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BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment

BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment

A rezoning proposal that would facilitate the creation of a nine-story office building along with a new processing facility for Acme Smoked Fish in Greenpoint took the next step toward approval, after Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams voiced supp

'What’s The Point?': A Year After COVID Shut Down NYC Schools, Many Students Struggle To Cope

It's been a year since New York City students experienced a normal day of school.
2 People Shot Waiting In Line At Brooklyn Seafood Restaurant

2 People Shot Waiting In Line At Brooklyn Seafood Restaurant

Police are busy and residents are concerned following a rash of shootings across New York City . Two people were shot Monday while waiting in line at a restaurant in Brooklyn.

Ample Hills’ Founders Return With a New Shop and a New Focus

For nearly a decade, Ample Hills Creamery was the Little Brooklyn Scoop Shop That Could. Barely a week after the original, 950-square-foot store opened on Vanderbilt Ave.
Meet Josue Pierre: Running To Represent Flatbush In City Council

Meet Josue Pierre: Running To Represent Flatbush In City Council

For those who've been involved in local Flatbush civic affairs, Josue Pierre is a familiar face. Pierre, a Haitian immigrant, is the Democratic District Leader for the 42nd Assembly District, and a co-founder of the Shirley Chisholm Democratic Club.
Prospect Park Alliance helps NYC Parks renovate Williamsburg park

Prospect Park Alliance helps NYC Parks renovate Williamsburg park

NYC Parks and Prospect Park Alliance on Monday announced the completion of reconstruction work on Penn Triangle in South Williamsburg, a small neighborhood park and playground adjacent to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The $1.
Police Arrest Dog Owner Who Stabbed Another Pooch Who Bounded Up To Him at Brooklyn Park

Police Arrest Dog Owner Who Stabbed Another Pooch Who Bounded Up To Him at Brooklyn Park

A dog owner has been arrested for stabbing a Great Dane mix named Bandit after he bounded up to him at a Brooklyn park in what the suspect's lawyer claims was an act of self-defense against the towering pooch.
How Covid Helped a Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants

How Covid Helped a Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants

Like many New York neighborhoods these days, Ditmas Park was missing an ice-cream parlor — until January 2020, when the Low family opened What's the Scooooop , where the menu ranges from organic ice cream cones to to kimchi-topped French fries
This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

In a city scrambling to vaccinate people against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, Ambar Keluskar faced a problem this month that seemed to defy logic: Mr.

A ‘Daunting, Dark and Difficult’ Time: How a Brooklyn School Moved Forward After Losing its Leader to COVID

High school student Etienne Musole remembered one of his first interactions with principal Dez-Ann Romain. She asked point blank whether he wanted to graduate.