Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

In Other Brooklyn News

Another 17-Story Building Proposed for Atlantic Avenue, Near Franklin Ave. Shuttle, This Time in CB 3

Another 17-Story Building Proposed for Atlantic Avenue, Near Franklin Ave. Shuttle, This Time in CB 3

The march of potential large development along broad Atlantic Avenue in Central Brooklyn continues, with Atlantic Brooklyn LLC, whose owners are not publicly known, proposing a 175-foot tall, 370-foot wide building on the avenue's north side between
Brooklyn Music School Parents Wage War Against Executive Board

Brooklyn Music School Parents Wage War Against Executive Board

The board of a century-old music school is at war with its parent body, threatening the school's ability to perform its core mission, parents say. The Brooklyn Music School, which has occupied a stately, yet cramped, building on St.
Flatbush Residents ‘Fed Up’ With Illegal Fireworks, Claim City Doesn’t Care

Flatbush Residents ‘Fed Up’ With Illegal Fireworks, Claim City Doesn’t Care

Illegal fireworks are lighting the night sky until the early morning in East Flatbush, according to residents of one housing development. Residents say they're fed up and feel like the city does not care.
Revel Supporters Rally Demanding City Approve Its All-Electric Cab Fleet

Revel Supporters Rally Demanding City Approve Its All-Electric Cab Fleet

Brooklyn moped-share start-up Revel rallied outside City Hall Monday demanding the city allow them to roll out a fleet of electric cabs.
Renderings Reveal 17-Story Mixed-Use Building at 1045 Atlantic Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Renderings Reveal 17-Story Mixed-Use Building at 1045 Atlantic Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Preliminary renderings have been revealed for 1045 Atlantic Avenue, a proposed 17-story mixed-use building in Bedford-Stuyvesant , Brooklyn.
Making a Stink About Lack of Bathrooms at Brooklyn’s Betsy Head Park

Making a Stink About Lack of Bathrooms at Brooklyn’s Betsy Head Park

"Where are the bathrooms at Betsy Head Park?" That's a question Tamia Santana has been trying to get an answer to for weeks. To her, the response is simple: There aren't any.
Heroic Brooklyn Father Left for Dead After Confronting Drug Dealer

Heroic Brooklyn Father Left for Dead After Confronting Drug Dealer

Ralph Marrero and his son become unlikely heroes on Dec. 29 when they helped save the life of Darlene Duda and her pet dog from a machete-wielding attacker by swiftly dialing 911. But six months later, Marrero found himself as crime victim as well.
George Floyd Statues Vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

George Floyd Statues Vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

There is growing outrage in Brooklyn and in Newark after two statues to honor George Floyd were targeted by vandals. The George Floyd statue that was unveiled on Juneteenth at 1545 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was discovered vandalized around 7:20 a.
Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Nightclub Killing

Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Nightclub Killing

A Brooklyn gang leader will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering a man inside a crowded nightclub, a federal judge ruled Thursday. "The pain you imprinted on my heart, my family's heart...
Crown Heights Board Shoots Down Towers Next To Botanic Gardens

Crown Heights Board Shoots Down Towers Next To Botanic Gardens

A controversial plan to build two apartment towers next to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens has gotten its first official "no" vote in the city's review process. Community Board 9 voted Wednesday against the 960 Franklin Ave.