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Bay Ridge Families Celebrate Victory After Housing Scam

Bay Ridge Families Celebrate Victory After Housing Scam

Residents of 345 Ovington Ave. are reclaiming their homes after enduring a developer’s fraud scheme. 
Brooklyn Fencing Ace Bound for Paris Olympics

Brooklyn Fencing Ace Bound for Paris Olympics

Anne Cebula, a Brooklyn Tech graduate and a Bensonhurst native, is a first-time U.S. Olympic fencing team member.
Meet Hetty Lui McKinnon, a 2024 James Beard Award Winner

Meet Hetty Lui McKinnon, a 2024 James Beard Award Winner

The Brooklyn-based chef's cookbook "Tenderheart" won this year's vegetable-focused book award.
After Decades-Long Fight, Willoughby-Hart Historic District Finally Receives Landmark Designation

After Decades-Long Fight, Willoughby-Hart Historic District Finally Receives Landmark Designation

The impressive historic row houses is an architectural highlight within Bed-Stuy, according to the city Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Adams Says City Is Safe Following Several Violent Incidents

Adams Says City Is Safe Following Several Violent Incidents

“This city is the safest big city in America,” Mayor Adams said at his Tuesday press conference, despite a recent deadly stabbing in the East Village and an assault in Central Park.
BK Nonprofit AAFSC Provides Asylum Seekers a Second Home

BK Nonprofit AAFSC Provides Asylum Seekers a Second Home

As the number of new asylum seekers in NYC tops 200,000, the Arab American Family Support center steps up to help.
Brooklyn Parents Question City's Plan For Smaller Classes

Brooklyn Parents Question City's Plan For Smaller Classes

A big contention among education advocates is the adoption of virtual classes in order to reduce the size of a class.
BQE Fix on Triple Cantilever Section Won't Start Until 2029

BQE Fix on Triple Cantilever Section Won't Start Until 2029

The section known as BQE Central can be redesigned so that the highway can stack on top of one another, according to an engineer.
Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade Survives The Heat

Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade Survives The Heat

The sun was blazing, but the parade drew thousands of people to Coney Island this weekend.
From Pain to Peace: Mahalo Massage is Transforming Lives Through the Art of Touch

From Pain to Peace: Mahalo Massage is Transforming Lives Through the Art of Touch

After 17 years in the massage therapy business, Mahalo Massage Owner Bob Gallagher sits down with BK Reader to share her journey