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This Artist is Painting Portraits of 200 South Brooklyn Residents for Free

This Artist is Painting Portraits of 200 South Brooklyn Residents for Free

A new artist residency will tell the story of South Brooklyn through paintings of its residents.
Jewish Man Struck by Car in Brooklyn Hit and Run Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime

Jewish Man Struck by Car in Brooklyn Hit and Run Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime

A violent hit-and-run in Brooklyn is being investigated as a possible hate crime, after police said video showed a driver run down a Jewish man in a crosswalk and then take off.
How These Brooklyn Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

How These Brooklyn Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

The coronavirus pandemic laid bare the critical need for affordable housing across the United States.
Man Stabbed to Death Outside Brooklyn Bar

Man Stabbed to Death Outside Brooklyn Bar

A man was stabbed to death after an argument outside a Brooklyn bar Tuesday, police sources said. The 30-year-old victim got into it with another man outside Kaché Restaurant and Lounge on Flatbush Ave. near Avenue O in Marine Park around 8:15 p.m.
Citi Bike Rider, 37, Killed After Colliding with Box Truck in Gowanus

Citi Bike Rider, 37, Killed After Colliding with Box Truck in Gowanus

A 37-year-old woman riding a Citi Bike e-bike was killed in a smash-up with a box truck in Brooklyn early Tuesday, authorities said. The woman was pedaling east on Ninth Street near Second Avenue in Gowanus around 7:20 a.m.
Bed-Stuy Tenants 'Hoodwinked' By Rent Hikes File Class Action Lawsuit

Bed-Stuy Tenants 'Hoodwinked' By Rent Hikes File Class Action Lawsuit

A group of Bed-Stuy tenants filed a class action lawsuit against the landlord they accuse of hiking rents illegally despite receiving a hefty tax break from an expired controversial state program, court records show. Residents of 27 Albany [...
Man Rescued From Subway Tracks in Carroll Gardens

Man Rescued From Subway Tracks in Carroll Gardens

Police officers pulled to safety a man who had fallen onto train tracks in Brooklyn, in an incident captured on the bodycam of Officer Meir Green. At 2:34 p.m.
NYC Nurses Strike Update: The Brooklyn Hospital Center Reaches Tentative Agreement

NYC Nurses Strike Update: The Brooklyn Hospital Center Reaches Tentative Agreement

Several major Brooklyn hospitals came to agreements or tentative agreements with [...] Click here to view original web page at brooklynreporter.com
Pedestrian Run Over In Crown Heights Shabbos Hit-And-Run: Police

Pedestrian Run Over In Crown Heights Shabbos Hit-And-Run: Police

Police are seeking the driver who slammed into a man in Crown Heights then sped away from the scene, according to officials. The 55-year-old man was crossing Union Street near [...] Click here to view original web page at patch.com
Sighting of Missing Deaf Woman Moves Search to Brooklyn

Sighting of Missing Deaf Woman Moves Search to Brooklyn

The family of a missing deaf woman who disappeared before Christmas moved their search into Brooklyn after a reported sighting. “It’s 17 days today,” Genevieve Primus, the sister of 46-year-old Samantha Denise Primus, who goes by Denise, said Monday.