreme heat hitting NYC, urging residents to reduce power use between...
The 149-year-old tall ship Elissa, last in New York for 1986's OpSail, is docked at Brooklyn Bridge Marina through July...
Transportation Alternatives canvassed Bushwick residents near Maria Hernandez Park, collecting 50 responses about safer crossings on Knickerbocker Avenue.
Tatiana Pettus, 24, was fatally shot in her Flatbush basement apartment on Foster Avenue. Her boyfriend, the prime suspect, remained...
The NYPD has named Capt. Christopher Vincenti commanding officer of the 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge, succeeding Capt. Dasaro, promoted...
NYPD checkpoints start at 1 p.m. Saturday in Brooklyn Heights for Macy's July 4th fireworks. Passes available from Restler's office;...
Forty-one tall ships from more than 20 countries sail into New York Harbor July 3–8 for Sail 4th 250, with...
Bushwick-based Make the Road New York says the FY2027 NYC budget deal cuts more than 500 NYPD positions, expands CityFHEPS,...
VOZ Salud, a Dallas-based healthcare access company, now offers $29.99 monthly memberships to Hispanic New Yorkers, targeting communities where uninsured...
Smack Mellon has named six NYC emerging artists to its 2026-27 Artist Studio cohort, moving into DUMBO's 92 Plymouth Street...
Smack Mellon in DUMBO celebrates its 30th anniversary with a fall exhibition and September 19 reception, and announces six new...
NY AG Letitia James has sued a Dyker Heights pet store, Puppy Boutique, for selling puppies over a year after...
A motorcycle struck a group of 12 pedestrians inside Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. One person has been...
Brooklyn nonprofit Rooftop Films will screen 'Love Is Strange: Romance Shorts 2026' at Industry City's Courtyard 5/6 on August 7....
Rooftop Films screens 'URL IRL: Internet Shorts 2026' at Industry City in Brooklyn on July 24, exploring digital identity in...
About 150 members of Brooklyn's Sporting Club Gjøa packed their Sunset Park clubhouse on June 26 to watch Norway face...
The Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected a proposal to convert a historic Greenpoint firehouse into a 10-unit condo, citing design flaws...
Assemblywoman Jaime R. Williams defeated DSA-backed Jibreel Jalloh by nearly two-to-one in the June 23 Democratic primary for Brooklyn's 59th...
Nduka Ekpenyong, owner of Duke Medical in Brownsville, was indicted for billing Medicaid $2.5 million for children's formula he largely...
Governor Hochul gave East Williamsburg $20 million in state funds to revitalize its downtown, doubling the usual DRI award by...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has yet to restore a protected bike lane on three blocks of Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, despite...
Brooklyn two- to three-family homeowners saw a median $439,000 resale gain over 20 years, the highest return citywide, driven by...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented Toñita Cay, who turned down millions to keep her Williamsburg Caribbean Social Club open 52 years,...
City Council committees unanimously approved Monitor Point, a Greenpoint waterfront project with 1,324 apartments, half of which are permanently affordable.
The Sparrow is a new French brasserie at 185 Broadway in South Williamsburg, with a 25-foot mahogany bar, nearly 1,000...
Bushwick's Saratoga Library is open as a cooling center through July 5 and Bushwick Pool has extended hours as NYC...
The MTA will fly a massive American flag from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge this Fourth of July weekend to mark the...
The Department of Homeless Services has taken over Building 3 at the former Greenpoint Hospital site, halting 107 affordable senior...
Mel Brooks, the Williamsburg-born comedy legend who turned childhood trauma into groundbreaking satire, celebrates his 100th birthday with tributes and...
A 37-story tower is topping out at The Riverie, an 834-unit rental complex on Greenpoint’s waterfront at 18 India Street,...
Reuters Connect, an international photo wire, has labeled Bushwick a global street art hub based on a single image of...
Eric McMichael, 28, of Greenpoint was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl...
Marco DaSilva opens mosaic assemblage solo show 'A Light for a Feather' at Tappeto Volante Projects in Gowanus this Saturday,...
Bushwick-based scenic designer Jiaying Zhang explains how stripping down sets for Heartbeat Opera’s 2026 Vanessa deepens emotional storytelling, reflecting her...
Make Music New York celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 21 with free performances across all five boroughs, including a...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani hit Bushwick and Ridgewood nightclubs to campaign for DSA congressional candidate Claire Valdez ahead of the June...
Poetica Coffee in Williamsburg barred Rep. Dan Goldman over his stance on Gaza, prompting a Trump-era DOJ civil rights investigation...
Williamsburg's 42 Hotel, family-owned and opened in 2022 near the neighborhood's waterfront, has been named one of Time Out's Top...
Shalisha Jackson, director of P.S. 146’s after-school program, is accused of stealing $111,000 over six years to fund personal expenses...
Fourteen Sunset Park residents are suing the city to block a new 200-bed homeless shelter, arguing the neighborhood already hosts...
On the last day of early voting, two days before the June 23 Democratic primary, City Council Member Sandy Nurse...
Brooklyn's NY-7 Democratic primary on June 23 pits Borough President Reynoso against DSA-backed Valdez in a race fractured by real-estate...