New York City
News from across Brooklyn, beyond the L train.
News from across Brooklyn, beyond the L train.
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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso's NY-7 platform includes a wealth tax on billionaires, abolishing ICE, and a new endometriosis insurance...
Four Haitian artists present a free community-built exhibition in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, exploring grief, memory, and place through collaborative projects...
The South Bushwick Reformed Church, a 173-year-old NYC landmark at 855 Bushwick Avenue, burned Friday in a three-alarm fire, leaving...
Community Board 1 reacts with outrage to TF Cornerstone's plan to build segregated affordable and market-rate towers in Greenpoint, calling...
El Olomega, Red Hook's last Salvadoran pupusa truck, shut down for the 2026 season, citing nearly $14,000 in Parks permit...
A hours-long standoff at 190 Kosciuszko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant left a 15-year NYPD veteran shot, a 48-year-old gunman dead, and...
A three-alarm fire destroyed the steeple and roof of the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church on Juneteenth, just years after...
Rayhan Ahmed and Shaude Tyson won $25,000 each in the 2026 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, with their Brooklyn schools...
Brad Lander, former NYC comptroller, is mounting a progressive challenge against Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10’s Democratic primary on June...
Three state lawmakers announced $350,000 for Brooklyn250, a free summer program marking 250 years since the Battle of Brooklyn, with...
LEIMAY is giving artists free rehearsal time at its Williamsburg CAVE space until 1,000 hours are used up, with bookings...
Senator Bernie Sanders and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani headlined a major get-out-the-vote rally at Kings Theatre in Flatbush, urging Brooklyn...
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who grew up in Los Sures, brought the NBA championship trophy to Toñita's Caribbean Social Club...
The Bushwick Starr is hosting its annual fundraiser at Rule of Thirds in Greenpoint this year, embracing a cosmic disco...
Brooklyn rapper MIKE brings his free Young World festival to Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy on July 11, featuring...
Bushwick Community Darkroom, rebuilt from scratch after losing its 2023 space, now seeks funds to reinstate its lease after a...
Borough President Antonio Reynoso is funding free public World Cup screenings across Brooklyn neighborhoods including Bushwick, Coney Island, and Cypress...
Last year, 21 New Yorkers died from heat stress — up from three the year before — with nearly all...
Attorney General Letitia James sued a Crown Heights landlord for allegedly sending a stand-in to court to avoid providing rent-stabilized...
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited Bushwick’s P.S. 116 to record a student podcast amid her fight to block $47 million in...
ICE agents dragged a semi-conscious man from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, sparking protests and accusations that NYPD violated...
Bushwick Starr hit its $25,000 fundraising goal for Education and Community programs, funding teaching artist salaries, classroom supplies, and field...
After the Knicks clinched their first NBA title Saturday, Jose Alvarado joined the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade in...
Roughly 500 New Yorkers die annually from heat-related causes, mostly on ordinary hot days between 82-94°F, not heat waves, as...
Emanuel Spencer, a 44-year-old Brooklyn father of four, was fatally shot during a Knicks championship block party on Lincoln Road...
An 18-year-old was lured via Facebook to East New York, shot in the back, and killed; his killer mocked the...
As of July 1, 450,000 New Yorkers lost Essential Plan health coverage due to federal HR1 cuts, with no state...
Domino Park in Williamsburg launches its biggest summer yet, with almost all-free events including movies, yoga, live music, and workshops...
Crown Heights baker Sammy Rees is opening Saison at 434 Hancock Street in Bed Stuy, a corner shop offering seasonal...
Pacha New York has cleared its final permits and will open June 20 in East Williamsburg with a $27 million,...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration said NYC public school budgets will not be cut for 2026-2027, keeping funding steady as enrollment...
Governor Kathy Hochul announced NY Kicks, a $6 million fund to build community soccer fields and support free programs as...
Security cameras captured groups climbing out of NYC sewers in Brooklyn and Queens, sparking police investigation. Experts doubt treasure hunting...
A Bushwick man remains detained after an immigration judge called ICE conduct allegations 'egregious' but declined to dismiss his deportation...
East Williamsburg won $20 million from New York State's Downtown Revitalization Initiative, with strings attached requiring new housing development in...
The Bushwick Community Darkroom, one of NYC's last hands-on film developing spaces, faces closure by June 30 unless it secures...
The city dropped 222 Knickerbocker Avenue street signs at $100 each to capitalize on Knicks Finals hype, but the real...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will headline a rally for congressional candidate Claire Valdez in Greenpoint on June 7, organized by NYC-DSA...
A housing lottery is now open for 80 Ainslie Street in Williamsburg, offering five units for households earning up to...
Brooklyn Community Board 1 reviewed Turkey's Nest Inc.'s application for a DOT Dining Out NYC outdoor dining permit at its...
Siegel Street in Bushwick will close to through traffic Saturdays and Sundays, June 6–14, from 3 a.m. to 11 p.m....
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is running in the June 23 NY-7 Democratic primary on housing, ICE abolition, and a...
Brooklyn State Senator Jabari Brisport delivered a Pride Month speech on the NY Senate floor, honoring queer history and condemning...
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is demanding a new SNAP Fraud Office and chip-enabled EBT cards to halt widespread skimming...
NYC Parks opened the Motiva parcel at Bushwick Inlet Park on June 3, adding tidal wetlands, a sandy beach, and...
NYC Parks and Council Member Restler cut a ribbon on Bushwick Inlet Park's $9.8 million Motiva section, a restored tidal...
ACS touted recommended awards for 11 Community Partnerships. The Bushwick one re-ups the group already doing the job and doesn't...
On the NY1 debate stage, Democratic socialist Assemblywoman Claire Valdez reversed her pledge to reject superPAC money, saying her campaign...
The city pitches the Atlantic Avenue plan as 100 percent affordable. Sixteen Bed-Stuy neighbors say it skipped the review every...
NYC DOT is scaling up privacy-protective street sensors to 100 intersections, out of 6,000 miles of streets, for about $300,000....