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The 14th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Will be Hybrid After a Successful Pivot to a Virtual Running Last Year

The 14th Annual Bushwick Film Festival Will be Hybrid After a Successful Pivot to a Virtual Running Last Year

The countdown has begun for the 14th annual Bushwick Film Festival, which will run from October 20-24, and is expected to feature over 100 films and bring together thousands of attendees, according to the festival's website .
Murder Charges for Brooklyn Man Involved in Deadly Shootout

Murder Charges for Brooklyn Man Involved in Deadly Shootout

A Brooklyn man was formally hit with murder charges a week after allegedly killing a rival during a shootout , police reported.
NYC Councilwoman Alicka Ampry-Samuel Slated to Become the Next HUD Director for NY, NJ Region

NYC Councilwoman Alicka Ampry-Samuel Slated to Become the Next HUD Director for NY, NJ Region

New York City Councilwoman Alicka Ampry-Samuel (D-Brooklyn) is slated to be appointed by President Biden as the New York-New Jersey regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development following a glowing recommendation from the
NYC City Planning Commission Approves Gowanus Rezoning

NYC City Planning Commission Approves Gowanus Rezoning

Mayor Bill de Blasio is one step closer to realizing his goal of adding tens of thousands of units of affordable housing in New York City, after a key panel passed the city's plan to rezone a swath of industrial properties surrounding the Gowanus Can
Brooklyn Man Indicted on Murder Charges After Girlfriend's 4-Year-Old Son Died from Abuse

Brooklyn Man Indicted on Murder Charges After Girlfriend's 4-Year-Old Son Died from Abuse

A Brooklyn man was indicted on murder charges after allegedly causing the death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son through repeated abuse, prosecutors said.
Families Demand Remote Learning Option for Kids

Families Demand Remote Learning Option for Kids

Last week, Andrea Castellano sent her two kids to school for the first time in 18 months, along with a letter expressing her support for a remote option.
NYPD Suspects Murder in Death of Month-Old Brooklyn Baby

NYPD Suspects Murder in Death of Month-Old Brooklyn Baby

The death of a month-old Brooklyn boy six months ago is now a murder investigation, police said Wednesday. Daquan Vaughn-Sanchez died at SUNY Downstate Medical Center on March 10.
New York Targets Kids With Popup COVID Vaccination Sites, 120 Locations Planned

New York Targets Kids With Popup COVID Vaccination Sites, 120 Locations Planned

Summer's ice cream trucks could be fading to fall's vaccine vans. New York Gov. Hochul said Tuesday that 120 new popup coronavirus vaccination sites will crop up across New York State, part of a "VaxtoSchool" campaign targeting school-aged youth.
2 More Apartment Towers Proposed For Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue

2 More Apartment Towers Proposed For Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue

Plans for two Atlantic Avenue apartment towers that started the city's review process on Monday will likely be the latest fuel in an ongoing debate about the future of North Crown Heights.
Bed-Stuy Man Sought In Strangling Of Bronx Woman: Cops

Bed-Stuy Man Sought In Strangling Of Bronx Woman: Cops

Police are searching for a Bed-Stuy man who they say strangled a woman in the Bronx earlier this week, according to the NYPD.